Al-Modon

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Lebanon pupils record sharp decline in reading and maths: OECD

Amid war, Lebanon scored poorly in the latest PISA tests, with particularly weak reading results, though wider school access complicates comparisons with 2015.

The New Arab Staff
11 September, 2026
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Post-Assad Syria
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Syria doctors struck off over abuses under Assad's brutal regime

The New Arab Staff
11 September, 2026