<?php
    $json = file_get_contents('universities_list.json');
    $universityArray = json_decode($json, true);

    print_r($universityArray);
?>

[2942] => Array
        (
            [alpha_two_code] => EG
            [country] => Egypt
            [domain] => aast.edu
            [name] => Arab Academy for Science & Technology
            [web_page] => http://www.aast.edu/
        )

    [2943] => Array
        (
            [alpha_two_code] => EG
            [country] => Egypt
            [domain] => akhbaracademy.edu.eg
            [name] => Akhbar El Yom Academy
            [web_page] => http://www.akhbaracademy.edu.eg/
        )