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President Aoun Files Appeals Over New Laws

This is Beirut, 17/04 11:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Joseph Aoun Lebanon Constitution Education Rent

President Joseph Aoun has filed two appeals Thursday before the Constitutional Council challenging recently enacted laws that came into effect automatically. The first appeal concerns the law on the liberalization of non-residential rent contracts, while the second targets amendments to legislation regulating the organization of private schools ...

Trump Signs Order to Close Education Department

This is Beirut, 20/03 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Donald Trump United States Education White House

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order aimed at shutting down the Department of Education, a decades-long goal on the US right that objects to federal involvement in school systems run by individual states. "We're gonna shut it down and shut it down as quickly as possible. It's doing us no good. We want to return our ...

Paule Hage: 25 Years of Dedication to Teaching

Yara Germany, 09/03 09:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Teachers’ Day Education Students teaching

On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, This is Beirut invites you to meet one of the most passionate educators. For 25 years, Paule Hage has been dedicated to much more than just imparting knowledge — she has made her profession a mission of the heart.

Malala Yousafzai Attends Muslim Girls' Education Conference Snubbed by Taliban

This is Beirut, 11/01 10:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Malala Yousafzai Education Nobel

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world. The summit has brought together education leaders from Muslim-majority countries, but has been snubbed by Pakistan's neighbor Afghanistan, ...

Syria Minister Defends Controversial School Curriculum Changes

This is Beirut, 02/01 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Syria education HTS uproar

Syria's education minister on Thursday sought to minimize curriculum changes announced this week by the new Islamist-led authorities, after activists denounced them as "extremist" and potentially harmful to religious minorities. The amendments were announced Wednesday on the Facebook page of the interim leadership's education ministry, a little ...

Halabi: Rebuilding Schools Is Costly, Requires Donor Mobilization

This is Beirut, 2024-12-10 14:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi Education Lebanon Hezbollah Israel schools

Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi emphasized on Tuesday the high costs associated with rebuilding and restoring war-damaged schools across the country. He made this statement during a meeting of the emergency committee responsible for managing the education sector during crises. Some schools were partially or totally destroyed by ...

The School Meal Program at the Heart of Discussions Between Halabi and the WFP

This is Beirut, 2024-12-03 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi Lebanon Israel Education WFP

Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi thanked the World Food Program (WFP) for their support in providing nutritional assistance to schools. Minister Halabi also emphasized Lebanon's commitment to education despite the ongoing conflict. Halabi was speaking on Monday during a meeting with Matthew Hollingworth, the Regional Director of ...

Education in Lebanon Faces a Multi-Dimensional Crisis

Hania Ramadan, 2024-11-21 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi Education School

Education in Lebanon is grappling with a multi-dimensional crisis where students face the risk of dropping out, parents are caught between the hammer of displacement and the anvil of remote learning, which adds to their psychological burdens. Meanwhile, schools have turned into battlegrounds, struggling to sustain the educational process amidst ...

Education Minister Issues Guidelines for Upcoming School Year

This is Beirut, 2024-10-14 15:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi School academic year education

Caretaker Minister of Education Abbas Halabi released Circular No. 40/M/2024 on Monday, announcing new guidelines for the 2024-2025 school year. The circular addresses the significant displacement of students and educational staff, the closure of schools in the most dangerous areas, and the use of schools as shelters for the displaced. . Key ...

Free Internet: Will the Ministry of Education Deliver on Its Promise?

This is Beirut, 2024-10-09 11:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Education war lebanon online schools

As the new academic year approaches amid ongoing conflict, the Lebanese Ministries of Education and Telecommunications aim to provide free internet access for students and teachers. But is this plan achievable?

Education, Against All Odds (1/4) - The Shamseddine Legacy

Maxime Pluvinet, 2023-12-23 07:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Education

The Pedagogical Legacy of Imam Shamseddine (1/2) In memory of Layan, Talin and Remas Mahmoud Hejazi, killed on November 6, 2023, in South Lebanon. MAXIME PLUVINET AND MICHEL TOUMA The Association of Charity and Culture (ACC), founded in 1966 by Imam Mohammed Mehdi Shamseddine, has carried out various educational and social projects since the ...

UNICEF Report: Children Bearing the Brunt of Insecurity, Economic Crisis

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 18:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

CONFLICT Education

A UNICEF rapid assessment, conducted in November 2023, reveals further deterioration in almost every aspect of children’s lives in Lebanon, as the four-year-long crisis shows no sign of abating. The assessment explains that “the persistent and compounding crises” plaguing the country are “exacting a steadily devastating toll on children ...

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