Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 12:15 am

Public-private partnership to boost education sector in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is making efforts to improve the quality of its education sector’s infrastructure by encouraging public-private partnerships, said Education Minister Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Asheikh. The Ministry of Education and Tatweer Buildings Co. (a government-owned entity) on Tuesday...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 January, 2019 12:06 am

HRH Prince Khalid Al-Faisal chairs Service to Islam prize selection committee meeting

A prize selection committee, headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz, Chairman of the King Faisal Prize Board, met today (8thof January) to select the King Faisal Prize 2019 winner in the Service to Islam category, one of the Prize’s five...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 2:05 pm

India through the Eyes of Ibn Battuta and other Arab Travel Writers

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has taken the occasion of their participation at the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF 2019) – where Sharjah is guest of honour – to highlight the enduring bridge between India and the Arab world as presented in the myriad of travel writings by...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 12:50 pm

Emirates Publishers Association Discusses Role of Technology in Transmitting Emirati Stories Worldwide

The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) has delivered a panel discussion themed Translating our Emirati Stories to the World: Challenges and Opportunities in an Era of Globalisation and Digital Literacy’ on Tuesday (January 8) at the 27th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 8 January, 2019 4:54 am

Pavilions showcase Saudi achievements across sectors

The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces have featured models of its rocket-propelled grenades at the Ministry of Defense pavilion at the Janadriyah Festival this year. The pavilion also features debris from the first ballistic missile destroyed during the 2015 Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen. Weapons ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 January, 2019 1:15 pm

Zayed University Spring Semester Welcomes 323 Students

323 new students, joining Zayed University as freshmen this Spring, will be welcomed during the orientation week at the university commencing tomorrow (Tuesday, Jan 08, 2019) in Abu Dhabi, and Thursday, Jan 10, in Dubai. Attending students will engage in the ‘Ya Hala’ program, which...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 January, 2019 12:30 pm

King Faisal Prize selection committees begin their meetings today

The selection committees of the 41st session of King Faisal Prize will begin their meetings today (January 7th) to select the 2019 Laureates of the prize’s five categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science. These meetings continue...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 January, 2019 11:48 am

Emirates Publishers Association Reveals the UAE’s Capabilities to Indian Publishers

Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) yesterday organised a panel discussion titled ‘UAE’s Experience in the Publishing Field’, at the 27th edition of New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF2019), as part of Sharjah’s ‘guest of honour’ programme at the fair. It...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 January, 2019 3:00 am

UAEBBY Brings ‘Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities’ Exhibition to New Delhi World Book Fair 2019

To highlight challenges faced by young people with disabilities in finding relevant content to read, the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), has exhibited a selection of ‘IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities’ at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2019, which...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 January, 2019 6:00 pm

Sharjah Publishing City: First-of-its-kind Gateway for Indian Publishers into the Arab Region

Over 250 Indian publishers, authors and literary agents have witnessed the carefully crafted business ecosystem of the world’s first publishing and printing free zone, Sharjah Publishing City (SPC), whose pro-investor policies and world-class services promises to set them up for long-term...

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