Culture & Education | Monday 9 May, 2016 3:07 am

King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture takes part in MetLib conference in Qatar

The head of library and archives at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Abdullah Yacoub Yousef Al-Abdullah, attended the 48thMetropolitan Libraries (MetLib) Conference, hosted by Qatar National Library (QNL) in Doha, from April 23-28. MetLib 2016 brought together leading industry...

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Culture & Education | Monday 9 May, 2016 3:00 am

A night of laughs as OSN and Viacom roll out Comedy Central HD with Trevor Noah and Fahad Albutairi

An exclusive event, hosted by OSN and Viacom International Media Networks, marked the addition of Comedy Central HD to OSN’s roster of great new channels.    The two networks flew star of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, to Dubai to officially switch on the channel at a private...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 May, 2016 12:35 pm

18 Saudis to participate in Intel ISEF

Eighteen Saudi gifted students will represent the Kingdom at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF 2016) to be held in Phoenix, in the US, from May 8 to 13 this year. This is the 10th Intel ISEF competition in which Saudi youths will take part. A total of 1,500 students...

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Culture & Education | Friday 6 May, 2016 2:51 pm

King Faisal Foundation Receives Sultan Al Owais Award

In a ceremony held in Sharjah, Sultan Al Owais Foundation honoured King Faisal Foundation as one of the winners of the fourteenth session which was distributed by Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 May, 2016 1:26 pm

21,39 JEDDAH Art Initiative Organize Educational Program For Schools

In its 3rd edition, 21,39 Jeddah Art organized an educational program which gives school students the opportunity to visit the “Earth and Ever After” exhibition. The exhibition is being held in Gold Moor Mall at the Zahraa district and is organized by the Saudi Art Council as part of...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 May, 2016 1:01 pm

Northrop Grumman Hosts Second Annual Cyber Defense Competition at King Saud University

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) in collaboration with King Saud University (KSU) hosted its second annual cyber security competition last week, known as CyberArabia, for students across Saudi universities. The program – part of the company’s global commitment to cyber education ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 May, 2016 6:59 am

EU to host cultural events

The European Union delegation has organized a monthlong celebration to mark Europe Month in the Kingdom. It includes a two-week exhibition at the King Abdul Aziz Historical Center (National Museum) beginning on May 8. Jamal Omar, director general of the National Museum in Riyadh, introduced...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 May, 2016 4:50 am

King: Educate new generations about our history

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stressed the importance of paying attention to history and educating the new generations about the history of the forefathers of the nation. “Their history is replete with accomplishments. Their role in laying the solid foundations of this...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 6:26 am

MoI’s UAE Reads Initiative Sets another Guinness World Record

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Interior, the “UAE Reads” cultural initiative, which was organized by the UAE University, managed to set a new Guinness World Record title for the UAE with the ‘Largest Reading Lesson’. The event was attended by Her Highness Dr. Sheikha...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 4:30 am

King Salman attends 41st Graduation Ceremony of Riyadh Schools

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman attends the graduation ceremony of Riyadh Schools in Riyadh on Tuesday. The King also honored the students who made outstanding performance. ...

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