Culture & Education | Sunday 25 September, 2016 11:44 am

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation to participate in the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation – part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives – is set to take part in the 68th edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 19-23, 2016.    Represented by Qindeel Printing, Publishing and Distribution, the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 25 September, 2016 12:12 am

Bringing education to refugees in Lebanon with the Clooney Foundation for Justice

We are facing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Last September, we asked ourselves if we could play a unique role in supporting organizations on the ground, and we invited people around the world to help us respond -- with Google.org matching every dollar. Since that time, Google.org...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 24 September, 2016 3:01 pm

25,000 buses to transport 1.2m students free of cost

The Ministry of Education has announced that it is offering a fleet of around 25,000 school buses free of cost to transport 1,227,525 or 20 percent of the male and female students in the Kingdom. The buses are expected to make 12,870,000 trips this year, operated by 28,000 drivers,...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 22 September, 2016 4:43 am

More than 80,000 teachers in Saudi Arabia add ITWORX Education’s TeacherKit app to their educational arsenal

Proving its success in providing educators with previously untapped opportunities for growth, ITWORX Education has to date enabled more 80,000 teachers in Saudi Arabia, and more than one million educators worldwide, to effortlessly manage their classrooms and students, by adding its versatile...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 21 September, 2016 10:43 am

AUS students win Gold Award in the Young Leaders Innovation Challenge

Three students from American University of Sharjah (AUS) were declared winners of the Gold Award in the Young Leaders Innovation Challenge on September 19 in Dubai. The team won first place in a competitive challenge that included more than a dozen universities from the region. This...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 September, 2016 5:55 pm

Ogilvy Noor book ‘Generation M’ explores what it means to be a modern-day Muslim consumer

Today, Ogilvy Noor announces the release of its latest book ‘Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World’, an exploration of what it means to be a young Muslim today and why this generation demands our attention. Written by Ogilvy Noor’s Vice President and award winning author...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 September, 2016 12:41 pm

OSN exclusive shows score big wins at the Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, celebrated with the stars as its exclusive shows won accolades across the board at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. With the biggest shows winning a huge haul of the coveted statuettes, we can proudly claim that OSN is the home of the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 19 September, 2016 8:45 am

‘Fitness and healthy lifestyle’ as important as scoring higher grades in school

‘Fitness and leading a healthy lifestyle’ is as important as scoring higher grades in academics as per ASPAM Indian International School. “Obesity and juvenile diabetes is on the rise across the globe, and ignoring physical fitness will not only impact the physical health of a...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 18 September, 2016 2:44 pm

68th Emmys live and exclusive only on OSN

TV-lovers can tune in to this year’s 68th edition of the Emmy Awards featuring several of the world’s most watched television series screened exclusively on OSN, the region’s largest pay-TV network, on 19 September 2016 at 3am KSA.   The ceremony will be aired live on...

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Culture & Education | Friday 16 September, 2016 5:19 pm

Thousands of schoolbooks distributed, says ministry

The Education Ministry has announced the distribution of thousands of schoolbooks to boys and girls in Riyadh. Mohammed Al-Morshed, director general of education in Riyadh, said the distribution of schoolbooks began last month. He said that schoolbooks would also be provided to students of special ...

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