Culture & Education | Monday 22 August, 2016 8:27 am

Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’ is Back with More Bite than Ever!

The most fin-tastic time of the year is back and making a huge splash! Shark Week, television’s longest-running and most anticipated summer programming event bursts onto Middle Eastern screens this month on Discovery Channel, available only on OSN, the region’s largest pay-TV network,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 21 August, 2016 12:42 pm

Sharjah IBBY Fund Sponsors Participation of CANA Regional Representatives at the IBBY International Congress

Representatives from the Central Asia and North Africa (CANA) branches of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) have participated at the IBBY International Congress and General Assembly. Concluding yesterday (August 21) in Auckland, New Zealand, the delegates were able to attend...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 21 August, 2016 12:14 pm

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi prepares to receive more than 250 new students

In line with its strategy to attract the most talented and qualified students from all around the world and from the UAE in particular, Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, one of the leading universities in the UAE, prepares for the tenth year in a row to receive more than 250 students...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 20 August, 2016 4:46 am

2,000 govt schools to be made 'independent’

The Ministry of Education will soon make 2,000 government schools “independent,” allowing them autonomy in administrative and financial matters. These schools would help reduce the financial burden of the government and help improve its educational quality, without ending the facility...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 16 August, 2016 9:27 am

Mohammed Mahfoodh AlArdhi Unveils Arabs Unseen, a Book Profiling Bright Minds from the Arab Region

Mohammed Mahfoodh AlArdhi, Executive Chairman of Investcorp and Chairman of National Bank of Oman, has launched Arabs Unseen, a book honoring individuals that have contributed to Arab society through their exemplary body of work. The book has been published in partnership with Bloomsbury and is...

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Culture & Education | Monday 15 August, 2016 6:26 am

Foreign diplomats tour Souq Okaz festival

A number of diplomats and other foreign dignitaries visited the ongoing Souk Okaz festival at Al-Arfa Historic Souk area of Taif on Thursday. Accompanied by members of the organizing team and a number of officials from the Taif governorate, the guests toured various pavilions at the festival....

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Culture & Education | Monday 15 August, 2016 6:23 am

No more new licenses for health programs in colleges

Minister of Education Ahmad Al-Issa issued a ruling suspending issuance of new licenses for health programs in private universities and colleges, citing the need to develop and modernize the licensing mechanism. The decision is valid for two years, during which a scientific committee will be...

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Culture & Education | Monday 15 August, 2016 3:25 am

National Center for Assessment (Qiyas) celebrates strategic partnership with Pearson VUE

H.E. Dr. Faisal Abdullah Al-Saud, CEO of the National Center for Assessment (Qiyas), has met executives from international computer-based testing company Pearson VUE to celebrate their expanding strategic partnership.   He was joined at a special ceremony at the Qiyas headquarters in...

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Culture & Education | Friday 12 August, 2016 6:00 am

Youth told to join in shaping KSA’s future

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said the Saudi youth was facing a negative global campaign because of his adherence to the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He cited the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to support the young...

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Culture & Education | Friday 12 August, 2016 5:25 am

Kingdom to have media production city soon: Turaifi

Saudi Arabia will soon have its own media production city, Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Turaifi has said. Speaking at a press conference following the opening of Souk Okaz Festival on Tuesday, the minister said the city would include a special platform to produce artworks that...

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