Culture & Education | Friday 21 June, 2019 3:30 am

General Motors Names ThinkScience Special Award Winner

As part of its ongoing commitment to inspiring passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), General Motors partnered with the Emirate’s Foundation ThinkScience festival to recognize, display and reward enthusiastic STEM students from high schools and universities across the...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 20 June, 2019 1:50 pm

Journalists Worldwide Trust Earned Media Coverage to Drive Brand Reputation

Today, Ogilvy announced the findings of its 2019 Global Media Influence Survey at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, which revealed that corporate announcements such as financial reporting, CSR initiatives and strategic business decisions are most influential in shaping earned media coverage...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 20 June, 2019 1:25 pm

Dubai Culture hosts specialised workshop 
exploring the process of publishing a book

Elaborating on the process of publishing a book, the Literature Department of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) organised a specialised workshop titled "Publishing a book - From content into production"at Etihad Museum on 18thJune 2019. Conducted...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 20 June, 2019 1:18 pm

Global Cinema Chain, Cinépolis, Announces Six New Cinema Locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Cinépolis, the largest cinema exhibitor in Latin America and fourth largest exhibition circuit in the world, has announced the locations of six new movie theatres in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.    The six cinemas will be rolled out across the Kingdom over the next...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 19 June, 2019 1:30 am

Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 at IPA’s Regional Seminar in Kenya

In keeping with its dedication to promoting Sharjah’s cultural vision, the Sharjah World Book Capital Office (SWBC Office 2019) was at International Publishers Association (IPA)’s second regional seminar in Africa, held in Nairobi, Kenya.   Themed ‘Africa Rising:...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 June, 2019 3:53 am

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdul Aziz University launches six-level Chinese proficiency test

King Abdul Aziz University (KAU) on Sunday launched a Chinese language proficiency test under the supervision of KAU’s Chinese Science and Culture Exchange Center. The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) test is the first of its kind in the Kingdom. The six-level test assesses non-native Chinese...

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Culture & Education | Monday 17 June, 2019 5:00 am

Saudi envoy attends launch of palm of peace initiative

Osama Nuqali, the Saudi ambassador to Egypt and permanent representative of the Kingdom to the Arab League, attended the inauguration of the “Palm of Peace, from the Land of Peace” initiative in Cairo on Saturday. The initiative was launched by Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Abdul Aziz, ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 17 June, 2019 4:35 am

Jumeirah College Dubai celebrates remarkable ‘Graduation Day’

Over 140 students from Jumeirah College Dubai took their walk across the stage to accept their certificates at a grand Graduation Ceremony held in the presence of royal guests, school management, teaching staff and families. Special guests included His Highness Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 15 June, 2019 5:00 am

6th World Congress of News Agencies is Concluded in Sofia

The 6th World Congress of News Agencies, organized by Bulgarian news agency (BTA), was concluded here. The congress was accompanied by a field exhibition of photographs, in which Saudi Press Agency (SPA) participated with excellent picture of Makkah Grand Mosque. ...

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Culture & Education | Friday 14 June, 2019 5:21 am

UAEBBY’s ‘Books Made in UAE’ Writers Workshop Series 
Brings Children’s Rights and Safety to the Fore

The fundamentals of writing for children and young adults (YA), focusing on children’s rights and safety, have been comprehensively tackled at the eighth annual edition of ‘Books Made in UAE’ workshop series organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY). Workshop...

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