The Supreme Council for the Development of Education and Training announced during its last meeting the appointment of an experienced company to re-structure the Ministry of Education, noting that this will contribute to reducing the Education Ministry's operational expenses, and enhancing the performance of its educational and administrative bodies.

A local transport company complained that the Ministry of Education had not paid in arrears exceeding 300,000 BD since year and a half.

The British school said it will retract the Value Added Tax fee on a number of services it provides to its students, including formal dress, food, stationery and school activities after being imposed on these services.

CSB President said that in order to ensure the functioning of health services in the usual quality and ensuing that the course of the educational process and interest of students are not affected, it was decided that June 30, 2019 will be the last day for the employees who work in educational and administrative jobs in schools and who were accepted in the voluntary retirement program.

Health Minister Faeqa Saeed Al Saleh said that the Ministry of Health will take all the necessary measures to ensure that no VAT is collected on health services including medicines and medical essentials.

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa issued five edicts of 2018 appointing two directors at Ministry of Finance, a director at Ministry of Transportation and two others at the Legislation and Legal Opinion Commission. The Crown Prince also issued an edict transferring a director in the National Communication Centre.

The Cabinet ordered in its meeting the maintenance of 67 government schools during the discussion of the conditions of the public school.

A local transportation company complained that it has not received its dues from the Ministry of Education since months, calling on Prime Minister Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa to intervene to solve the issue.

Chief Prosecutor of Ministries and Public Bodies said the Public Prosecution had launched an investigation into a notice by the Public Health Directorate concerning food poisoning of a number of students at a private school after eating food from the school canteen. Laboratory examination and test results of food samples showed contamination of the foodstuff.

The public Prosecution has recalled that its duty does not involve revealing the truth when it comes to governmental bodies, so it was quick to release a statement attempting to convince the public that the Ministry of Education is doing its job.

Officials in the Education Ministry showcase themselves as the competent party for solving issues related to forged certificates. Meanwhile, information proves that the Ministry is largely involved in the scandal that hit the Bahraini public.

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Lawyer Fatima Al-Hawaj said that institutions that helped Bahrainis receive forged degree started to blackmail them as this educational scandal became widespread.

Do you want proof of the fragility of the state of Bahrain and evidence that shows Bahrain is merely an administrative regime run hazardously? You only have to surf the fraudulent Lahaye university website.

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An official in the National Committee for the Evaluation of Academic Qualifications affiliated with the Ministry of Education said that "procedures for the examination of scientific certificates and qualifications are to begin immediately after Eid holiday through a specialized committee."

Responding to press statements of Ministry of Education in which it stressed that it had referred the certificates' fakers to the Public Prosecution, the Prosecution said that it has not received any notifications regarding the issue of fake academic degrees.

Egyptian Immigration Minister Nabila Makram said that she received on Monday (August 13, 2018) Bahraini Ambassador Rashid Al Khalifa to discuss the problem of terminating contracts of number of Egyptian teachers in Bahrain.

The Chinese Ambassador to Bahrain Anwar Habibullah said that the embassy addressed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education to know the reasons behind not ratifying the certificates of Bahraini graduates from Chinese universities, however, he received no response.