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Saudi ETEC, ALECSO Sign Cooperation Agreement to Enhance Arabic Language Learning Standards

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Saudi ETEC, ALECSO Sign Cooperation Agreement to Enhance Arabic Language Learning Standards

The Saudi Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) logo
The Saudi Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) logo

The Saudi Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) have signed an agreement to enhance Arabic language learning standards and collaborate on the IQ-scale AlifYa Scale specifically tailored for Arab societies.
The deal was signed on Monday during the ALECSO Forum for Business and Partnerships, which took place in Tunisia.
The agreement outlines cooperation between the two entities in developing guidelines for Arabic language learning standards and their subsequent implementation and evaluation within the framework of general education.
It includes designing the content and activities of training programs aimed at building capacity in the field of preparing and assessing Arabic language teaching.
Additionally, the agreement entails the application of the AlifYa Scale to a sample of 1,000 students, both male and female, across various ALECSO member states. A five-day training program will be implemented in this regard.

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Egypt Recovers 3 Ancient Artifacts Found in the Netherlands

This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
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Egypt Recovers 3 Ancient Artifacts Found in the Netherlands

This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Egypt recovered three ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of the country and found in the Netherlands, where two of the items were for sale in an antiques shop, Egyptian officials said Tuesday.
The items retrieved include a mummified head from the Hellenistic period, a ceramic funerary figurine dating to Egypt’s New Kingdom era (664-332 B.C.), and part of a wooden tomb bearing an inscription of the goddess Isis from 663-504 B.C., the Egyptian embassy in The Hague said in a statement. The head was found in good condition, showing remnants of teeth and hair, The Associated Press reported.
Dutch police and the cultural heritage inspection unit retrieved the figurines and parts of the tomb after determining that they were smuggled out of Egypt. A Dutch individual handed over the mummified head, which he had inherited from a family member, to local authorities.
The three artifacts are believed to have been stolen and smuggled after they were discovered through illegal excavation, according to Egyptian authorities. No details were provided about when those items were believed to have been unearthed and smuggled.
Repatriation from the Netherlands is part of Egypt’s wider push to stop trafficking of stolen antiquities. More than 30,000 artifacts have been recovered since 2014.
Last year, an ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after US authorities determined it was smuggled years ago.