Riyadh, Sep. 01, 2019, SPA -- The Minister of Education Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ranked first among Middle Eastern countries in the number of expert teachers in the program "expert teacher Microsoft", which is part of the cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Education and Microsoft Arabia. The minister said in a press statement today: “This national achievement reflects the position of the Saudi teacher and the pivotal role of education and in improving of its outcomes, through the use of technology to develop students' skills through collaborative, work and innovation". --SPA 21:40 LOCAL TIME 18:40 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1164515