Education Ministry shuts down four private schools for operating without permits

The Education Ministry has ordered the closure of four private schools for operating without permits in Egypt, Ahram Gate reports. The decision followed failure to reach a settlement with the schools, which refused to comply with instructions, according to the head of the ministry’s private education department Abir Ibrahim. The schools are Alexandria’s Elm International school and Schutz American School, as well as Cairo’s El Kods International School and the New Cairo British International School.