Saudi education ministry approves continuation of distance education until end of first term

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education approved on Thursday the continuation of distance learning until the end of the academic year's first term. (File/AFP)
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Updated 08 October 2020
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Saudi education ministry approves continuation of distance education until end of first term

  • Most students in the Kingdom have been studying from home as a preventative measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus

LONDON: Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education approved on Thursday the continuation of distance learning until the end of the academic year's first term. 

The approval applies to general education, university education as well as technical training, the ministry tweeted. 

Most students in the Kingdom have been studying from home as a preventative measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus.


Rwanda president receives Saudi deputy foreign minister

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame receives Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Kigali.
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Rwanda president receives Saudi deputy foreign minister

  • Saudi-Rwandan cooperation relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields were discussed during the meeting

RIYADH: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame received Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Kigali on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Saudi-Rwandan cooperation relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields were discussed during the meeting. Regional and international developments and efforts made with regard to them were also reviewed. 

The minister conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the president, along with their wishes for continued progress and prosperity for the government and people of Rwanda.

In turn, Kagame sent his greetings to the Saudi leadership, and his wishes for further development and prosperity for the Kingdom, its leadership, and its people.