38 years post establishment, Saudi to close renowned Arabic, Islam-focused London school

Riyadh : A well-known independent school in London faces the risk of closing in September, after Saudi Arabia withdrew its support for it, according to a British Middle East Eye report.
The school has been popular with the diaspora from the Middle East and North Africa for 38 years.
The King Fahad Academy in London has been serving the educational needs of residents of the capital with Arab and Islamic backgrounds since 1985, by mixing Arabic and Islamic studies with British courses.
Teachers at the Saudi-backed school received the news of the closure in person on Tuesday, May 2, after returning from a three-week double break for Easter and Al-Fitr. Many expressed their apparent anger at losing their jobs without warning, according to what Middle East Eye has learned.
One teacher, who preferred not to be named, told Middle East Eye, “As a former student, parent and current teacher, I am still in shock. My main concern is the well-being of our children and I have not received official notice of the closure as a parent yet.” While the parents learned of the closure plan from the rumours that spread a few days ago, they did not receive confirmation from the school until the afternoon of Friday, May 5.