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Man United share price soars amid rumoured Sheikh Jassim takeover

Sheikh Jassim’s bid for Manchester United has been reported as successful, according to reports from local Qatari media. Shares in Manchester United have soared in value over the last 24 hours…

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Culture

Qatar school pulls Snow White book for being ‘inappropriate’

Qatar's Supreme Education Council ordered the move after investigating concerns made by an unnamed parent of a student at SEK International School in Dafna on social media.

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Life

Strict penalties outlined in new law regulating private schools in Qatar

The new legislation also enshrines into law the SEC's power to examine teaching materials, textbooks and other aids to ensure they are "compatible with religious values, customs and traditions of society."

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Life

Qatar primary school shuts after three students diagnosed with H1N1 flu

The unnamed pupils appeared to attend Omama bint Hamzah Independent Primary School for Girls, which is in Bani Hajer in Al Rayyan according to a tweet by Qatar's education minister Dr. Mohamed Al Hammadi last night.

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Life

Education council: New academic year in Qatar to begin Sept. 18, 2016

The new start likely applies not just to independent schools, but also private schools, since Qatar has had a unified summer holiday schedule since 2012.

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Report: Qatar’s school place shortage to worsen in coming years

In its latest overview of Doha’s education sector, real estate services firm Colliers International said the country must accelerate the pace of construction of new schools to tackle the shortfall.

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Life

Survey: Fewer experienced educators signing up to work in Qatar

According to the SEC's latest Education in The Schools of Qatar report, teachers in Qatar’s international schools had an average of 10.9 years’ experience in the 2013-14 school year, down from 12.2 years in 2011-12.

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News

SEC: Nine new private schools in Qatar expected to open in September

A senior SEC official declined to name any of the schools, but said the “majority” will follow the British curriculum and that some 5,000 new student spaces are expected to be created.

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Life

Ashghal hands over 33 Qatar school buildings ahead of new academic year

Meanwhile, as part of an ongoing drive to raise standards in its public schools, the SEC has launched an app that will enable parents to track their children's progress and achievements.

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