Culture & Education | Sunday 29 December, 2019 1:51 am

The Royal Commission For Alula Unveils Maraya: A World Class Mirrored Concert Hall

The newly constructed Maraya concert hall in AlUla in Saudi Arabia has been unveiled as part of the Winter at Tantora festival.  ‘Maraya’, which in Arabic means reflection or mirror, is built close to Hegra Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO world heritage site.  The...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 29 December, 2019 1:38 am

Ad-Diriyah Glows in the International Contemporary Art Scene

From Within art exhibition, organised by Ministry of Culture, took place from 8 to 26 December, and hosted 25 artists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and internationally. The artworks at the exhibition are results of profound concepts and raise...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 25 December, 2019 2:50 pm

Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government honours second batch of Leaders Program graduates

The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), first research and teaching institution focused on governance and public policy in the region, held today a graduation ceremony for the second batch of the LeadersProgram, comprised of 15 leaders from Dubai Public Prosecution (DPP)...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 25 December, 2019 9:13 am

Minister of Education delays exams of students in all schools in Kingdom on Thursday

Minister of Education Dr. Hamad bin Muhammad Al Al-Sheikh ordered the delay of the time of the start of student exams on Thursday in all schools in the Kingdom to nine o'clock in the morning due to the phenomenon of the eclipse of the sun and for the sake of their safety and the employees of...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 24 December, 2019 5:09 am

Dubai Culture launches first edition of Hatta Cultural Nights

In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced the launch of the first edition of ‘Hatta Cultural Nights’. The cultural...

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Culture & Education | Monday 23 December, 2019 3:01 am

Examining Several Human Cases and Documenting Dimensions of Social Development

The concepts that form the narrative of the exhibition are weaved into visual scenes, light and movement, and sculptures presenting different conditions of the human psyche. Many of the artworks call for understanding the existence in modern life, and all these observations were accumulated by a...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 December, 2019 4:23 am

Exhibition devoted to Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal opens in London

Prince Turki Al-Faisal on Friday inaugurated an exhibition detailing the life of the late Saudi King Faisal. Held at the plush Institute of Directors building on Pall Mall — right at the heart of London — the event was organized on the 100th anniversary of King Faisal’s visit ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 22 December, 2019 2:07 am

From Within Puts the Kingdom on the Global Map of Contemporary Art

A group of Saudi and GCC artists reveals their concepts of the relationship between man and architecture, and how architectural styles shape human behaviour, in the layout of the From Withinexhibition, which is organised by the Ministry of Culture and is part of Quality of Life programme...

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Culture & Education | Friday 20 December, 2019 2:32 pm

The Royal Commission for AlUla Launches Its Second Winter at Tantora Festival of Culture, Heritage and Celebration in Saudi Arabia

The second Winter at Tantora Festival in AlUla in North West Saudi Arabia starts – a three-month celebration that will showcase the very best in international music, art and culture connecting East and West as the AlUla county has done for thousands of years. It comes just months...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 19 December, 2019 3:56 am

Culture Minister Announces 2020 "Arabic Calligraphy Year"

Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture, announced today naming next year 2020 as “Arabic Calligraphy Year”, in celebration of Arabic calligraphy and in appreciation of the importance it represents in expressing the stock of the Arabic language, its history and...

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