By Michelle Grajek. Iraqi employers say English language ability is the top skill they want from graduates as potential employees. More...

By Menna A. Farouk. The Egyptian government has introduced a new high school examination paper designed to put an end to online cheating and exam leaks. More...

By Mokhtar Alibrahim. At a time when power outages in Syrian cities last more than 14 hours a day and the public water supply to Damascus has been cut, the Syrian Ministry of Higher Education has announced that it will almost double the registration fees at public universities. More...

By Aisha Elgayar. Arab countries are ranked among the lowest in the world in spending on research and development as a proportion of economic output. And the region has the fewest scholars as a percentage of total population, according to figures published last year by the Unesco Institute for Statistics. More...

By Jacob Wirtschafter. Ain Shams University administrators and others will no longer ask students about their religious affiliations on academic forms, a move that follows last year’s policy change by crosstown rival Cairo University. More...

By Rasha Faek. Imagine not having enough water to drink, shower, wash your hands, do laundry, or cook with. Black marketers are selling water on the street, but you can’t afford it. More...