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Lebanon Cancels Official Secondary Exams Amid Security Concerns
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Lebanon Cancels Official Secondary Exams Amid Security Concerns
The Lebanese cabinet has cancelled official secondary school examinations for the 2025-2026 academic year, citing security conditions and unequal access to education due to ongoing conflict.
- The cabinet replaced the exams with certificates of success based on school grades for regular students.
- Minister of Education Rima Karami said the decision followed a security assessment that could not guarantee safe exam conditions for all students.
- Students gathered in Beirut's Riad el-Solh square to celebrate the cancellation, demanding it due to war and displacement.
- Education expert Hussein Abdel Haleem stated that official exams require a safe administrative and security environment and that risking student safety is unacceptable.
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