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			<title>Mubadala completes $1bn financing for uni project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi's investment arm says deal done for Zayed University campus.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE schools to join fight against childhood obesity</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Education and healthy eating drive will start in Dubai and Sharjah schools next month.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:01:27 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Tougher checks proposed for foreign teachers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Rigorous checks needed to help protect pupils, education experts recommend.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:54:42 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>$5.34bn plan to build 3,200 new Saudi schools</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New buildings will provide accommodation for 1.7m students across the kingdom.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:27:02 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Dubai business leaders set up group for education</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New body aims to help improve standards in private schools in emirate.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:42:50 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>ABB seals $120m deal to power Saudi uni for women</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Substations agreement for Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:29:55 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>35% say Arabic, Islamic studies key for UAE schools</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/572325-35-say-arabic-islamic-studies-key-for-uae-schools</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Business poll shows mixed reaction to KHDA's decision to downgrade schools.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:29:16 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>UAE private schools set for talks on shake-up move</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Minister of education confirms nationalisation plan for private education.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:33:09 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Private schools lose top ranking over lack of Arabic classes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some leading Dubai schools downgraded for not improving Arabic and Islamic studies.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:45:05 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>116 Kuwaiti pupils catch swine flu since start of term</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Figures from ministry also reveal that six teachers are infected since Sept 27.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:33:50 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>DIC eyes tie-up with top IT firms to train Emiratis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dubai Internet City in talks with tech companies to place Emirati IT students.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:07:39 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Education is key for developing nations - Sheikh Salman</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bahrain's Crown Prince calls for global effort to improve standards of education.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:59:34 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>RERA launches Masters degree in real estate</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570383-rera-launches-masters-degree-in-real-estate</link>
			<description><![CDATA[University course aims to develop new generation of property professionals in UAE.]]></description>
			<category>Real Estate | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:01:57 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>20% of Bahrain schools failing pupils - report</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Official defends results saying education standards can not be improved overnight.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:30:40 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Kuwaiti MP calls for private school segregation</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570102-kuwaiti-mp-calls-for-private-school-segregation</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Waleed Al Tabtabai submits proposal to parliament that would prevent mixed classes.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:53:23 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Qatar schools face closure after H1N1 neglect</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/570015-qatar-schools-face-closure-after-h1n1-neglect</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Supreme Education Council gives schools 24 hours to improve swine flu measures.]]></description>
			<category>Healthcare | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:09:42 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Saudi cleric sacked for attack on KAUST mixed policy</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/569379-saudi-cleric-sacked-for-attack-on-kaust-mixed-policy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sheikh Sa'ad al-Shethry was dismissed from the body of top religious scholars.]]></description>
			<category>Politics &amp; Economics | News</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 07:08:32 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>19 failing Dubai schools left out of inspections</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568933-19-failing-dubai-schools-left-out-of-inspections</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Education chiefs say struggling schools need to take action to improve standards.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:23:33 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Low turnout on first day of school amid swine flu fears</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568400-low-turnout-on-first-day-of-school-amid-swine-flu-fears</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 1: UAE schools see attendance rate as low as 30% as H1N1 threat continues.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:31:06 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Saudi King Abdullah inaugurates KAUST </title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568396-saudi-arabia-opens-first-mixed-gender-university</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE 2: Kingdom's first co-educational university has major aim of producing local scientists.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:56:01 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Chemical giant signs up for Saudi research centre</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568367-chemical-giant-signs-up-for-saudi-research-centre</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dow joins forces with King Abdullah University for Science and Technology.]]></description>
			<category>Energy | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:41:16 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Officials divided over school swine flu closures</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568313-officials-divided-over-school-swine-flu-closures</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Health officials speak out against decision to close all schools in Bahrain until Oct.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:10:49 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Parents' Facebook fight over swine flu school closures</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568251-parents-fight-swine-flu-school-closures-with-facebook-campaign</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Parents outraged over decision to close all schools until next month.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:11:12 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Saudi's new university aims to break social barriers</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568248-saudis-new-university-aims-to-break-social-barriers</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Male and female students can mix freely at Saudi's new KAUST uni, to open on Wed.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:06:10 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Saudi universities to reopen on Oct 3 - paper</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568143-saudi-universities-to-reopen-on-oct-3---paper</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Royal decree had issued orders to defer schools' reopening to guard against swine flu.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:29:39 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>GEMS eyes 100-strong school expansion   </title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568089-gems-to-triple-network-in-200-strong-school-expansion-</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dubai-based education provider eyes foray into India, Saudi, Egypt, Turkey & Qatar.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:06:48 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>GEMS chief dismisses greed claims amid fees hike row</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/568058-gems-denies-greed-claims-amid-fees-hike-row</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UAE education provider justifies jump in fees that sparked parent protests.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:41:25 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Third school closed in Bahrain for swine flu case</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/567974-third-school-closed-in-bahrain-for-swine-flu</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A 10-year-old pupil diagnosed with H1N1, school closed until after Eid break.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:39:05 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Bahrain swine flu school closure plan</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/567761-bahrain-swine-flu-school-closure-plan</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Any school with a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus will be shut down for a week, officials say.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:14:12 +0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Private companies to part manage some Abu Dhabi schools </title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Total of 147 schools taking part in ADEC scheme to improve standards of education.]]></description>
			<category>Education | News</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:48:12 +0400</pubDate>
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