Government of Egypt has handed over Arabic text books donated through the Al-Azhar University to Al-Madhrasathul Arabiyyathul Islamiyya in Maldives.
The handover ceremony was held at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives. Ambassador of Egypt to Maldives Hussein El Saharty handed over the books to Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid and Minister of Education Dr. Aishath Ali.
The Egyptian government has provided continuous assistance towards the socio-economic and human resource development of Maldives over the years. The grants made by Egypt remains one of the longest running assistance programmes to Maldives by a close bilateral partner.
Most notably, Al-Azhar University offers generous assistances to the Arabic medium schools in Maldives through provision of required text books and teachers.