Secondary school students wave the Kuwaiti flag as they gather in the grounds of the Fajr al-Sabah School to attend in-person classes in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. High school students resumed in-person classes after a suspension of more than two months following military strikes launched by the US and Israel against Iran that assassinated its supreme leader, triggering a war that spread across the Middle East and prompting the Kuwaiti Education Ministry to implement remote learning for students. —AFP
Secondary school students wave the Kuwaiti flag as they gather in the grounds of the Fajr al-Sabah School to attend in-person classes in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. High school students resumed in-person classes after a suspension of more than two months following military strikes launched by the US and Israel against Iran that assassinated its supreme leader, triggering a war that spread across the Middle East and prompting the Kuwaiti Education Ministry to implement remote learning for students. —AFP
Balloons in the colour of the Kuwaiti flag decorate the entrance to the Fajr al-Sabah Secondary School, as students arrive to attend in-person classes, in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. —AFP
Balloons in the colour of the Kuwaiti flag decorate the entrance to the Fajr al-Sabah Secondary School, as students arrive to attend in-person classes, in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. —AFP
Secondary school students wave the Kuwaiti flag as they gather in the grounds of the Fajr al-Sabah School to attend in-person classes in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. —AFP
Secondary school students wave the Kuwaiti flag as they gather in the grounds of the Fajr al-Sabah School to attend in-person classes in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. —AFP
Secondary school students attend class at the Fajr al-Sabah School, two months after classes were suspended, in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. —AFP
Secondary school students attend class at the Fajr al-Sabah School, two months after classes were suspended, in Kuwait City on May 3, 2026. —AFP

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