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Traffic moving through water logged road after the rain near the Ras Al Khor industrial area in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

Is school out due to rain? Dubai regulator says not even if your hair gets wet

December 11, 2019
Rahul Sagar, a professor of poltiical science at NYUAD, indexed more than 300,000 periodicals for Ideas of India

The NYUAD professor mapping the birth of modern India through rare publications

December 9, 2019
Pupils at government and private schools following the UAE curriculum will receive a month-long break for winter. Reem Mohammed / The National

UAE pupils to receive month-long winter holiday

December 8, 2019
Dubai's economy is set to post much stronger growth of 3.2 per cent in 2020, up from 2.1 per cent this year and 1.9 per cent in 2018. Alamy

English proficiency in UAE among best in region, report shows

December 7, 2019
Girls outperformed boys in the UAE by a significant margin. Sarah Dea / The National

Teenage boys lagging behind girls in UAE schools, global education rankings reveal

December 4, 2019
Creative children from Canadian International School offered a youthful perspective on the historic artworks on show at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

School pupils bring Louvre Abu Dhabi artworks to life

December 4, 2019
Students sat mock exams to prepare them for the Pisa tests. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Pisa results show progress, Ministry of Education says

December 3, 2019
The painting Houroub (Wars) by Marwan Sahmarani is derived from the artist’s experience of growing up in a war-ravaged Lebanon. Reem Mohammed / The National

A group of students have put Zaki Nusseibeh's private art collection on show in Abu Dhabi

December 3, 2019
A maths teacher instructs pupils at a school in Al Ain. A study of public and private schools in the UAE found maths is improving but reading and science are not. Delores Johnson / The National

UAE schools improve in maths but lag behind in reading and science, international rankings show

December 3, 2019
Pupils sit an exam in the UK. India is the latest country to scrap exams from its curriculum. Getty 

Indian teachers in Dubai say exam ban should only be the start

November 26, 2019
Gems Al Barsha National School for Boys in Dubai won a new world record for the largest bottle cap sentence. Pawan Singh / The National 

Dubai school wins new bottle cap world record

November 26, 2019
A Taaleem staff residence in Dubai. Reem Mohammed / The National

Shared housing a major stumbling block for prospective UAE teachers, say experts

November 26, 2019
Hussein Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, announces the expansion of the Mohamed bin Zayed Award for Best GCC Teacher on Sunday. Victor Besa / The National

Dh8 million up for grabs for best teachers in the Middle East

November 24, 2019
Muhamed Al Nuaimi, Director of the Education Affairs Office at the Crown Prince Court in Abu Dhabi, said the moral education training was organised in response to the demands of teachers. Chris Whiteoak / The National

1,500 UAE teachers to receive moral education training

November 24, 2019
Zac Stimpson, 9, with his parents, Nicola and Paul. After his school banned homework, the year 5 pupil has spent his spare time at the racetrack in the hopes of becoming a Formula 1 driver. Antonie Robertson / The National

No homework allows Dubai pupils to pursue creative hobbies

November 24, 2019
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Business Extra: Saudi Arabia's 2020 budget and how the proceeds of the Saudi Aramco IPO will be spent

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In this picture taken on November 8, 2018, Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh poses during an interview with AFP in Hong Kong. - Twenty-five years ago Irvine Welsh's debut novel "Trainspotting" burst out of the housing schemes and back alleys of post-industrial Scotland in a whirlwind of drugs, sex and violence that horrified and delighted critics alike. Scotland's most famous ex-heroin addict is still delivering the goods, and is as far as ever from settling for "carpet slippers and a cottage on the coast." (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

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A Peshmerga foot soldier defending an outpost in the Qara Chokh mans a gun looking out to the plain where ISIS is using tunnels and caves to evade capture. Jack Moore / The National

Beyond the Headlines: A journey through the ISIS badlands

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The number of children we have is also a question of how we can provide food, shelter, water and goods for the ever expanding global population. Getty 

Beyond the Headlines: How many children is too many?

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