Thursday, the Minister of Education Muhammad Abu Qdais went on a field visit to a number of examination halls in Sahab on the first day of Tawjihi exams.

Abu Qdais "We did everything we could to hold the exams in an outstanding manner," adding that he sensed that students were at ease.

Approximately 144,000 students sat for the Islamic Culture exam at 10am Thursday, out of a total of 207,000 students who took the course.

The second Tawjihi exam will start at 1pm Thursday.

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