By Ursula Lindsey. In early May, at the Institut Specialisé de Technologies Appliquées (Specialized Institute of Applied Technologies) in southwestern Casablanca, dozens of students were gathered at a new career center, a convivial space filled with brightly colored aluminum chairs, particle-board desks and computers. More...

By Tarek Abd El-Galil. Ninety-five percent of Egyptian students are reluctant to participate in activities organized by Egyptian universities, according to a new study by Assiut University. More...

By Benjamin Plackett. A host of Arab scientists are working to increase water supplies in a water-starved region. They’ve found a logistically straightforward solution, which Oman, for example, is willing to support financially. But it won’t work unless farmers and other residents can be convinced to stay open minded. More...

By Tarek Abd El-Galil. Researchers at the National Research Center’s Department of Chemical Engineering, for example, have managed to produce a biofuel sturdy enough for aircraft by recycling cooking oils and combining them with the oil of Jatropha seeds, a plant watered by sewage in the desert. More...

By Edward Fox. The new political forces that are coming into view in shattered countries like Syria and Iraq are not necessarily the ones Westerners expect to see, says Imad Salamey, associate professor of political science at the Lebanese American University in Beirut. More...

By Amira Sayed Ahmed. The rising cost of printing school textbooks has provoked a debate in Egypt about proposals to replace printed textbooks with digital texts. More...