Culture & Education | Monday 7 March, 2016 9:05 am

OSN continues to cement content leadership in MENA through new long-term partnership with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios

Film lovers in the Middle East and North Africa region cannot have it any better than on OSN, the leading pay-TV network, as they will now have exclusive access to the expansive roster of movies and future television series from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM). The renewed long-term deal between...

More Details

Culture & Education | Sunday 6 March, 2016 11:13 am

Netflix Launches Arabic Support for iOS

Netflix is thrilled to announce that it has added Arabic support for iOS enabling its Arabic speaking customers to get the best of Netflix in their own language on their iPads and iPhones. There are now 21 languages available on the Netflix User Interface (UI), and as the company continues...

More Details

Culture & Education | Sunday 6 March, 2016 7:43 am

120 gifted Saudis qualify for ‘Innovation 2016’ awards

One hundred and twenty out of 22,046 Saudi geniuses (boys and girls) qualified for the final round leading to the presentation of 30 awards in scientific projects at the Sixth National Olympiad Creative and Science Awards “Innovation 2016.” The annual event, being organized by the...

More Details

Culture & Education | Saturday 5 March, 2016 8:07 am

KSU students win professional ethics competition

Finance students from King Saud University emerged the winners of the 2015-16 CFA Research Challenge organized by the CFA Institute, Saudi Arabia chapter. The champion team will now represent Saudi universities in the upcoming CFA Institute Research Challenge to be held in April in Chicago. The ...

More Details

Culture & Education | Friday 4 March, 2016 10:32 am

MoE seeks to ensure effective education

The Ministry of Education (MoE) seeks to create a system that ensures an effective and efficient method of education for modern times. Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa said that to achieve this, the ministry has launched a number of projects.  He said this during the launch on Thursday of a...

More Details

Culture & Education | Monday 29 February, 2016 6:55 am

Jeddah's Children to meet Harvard and Nasa's Techniques

The city of Jeddah has witnessed recently the opening of "Fast Track Kids" first branch in Saudi. This branch is to be among a wide chain of branches that reaches up to 338 ones, distributed in 48 countries around the world. Introducing a new educational concept through entertainment and...

More Details

Culture & Education | Sunday 28 February, 2016 8:11 am

Saudi youth is leading the way to knowledge-based economy in the Kingdom

 In line with Saudi Arabia’s Development Plan focused on narrowing the technology gap between the Kingdom and other industrial countries by 2020, and to promote the transition to a knowledge-based economy, the Dean of Information Technology at Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University ...

More Details

Culture & Education | Saturday 27 February, 2016 2:30 pm

Prince Khaled orders opening of two colleges

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has ordered the Taif University management to establish two colleges for boys and girls in Taysan Province. The Makkah governor, who’s also an adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, issued the order while on a visit to the province...

More Details

Culture & Education | Friday 26 February, 2016 4:02 am

Ministry orders safety measures in schools

Education Minister Ahmed Al-Eissa has called on directors of education in all cities and provinces to take all necessary steps as quickly as possible to guarantee the safety and security of schools and to ensure the safety of students. He directed that reports be submitted as soon as...

More Details

Culture & Education | Thursday 25 February, 2016 8:11 am

SBA is the first government authority to include reading as a criterion for recruitment and promotion

Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has launched a new initiative titled the “Reading Club” to encourage all its employees to read daily, in line with the vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, who...

More Details