Culture & Education | Wednesday 19 December, 2018 2:43 am

Arab media ministers vow to make joint efforts against challenges

Saudi Arabia’s Media Minister Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad and his Arab counterparts on Monday pledged to devise a joint Arab strategy to overcome the challenges facing the region. The meeting was held on the sidelines of an event organized to celebrate the selection of Riyadh as the capital of Arab...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 December, 2018 12:41 pm

National Geographic Plastic or Planet Campaign Teams up with Emirates Golf Club to Reduce Single-Use Plastic

  As part of its Planet or Plastic campaign, National Geographic teamed up with Emirates Golf Club Dubai to support the Club in reducing its usage of single-use plastic.   Emirates Golf Club is focusing primarily on reducing its use of plastic water bottles, which stood at...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 December, 2018 5:19 am

Prince Khalid bin Abdul Aziz bin Ayyaf Announces Launch of the 33rd Edition of Al Janadria Festival Next Thursday

His Highness Prince Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz bin Ayyaf, Minister of National Guard and Chairman of the Supreme Committee of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture – Janadria, announced the launch of the 33rd Edition of the festival on Thursday under the patronage of the Custodian of the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 17 December, 2018 1:46 pm

Dar Al-Hekma and King Abdulaziz University sign MoC to support scientific research

Dar Al-Hekma University has recently signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with King Abdulaziz University in order to bolster and promote cooperation between both academic institutions in the fields contributing to improving and honing the skills of graduated students.  The agreement was ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 December, 2018 1:27 pm

American University of Sharjah announces NVC semifinalists

Some of the world’s most ground-breaking innovations will be unveiled in Sharjah soon, with the 16 semifinalists in the New Venture Challenge (NVC) announced today by American University of Sharjah (AUS). The New Venture Challenge is an opportunity for teams of entrepreneurial  graduates ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 December, 2018 2:32 am

Sign language and Braille Qur’ans to help pilgrims at Two Holy Mosques

 Sign language, Braille Qur’ans and electric wheelchairs are some of the new features in Makkah and Madinah to help pilgrims with disabilities to execute the religious rites of Hajj and Umrah. An official at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques described those...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 December, 2018 2:21 am

AURAK Gains SACSCOC Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) officially announced the accreditation of the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) at its 2018 Annual Meeting which was held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States of America. SACSCOC,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 December, 2018 2:18 am

Prince Khaled to inaugurate Jeddah Book Fair Dec. 26

Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will inaugurate the fourth edition of the Jeddah International Book Fair on Dec. 26. As many as 368 publishing houses from Saudi Arabia and abroad will participate in the fair, which will continue until Jan. 5. A number of countries will also have...

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Culture & Education | Friday 14 December, 2018 2:30 am

Abu Dhabi University Inaugurates State of the Art Academic Success Center

Abu Dhabi University, an internationally recognized academic institution for quality education and applied research, has opened a new state-of-the-art Academic Success Center at its Abu Dhabi campus. The center, which was developed by the University College, will equip students with a robust set of ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 December, 2018 6:17 pm

The World's Largest Heritage and Culture Festival to Begin With the Slogan Janadria 33 Faithfulness and Loyalty

With the support and under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the 33rd Edition of the National Festival of Heritage and Culture will be held in Janadria for 21 days from Thursday 20th December 2018 to Wednesday 9th January 2019. Organized by the Saudi...

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