According to AFP report on September 27th, parents of students in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, suddenly received notice that schools in Riyadh would be closed for a week, with online teaching to be used next week. The local school authorities did not provide specific reasons for this decision, and the Saudi government has not responded to this news yet.
According to reports, parents of students in various parts of Riyadh received an email from their schools on the 27th, announcing that teaching would be temporarily moved online. The email stated: “We have just received notification from Saudi authorities requiring our schools to close for a week.” This requirement applies to all students, teachers, and school administrators.
Parents stated that the school did not provide specific reasons, but speculated that it might be related to the current tense regional situation. So far, the Saudi government has not commented on this matter.
The conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houla militant group in Yemen is escalating. Saudi territory has been continuously attacked by missiles and drones from the Houla group. Turki Maliki, a spokesman for the multinational coalition led by Saudi Arabia, announced on social media early on the 26th that the multinational coalition intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by the Houla group at the southern Saudi city of Haimi Musayt. The coalition also downed two drones that were fired towards Riyadh province.
