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CCCL holds first Childhood Awareness Conference

Beirut - NNA

Under the High Patronage of His Excellency, President of the Republic of Lebanon General Michel Aoun, represented by Health Minister, Ghassan Hasbani, the Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) -- affiliated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital (SJCRH) in Memphis, Tennessee -- at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) organized its first Childhood Cancer Conference on Friday. AttendingRead more

American University of Beirut settles US lawsuit over Hezbollah media training

Beirut - Arab Today

A Lebanese university will pay $700,000 to settle a US lawsuit over allegations it provided “material support” to entities linked to Hezbollah, US officials said. The American University of Beirut confirmed in a statement Friday it was settling the lawsuit, which charged it had violated the terms of grants it received from US Agency for International Development (USAID). The USRead more

Solutions needed for the displaced, UAE Minister of Education says

Dubai - Arab Today

If the humanitarian and refugee crises affecting the region today are not properly addressed they will return as major issues for tomorrow’s generation, according to the Minister of Education. On Monday at the Youth Engagement and Global Refugee Crisis at the American University in Dubai, Hussain Al Hammadi said that the UAE was working on instilling a culture of volunteeringRead more

Teaching Arabic to American University Students an Unforgettable experience

Rabat - Arab Today

Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA) is a scholarship program sponsored by the USA, engaging more than 300 English teachers around the world. I had the chance to be part of this beneficial program. In fact, I was lucky to get involved in a professional teaching setting. The program allows its participants to teach their mother tongue to American university students.Read more

UN Condemns Kabul University Attack

New York - Arab Today

The UN Security Council expressed serious concern over the attack on the American University of Afghanistan that killed 16 people, including eight students. The 15-nation council "condemned in the strongest terms" the "heinous and cowardly" terrorist attack on August 24 in Kabul, targeting students of the American University of Afghanistan. In a press statement the council reaffirmed their "serious concern"Read more

Civilian Death Toll Rises to 16 in Attack on Kabul University

Kabul - Arab Today

The civilian death toll in the attack on the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul has risen from 13 to 16, public health officials said Friday. Health ministry spokesman said eight students, two professors, three security forces member, two university guards and one person from the adjacent school for the blind were killed in the Kabul attack, which beganRead more

Death toll in attack on US school in Kabul rises to 16

Kabul - Arab Today

Sixteen people were killed after militants stormed the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, officials said Thursday, in a nearly 10-hour raid that prompted anguished pleas for help from trapped students. Explosions and gunfire rocked the campus after the attack began Wednesday evening, just weeks after two university professors — an American and an Australian — were kidnapped at gunpointRead more

12 Killed, 30 Wounded in Attack on American University in Kabul

Kabul - QNA

At least 12 people were killed and 44 others were wounded, including 35 students, after a group of militants launched a coordinated attack on the American University in Kabul this evening. Kabul police chief Genn. Abdul Rahman Rahimi said a security guard of the university was among those killed and the security forces managed to rescue about 700 students,Read more

American University in the Emirates Establishes Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre

Abu Dhabi - WAM

As part of the UAE National Innovation Strategy American University in the Emirates (AUE), has announced the opening of its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre (IEC) in April, which is set to adhere to UAE's aim of making it the most innovative nations in the world. Equipped with the latest technology of 3D printers, MAC Laboratories and latest cinema software suchRead more

2 Killed in Shooting at California University

Los Angeles - QNA

Two people are dead after yet another shooting on an American university campus, this time at the University of California Los Angeles, local media report. The shooting occurred at 10 a.m. local time in an Engineering Dept. building on the L.A. campus, which has been put on lockdown, local station KABC says. The suspect is being described as aRead more