Culture & Education | Friday 27 May, 2016 6:17 am

Al-Turaifi inaugurates new SPA headquarters

Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Turaifi opened on Thursday evening the new headquarters of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) in Riyadh. The 10-story building, with the state-of-the-art facilities, is located in Al-Sahafa district in the north of Riyadh. Speaking on the occasion,...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 10:27 pm

King patronizes KAU celebrations

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman attends the 50th anniversary celebrations of King Abdulaziz University at King Faisal Conference Center in the premises of the university in Jeddah on Wednesday evening. The King also toured the pavilions of the exhibition, organized on the sidelines of ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 May, 2016 1:39 pm

Saudi Arabia wins first among Arab countries at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

Saudi Arabia wins eight awards at Intel International Science and Engineering Fair – The world’s largest high school science research competition. The winning Saudi projects are in the following categories: Earth and Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Engineering...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 May, 2016 8:53 am

Students Receive Smart New Equipment from wasl Asset Management Group

wasl Asset Management Group has equipped Al Jahiz Boys School in Dubai with an innovative ‘Smart Class Room’ that includes electronic devices and furnishings as part of their school maintenance CSR programme. A delegation headed by the CEO of wasl Asset Management Group, HE Hesham Al...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 15 May, 2016 3:35 am

Over 2.6 million students start annual school exams today

Over 1.6 million male and female school students are scheduled to start their annual examinations Sunday morning, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Examinations will be held for intermediate and secondary school students in all public and private schools all over the Kingdom. Elementary school ...

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Culture & Education | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:39 am

World Academy at KAEC advances design-led education

The World Academy at KAEC is showcasing the achievements of its students at the school’s 2016 Science Fair, which features projects designed and built in the school’s new Design and Technology Center. The event, on the theme of Green Energy, Sustainability, Renewability, and...

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Culture & Education | Friday 13 May, 2016 5:05 am

MENA EFFIE Boot Camp Shapes Up for 2016

MENA Effie successfully hosted its 2nd MENA Effie Bootcamp on 9th May, which saw Effie Worldwide President & CEO Neal Davies join social media gurus from YouTube, Google, Twitter and Facebook in providing highly valuable insights to attendant Marketing professionals.  The intensive,...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 12 May, 2016 4:50 am

Six Saudi students win Binzagr Unilever Environmental Research Award

Binzagr Unilever Limited, the Saudi Arabian arm of one of the world’s leading FMCG companies, has announced the winners of its Environmental Research Award, an initiative that was launched in collaboration with the Saudi Society for Environmental Sciences – King Abdulaziz...

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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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