World · Middle East · 8 hrs ago
Riyadh extends remote learning through October 22
Riyadh’s education authority extended remote learning for students and school staff in Riyadh and Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Classes will remain online through Thursday, October 22, using approved education platforms.
The measure covers all students and both teaching and administrative school staff in the two areas.
The extension is part of ongoing precautionary measures amid security developments.
Earlier in October, schools in Riyadh switched to online learning after an attack on the city’s airport, which was attributed to Yemen’s Houthi group.
The latest announcement keeps the remote-learning arrangement in place until the stated date; no further arrangements are specified.
Riyadh’s education department extended remote learning in Riyadh and Diriyah through Thursday, October 22, 2026.
The extension applies to all students and school staff, including teaching and administrative personnel.
Classes are to continue through approved online learning platforms.
The department said the extension was part of continuing precautionary measures.
Remote learning had been introduced in Riyadh earlier in October following an attack on the capital’s airport.
- Who
- Riyadh’s education department extended remote learning for students and school staff.
- What
- In-person classes were shifted to approved online platforms and the arrangement was extended through October 22.
- When
- The extension was announced on October 17, 2026, and runs through Thursday, October 22.
- Where
- Riyadh and Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- The department said it was continuing precautionary measures.
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An attack targeted Riyadh’s airport, according to Article 2.
Schools in Riyadh began remote learning for the week.
Riyadh’s education department announced that remote learning would continue through October 22.
- Extension ends
- Thursday, October 22, 2026
- Areas covered
- Riyadh and Diriyah
- People covered
- All students and school teaching and administrative staff
- Learning method
- Approved online platforms
- Earlier shift
- Remote learning began in Riyadh on Sunday, October 11, 2026
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The extension will continue until Thursday, October 22, 2026
as part of continuing precautionary measures