Jeddah’s Al-Falah School, the first formal educational institution in the Arabian Peninsula, is about to start a new chapter as a museum. The school, which has played a pivotal role in Saudi Arabia’s ...

Al-Falah School, established in 1905, will transform into a museum celebrating its history and cultural significance.

The girls ignited the fire in the underground floor of the school while playing with a coal holder and then ran away from the scene to their classrooms when the blaze picked up, said Brig.