Saudi Arabia Cancels Educational Exchange Programs After Spat With Canada

Rebecca Joseph - Global News
August 7, 2018

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This could affect over 16,000 students, explained University of Waterloo professor Bessma Momani, Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation.

“Most are under the King Abdullah Scholarship program and others are studying medicine under another program. All in [jeopardy] now,” she wrote on Twitter.

She told Global News the timing of the announcement is particularly troubling for students because universities start in September.

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