Culture & Education | Friday 16 September, 2016 3:05 pm

This year’s book fair in Jeddah won’t be international

This year’s edition of the Jeddah Book Fair will not be an international one, according to sources at the Arab Publishers’ Association. One of the key reasons that led to this decision was the organizer’s refusal to reduce the rental rate of pavilions from $200 to $110 per square ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 15 September, 2016 12:46 pm

Ministry to have a new center for Haj coverage

A new media center will be set up in the Holy Sites next year to increase the number of foreign journalists covering the Haj, Dr. Adel Al-Turaifi, Minister of Culture and Information, has said. The Persian-speaking Channel ‘Farsi’, which started broadcasting this year for the first...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 15 September, 2016 11:37 am

Information minister: Persian TV not directed against any country

The Ministry of Information and Culture is gearing up to establish an international media center for Haj coverage next year. “The center will enable us to double the number of foreign media personnel coming from abroad,” Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Toraifi said during...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 2:02 pm

Saudi students in US: Developing voluntary work as per Vision 2030

Saudi Students on scholarship in the United States are demonstrating their passion for volunteering through transforming their experiences to the Kingdom to contribute to the development of the voluntary sector in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The Saudi Press Agency in...

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Culture & Education | Monday 12 September, 2016 4:51 am

Persian channel launched

A special Persian Haj channel has been launched by the Saudi Broadcasting Corporation aimed at Persian-speaking pilgrims. Minister of Culture and Information, Adel Al-Turaifi, said that the main aim of the channel is to deliver a message of Haj and the meanings of Islam to Persian speakers, in...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 10 September, 2016 11:43 am

SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL IN DUBAI (SISD) welcomes 630 students

Swiss International Scientific School Dubai (SISD) opens its gates for the 2nd year, welcoming more than 600 students joining its Primary and Middle School. Its experienced team of international educators are very much looking forward to greeting all students to this exciting new academic year....

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Culture & Education | Thursday 8 September, 2016 12:11 pm

New programming season brings over 40 new and returning shows exclusively to OSN this September

: OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, presents an exclusive roster of the latest and most talked about TV shows, for the new programming season. With over 40 exclusive new and continuing TV series on its schedules, across linear and digital platforms, September’s line-up...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 11:26 am

Genesys to Acquire Interactive Intelligence to Create the World’s Premier Omnichannel Customer Experience Company

Genesys (www.genesys.com), a market leader in omnichannel customer experience and contact center solutions, and Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ) (www.inin.com), a global leader of cloud and on-premise solutions for customer engagement, communications and collaboration, today...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 September, 2016 10:53 am

ITV’s crowning achievement in drama, Victoria, exclusively on OSN in the MENA Region

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, will exclusively broadcast ITV’s new lavishly produced drama series Victoria, across Asia and the Middle East premiering Tuesday 6 September on ITV Choice.     Victoria launched in the UK on Sunday 28 August with 5.7 million...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 4 September, 2016 2:49 pm

Dubai Showcase The World’s Largest Gathering of Student Innovators at Global Grad Show 2016

On its second year, the Global Grad Show is opening in Dubai on October 24-29, 2016 attracting an unprecedented number of student innovators exhibiting their unique designs.  The show returns with 145 projects from 50 leading global universities, representing an almost three-fold increase...

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