CAIRO, Egypt — On January 6, 2025, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Yemeni embassy in Cairo of its approval to temporarily reopen one Yemeni school among the 15 that have been closed since late October 2024. This announcement followed a meeting between Egyptian Assist...
Residents in Lahj, Yemen, reported on December 23, 2024, that a school building in the Al-Maqatra district is on the verge of collapse, posing a serious threat to the lives of over 800 students. According to locals speaking to "Barran Press," the roof of several classrooms at Al-Nahda...
On December 23, 2024, Dr. Ali Al-Abab, Yemen's Deputy Minister of Education, announced the allocation of land for the establishment of a school specifically for the visually impaired in Marib province, northeastern Yemen. This announcement came during the closing ceremony of a training cour...
On November 18, 2024, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its concern regarding the closure of several Yemeni schools, particularly in Giza, citing a lack of proper licensing and the use of Yemeni curricula instead of Egyptian ones. This statement was made by Yasser Shaban, Assis...
The Yemeni Ministry of Education, part of the internationally recognized government, officially denied rumors on November 5, 2024, regarding chemical contaminants in the Indonesian-made biscuits distributed to school students by the World Food Program (WFP). In a formal memorandum from the Exec...
TAIZ, YEMEN — On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, two students were injured when a shell fired by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by many countries, struck Al-Hanaya School in western Taiz, southwestern Yemen. According to the official Saba News Agency, local sources ...
On Saturday, October 5, 2024, the Yemeni Teachers' Union stated that the suffering of teachers in Yemen, along with the hundreds of thousands of families they support, has "crossed the line from poverty to the brink of death." In a statement issued on World Teachers' Day, whic...
On September 8, 2024, Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan announced that Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak has instructed the Minister of Education to review the high school exam results for the 2023/2024 academic year and to address student grievances in the province. According to a stateme...
The Yemeni Ministry of Education, recognized by the international community, announced Wednesday, September 4, 2024, that the results of the general secondary school exams for the 2023-2024 academic year will be released on Thursday. The ministry stated in a circular that the results of the sec...
The Yemeni Ministry of Education, recognized by the international community, announced on Thursday, September 5, 2024, the results of the general secondary school certificate exams for the 2023-2024 academic year. The passing rate for both the scientific and literary sections reached 86.1%. Acc...
A new girls' high school, "Idris," was inaugurated in the Al-Matar district of Marib city, Yemen, on Sunday, August 25th. The school, built at a cost of $330,000, was funded by the Kuwaiti "Global Mercy Association" as part of their "Kuwait By Your Side" campaign....
Local authorities in Marib Governorate are gearing up for the start of the new academic year 2024-2025, despite the ongoing conflict and challenges facing the education sector in Yemen. Dr. Al-Abab, the Deputy Minister of Education in the internationally recognized government and Director...
Dr. Ali Al-Abab, Deputy Minister of Education in the internationally recognized Yemeni government, stated on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, that the "focus on profit and investment returns by private schools has damaged the educational process and affected the quality of education outputs." ...
Ali Al-Ma'amari, a member of the House of Representatives and former governor of Taiz, revealed on Monday, August 5th, 2024, a "corruption case" worth over $16 million related to the Taiz University Medical and Health Sciences College project. In a post on his "X" accoun...
The Yemeni Ministry of Education is facing a major challenge in printing textbooks due to a severe lack of funding, according to Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Ali Al-Abab. Speaking to Bran Press on Monday, August 5, 2024, Al-Abab revealed that the ministry only receives around 2 billio...
The Yemeni Ministry of Education, affiliated with the internationally recognized government, announced on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that the new academic year 2024-2025 will begin on August 18th for all levels of education across the country. According to the official Yemeni News Agency (Saba), s...