{
  "id": 11138490,
  "title": "HBKU achieves prestigious milestone in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/hbku-achieves-prestigious-milestone-in-times-higher-education-world",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:23:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/01/10/2026/hbku-achieves-prestigious-milestone-in-times-higher-education-world-university-rankings-2027"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation has been ranked 126th globally in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, making it the first and only Arab university among the top 150.</p> <p>The achievement reflects the university’s progress in strengthening its academic and research profile. The recognition also comes as…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Al Jouf University ranks in Times Higher Education 2027 list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/al-jouf-university-ranks-in-times-higher-education-2027-list",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:20:43.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}