Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 8:55 am

MENA Franchise Awards for Excellence in Franchising, Recognizing WSE as the best in franchising in Saudi Arabia for 2016

The MENA Franchise Awards for Excellence in Franchising are designed to recognize exceptional performance in franchising, with the goal of encouraging operators to raise the bar on service and their offering.   For the 2016, MENA have decided to award WSE for their tremendous efforts on...

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Culture & Education | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:43 am

6th Gulf Education Conference to launch in Jeddah

The sixth Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition will be held in Jeddah on Feb. 22-23 at the University of Business and Technology. The conference will be attended by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Abdullatif Al-Zayani, other experts and officials in the education sector and...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 January, 2017 12:13 pm

Matt Terry Crowned X Factor Winner 2016

Matt Terry has been crowned X Factor winner 2016. The 23-year-old beat Sharon Osbourne's finalist, Finnish singer Saara Aalto, to clinch the title. The waiter from Bromley fell over and shouted "oh my God" as the winner was announced by host Dermot O'Leary. Breaking down in...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 January, 2017 11:35 am

Hussain Al Jassmi and Sherine Abdel Wahhab Enthrall a Packed Audience at the Opening of Sharjah World Music Festival 2017

The Sharjah World Music Festival 2017 (SWMF 2017) got off to an electrifying start with Emirati superstar Hussain Al Jassmi and Egyptian pop queen Sherine Abdel Wahhab rocking the audiences with a selection of their greatest hits until the wee hours of Saturday morning at Al Majaz...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 January, 2017 11:28 am

Dubai One Airs the 2017 Golden Globe® Awards this Monday at 5AM

Dubai One, the English-language television station run by Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), announces exclusive and live coverage of the 74th Annual Golden Globe® Awards, hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), honoring the best in film and television of 2016. Sarah Al...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 January, 2017 11:22 am

AURAK and UAE Space Agency Sign Partnership Agreement

The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has signed a partnership agreement with the UAE Space Agency, officially putting pen to paper in the federal institution’s head office in Abu Dhabi. A delegation from the university, consisting of Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, its...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 January, 2017 5:36 pm

Naif Arab University wins praise for security sciences work

The International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) has praised the efforts conducted by the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences in the field of international peace, security and countering crises and disasters. The secretary-general of the ICDO, Vladimir Kuvshinov, said that the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 6 January, 2017 11:00 am

Ministry takes measures to improve Arabic proficiency among students

The Education Ministry has taken steps to improve Arabic of students at various levels after studies showed poor performance by many of them in their mother tongue, which is the language of the Holy Qur’an. The ministry said it will expedite efforts to establish a national Arabic language...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 1 January, 2017 12:08 pm

AMSI schools impress UAE’s Minister of Happiness with #100DaysOfPositivity activities

Rising to the call of the ‘100 Days of Positivity’ initiative, students of Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) - a leading academic solutions provider which manages both ISAS and Al Mawakeb Schools – blended numerous engaging activities into their school...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 27 December, 2016 3:24 pm

Sold out Screening of ‘Spirited Away’ Entertains Members of the UAE’s Japanese Community at Al Qasba

Members of the UAE’s Japanese community were recently treated to a sold-out showing of one of their country’s most highly regarded films. The festive screening of ‘Spirited Away’ at Al Qasba, Sharjah’s premier leisure, tourism and family destination, had been sold out...

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