Culture & Education | Wednesday 4 April, 2018 2:22 pm

Arabic Publisher COMICS to Unveil its New Graphic Novel Antara at Comic Com

COMICS, an imprint of Kalimat Group, has announced its participation in the Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) 2018, featuring the exclusive release of Antara, its first Arabic original graphic novel. The seventh edition of MEFCC is scheduled from 5-7 April, 2018, at Dubai World Trade Centre...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 4 April, 2018 12:56 pm

Cambridge International registers growing demand for international schools among Saudi students

The number of students in Saudi Arabia attending international schools continues to grow, according to Cambridge Assessment International Education, indicating a continued popularity and demand for Cambridge qualifications.   Overall, Cambridge received around 45,000 exam papers from 110 ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 1:40 pm

Dubai Culture’s ‘Live our Heritage Festival’ Educates the Public about Silver Crafting

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, is celebrating the eighth edition of its ‘Live Our Heritage Festival’ and welcoming visitors to learn about silver crafting during the fifth week of the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 12:27 pm

The UAEBBY Celebrates International Children’s Book Day with Great Fanfare

Coinciding with the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, a famous author known for many children's stories including The Ugly Duckling and The Princess and the Pea, the International Children's Book Day (ICBD) is an annual event celebrated around the globe to inspire a love of reading and...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 6:23 am

Dubai Culture Supports ‘Zayed Painting Contest 2018’

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has supported the ‘Zayed Painting Contest 2018’, which was launched by Infinity Event Management and aims to assemble student contributions from 100 schools across...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 5:16 am

Sharjah Children's Reading Festival Begins April 18 with 2600 events and activities

Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) is gearing up to host the 10th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) in style. A line-up of 2,600 cultural and literary events and activities to enrich and entertain all ages, books and literary materials showcased by 134 publishers from 18...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 3 April, 2018 1:08 am

Tune-in and get set for a rollercoaster of outstanding television only on OSN in April

OSN’s roster of content has something for everyone, with Oscar-nominated blockbusters, the highly-anticipated second seasons of Westworld and The Handmaid’s Tale, great Arabic and Turkish dramas, the return of comedy classic Roseanne, and for WWE fans the biggest event of them all...

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Culture & Education | Monday 2 April, 2018 2:00 pm

GEMS Education students set Guinness World Records title to recognise the US$1 million Global Teacher Prize

Close to 2,000 students across GEMS Education schools in the UAE gathered to form the ‘Largest Human Image of a Hashtag symbol’ – setting another Guinness World Records title – to celebrate the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize 2018.   The 1,927...

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Culture & Education | Monday 2 April, 2018 4:37 am

NAMA Calls for Applicants to Badiri Business Entrepreneurship Programme

The Badiri Education and Development Academy has announced that applications are now open for the Entrepreneur Development Camp, the first phase of the Badiri Business Entrepreneurship Programme (BBEP), which focuses on building the capacity of women residing in various locations in the Emirate of...

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Culture & Education | Monday 2 April, 2018 2:13 am

Discussing Education Research in the Gulf: The Eighth Biannual Gulf Comparative Education Society Symposium to Take Place in Ras Al Khaimah

The Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES) is holding its Eighth Biannual Symposium April 7-9, 2018 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The Symposium’s theme, “Public, Private, and Philanthropy: Exploring the Impact of New Actors on Education in the...

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