{"id":80858,"date":"2026-09-27T05:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T05:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/80858"},"modified":"2026-09-27T05:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T05:56:34","slug":"saudi-authorities-shift-schools-in-riyadh-to-remote-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/80858","title":{"rendered":"Saudi authorities shift schools in Riyadh to remote learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week, according to messages seen by AFP.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have just been informed by Saudi authorities that schools must remain closed all week,\u201d read two separate messages seen by AFP.<\/p>\n<p>There was no official reason given but the move comes amid heightened tensions in the Gulf and near-daily attacks aimed at Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed Houthi fighters in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a decision affects an entire school community for a full week, families deserve clear communication and transparency about the reasons behind it,\u201d one parent living in Riyadh who spoke on condition of anonymity told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a last-minute decision. We have no clue what\u2019s happening,\u201d a Lebanese expatriate living in Riyadh added.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes a day after the Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen\u2019s Houthis said it had intercepted drones and ballistic missiles targeting the kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes were the latest in a series of escalating Houthi attacks since July, when renewed hostilities shattered a years-long truce and embroiled Yemen in the wider Middle East war.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations Security Council earlier condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Houthi fighters, noting that the strikes have wounded \u201ccivilians, including women and children\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/saudi-authorities-shift-schools-riyadh-remote-learning-emails-parents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Parents across Riyadh received emails from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week, according to messages seen by AFP. \u201cWe have just been informed by Saudi authorities that schools must remain closed all week,\u201d read two separate messages seen by AFP. 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