By Ahmad Sabri. In Saudi Arabia, the children of Saudi mothers and foreign fathers have long faced difficulties getting an education and have been charged extra fees, part of larger problem they have accessing government-supported services, including health care. The children of Saudi men, even if they were born abroad and have been living abroad, are automatically fully Saudi and receive all benefits. More...

By Motiaa Hallak. Kamal, a 20-year-old Syrian living here, is not afraid of failing the exams that could determine where, and if he might go to university. He has been studying hard and feels well prepared for the exams. But he fears that any certificate granted by the interim Syrian government in exile would be unrecognizable in the country where he is living. More...

By Khalid Aitnasser. Abdel Raheem Talby, a 23-year-old student of social sciences at Ibn Zuhr University, in Southern Morocco, has more to worry about than his grades and his exams. More...

By Abdel Moneim Alaghima, John Dyer. Libyan government scholarship payments to universities and professional training courses around the world have always been spotty. Last month, the Libyan government released funding for the 2014-2015 academic year — ending months of fretting by students struggling to make ends meet and pay tuition to receive credit for their studies. More...

By Benjamin Plackett. The next leader of the American University of Beirut will move across an ocean to take up his post in September, exchanging the sprawling Atlanta for the relatively compact Beirut. More...