Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:38 am

US media highlights Crown Prince’s ‘impressive reforms’

Reforms undertaken and spearheaded by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, have not only won plaudits worldwide but are being highlighted by the US media. Writing in Fox News Joel C. Rosenberg said: “A reformer is rising, pursuing the most dramatic...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 6:34 am

Cultural ties will add new facet to Saudi-South Korean relations

Enhancing Saudi-South Korean cultural ties will add “an important facet” to the “very wide-ranging” bilateral relationship, South Korean Ambassador Jo Byung-Wook told Arab News on Saturday.  The Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan will be held in the Saudi capital on Oct....

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:39 am

Over 5m start schools today

More than five million boy and girl students start their schools today (Sunday) after a long summer vacation. “We are starting a new academic year with great hope, high spirit and aspiration,” said Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa. The best of efforts have been put in place so...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:35 am

Saudi grand mufti praises MWL’s control of halal meat imports

Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who is also the head of the Supreme Council of Scholars, praised the efforts of the Muslim World League (MWL) to unify Muslims, advocate for their cause and protect them, making sure that everyone is aware of the league’s blessed ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:13 am

Hazza bin Zayed wishes students exciting learning journey

H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, congratulated students on the start of the new academic year 2018-2019 and wished them an exciting learning journey. ''Congratulations on the beginning of the new academic year...I wish all students a...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 4:18 am

Over 1 million students back to school Sunday

Some 1.1 million students will be back to school on Sunday, 2nd September 2018, at 616 public schools across the nation, amidst extensive preparations by the Ministry of Education to launch a new trouble-free academic year. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, affirmed that the ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 1 September, 2018 1:46 pm

The Saudi Crown Prince Camel Festival celebrates the region’s most popular export

The camel, or “ship of the desert,” is known for its strength, endurance and ability to cross more than 100 miles of desert without water. Camels have traditionally been an important feature of life in the Arabian Gulf countries. Now Saudi Arabia has added a new camel festival to its...

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Culture & Education | Friday 31 August, 2018 5:22 am

Challenges Facing Children in Going Back to School

Children are tender and sensitive to the world around them, and tend to get nervous when the time to go back to school draws close. International experts have offered a ton of advice to both parents and students on how to avoid back-to-school issues arising from children having to step out of the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 31 August, 2018 3:02 am

Saudi Arabia participates in Intellectual Property Conference in Beijing

The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP) participated in the Second Intellectual Property Conference of the Countries along the Belt and the Road 2018, which was launched in the Chinese capital Beijing under the patronage of the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi...

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Culture & Education | Friday 31 August, 2018 1:41 am

KwB and EPA Promote Emirati Culture at the 84th IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 in Malaysia

Knowledge without Borders (KwB) and the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) flew to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur to attend the 84thIFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2018. The congress began on August 24thuntil 30thand the theme was, “Transform Libraries, Transform...

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