Culture & Education | Wednesday 17 February, 2021 3:01 am

PepsiCo awards “Virdis” team from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University for groundbreaking sustainability initiative as part of flagship Tamakani program

PepsiCo, the Global Food and Beverage Company, and its charitable arm, the PepsiCo Foundation, in partnership with INJAZ Al-Arab and INJAZ Saudi Arabia, announced the winners of a sustainability-focused challenge organized as part of PepsiCo’s flagship Tamakani program, aimed at driving...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 16 February, 2021 10:32 am

The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education Launches MIT Bootcamp in Partnership with UAEU Science and Innovation Park

The Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education Launches MIT Bootcamp in Partnership with UAEU Science and Innovation Park to Drive Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship Commencing today, the 10 week-long bootcamp will offer 120 Emirati and Arab youth residing in the UAE blended courses by...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 11 February, 2021 9:20 am

Xposure 2021: Palani Mohan’s iconic images began with ‘little expectation, obscure ideas and pure instinct’

Award-winning photographer whose exhibition The Last Rickshaws of Kolkata has been drawing crowds at Xposure 2021, shares how ideas that lay dormant in him for years sparked his best work  Ideas can come from the most obscure of sources, said India-born Australian photographer Palani ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 10 February, 2021 1:41 am

NATIONAL AWARDS 2021 SAUDI ARABIA WINNER ANNOUNCED

The World Photography Organisation and Sony Middle East & Africa are delighted to reveal Naif Albugami as Saudi Arabia’s National Award winner for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021. The National Awards program is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to ...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 February, 2021 7:00 pm

King Faisal Prize in final preparations to announce names of its 2021 Laureates

The selection of the recipients of the King Faisal Prize 2021 has entered the final stages with specialized selection committees for each category of the prize set to meet in the coming days. According to the General Secretariat of the King Faisal Prize, the selection committees for all five...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 2 February, 2021 2:18 pm

LEORON Institute announces Val Jusufi as new CEO

Leading EMEA training provider LEORON Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Val Jusufi as its new CEO, effective January 1st, 2021.  A founding member of LEORON, Mrs. Jusufi has led the executive and leadership team since 2010 – acting successively as Head of Business...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 2 February, 2021 9:17 am

National Geographic Abu Dhabi and Almarai Announce Winner of 10th Annual ‘Moments’ Photography Competition

  National Geographic Abu Dhabi and Almarai Announce Winner of 10th Annual ‘Moments’ Photography Competition  Salem Sarhan, age 27, becomes first Emirati to win competition in its ten-year history Salem’s winning image captures his brothers performing their devotion...

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Culture & Education | Monday 25 January, 2021 10:25 am

Red Sea International Film Festival announces Red Sea Lodge Second Edition Festival renews support for Arab and Saudi filmmakers Production grants of $100,000 awarded to two films

Today, the Red Sea International Film Festival opens applications for the Red Sea Lodge, delivered in  partnership with TorinoFilmLab.   Returning for the second year, the Lodge provides intensive training, mentorship, creative and  professional development, and next-level...

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Culture & Education | Friday 22 January, 2021 1:56 pm

Minister of Education, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in Scientific, Educational Fields

The Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, signed today a memorandum of cooperation in the scientific and educational fields between the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 21 January, 2021 2:38 pm

Film Commission Launches 28 Cinematic Projects for Winners of Daw' Film Competition

The Film Commission has selected 28 Saudi cinematic projects, with funding of up to forty million riyals, kicking off its initiative to support cinema industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The CEO of the Film Commission Abdullah Al Ayyaf Al-Qahtani, thanked Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin...

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