Culture & Education | Monday 3 September, 2018 1:00 am

Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi launches new brand identity

Following the merger between Paris-Sorbonne and Pierre et Marie Curie universities, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi has launched its new brand identity; reinforcing the university’s global position as one of the best Francophone universities and research institution open to the world and...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 3:29 pm

GEMS Education welcomes more than 18,000 new students to school

MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the property development arm of MAG Group Holding, is proud to reveal the successful sales numbers of MAG EYE units. 600 units comprising studios and two and three-bedroom townhouses have already been sold valued at AED 400 million.  Talal Moafaq Al...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 2:56 pm

FOCP Urges Parents to be Aware of the Seven Early Symptoms of Childhood Cancer

In line with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month observed throughout the month of September, the UAE-based non-profit organisation Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) is highlighting the seven early warning signs that could indicate childhood cancer. FOCP’s guide to recognising the symptoms will...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 7:38 am

US media highlights Crown Prince’s ‘impressive reforms’

Reforms undertaken and spearheaded by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, have not only won plaudits worldwide but are being highlighted by the US media. Writing in Fox News Joel C. Rosenberg said: “A reformer is rising, pursuing the most dramatic...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 6:34 am

Cultural ties will add new facet to Saudi-South Korean relations

Enhancing Saudi-South Korean cultural ties will add “an important facet” to the “very wide-ranging” bilateral relationship, South Korean Ambassador Jo Byung-Wook told Arab News on Saturday.  The Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan will be held in the Saudi capital on Oct....

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:39 am

Over 5m start schools today

More than five million boy and girl students start their schools today (Sunday) after a long summer vacation. “We are starting a new academic year with great hope, high spirit and aspiration,” said Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa. The best of efforts have been put in place so...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:35 am

Saudi grand mufti praises MWL’s control of halal meat imports

Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, who is also the head of the Supreme Council of Scholars, praised the efforts of the Muslim World League (MWL) to unify Muslims, advocate for their cause and protect them, making sure that everyone is aware of the league’s blessed ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 5:13 am

Hazza bin Zayed wishes students exciting learning journey

H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, congratulated students on the start of the new academic year 2018-2019 and wished them an exciting learning journey. ''Congratulations on the beginning of the new academic year...I wish all students a...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 September, 2018 4:18 am

Over 1 million students back to school Sunday

Some 1.1 million students will be back to school on Sunday, 2nd September 2018, at 616 public schools across the nation, amidst extensive preparations by the Ministry of Education to launch a new trouble-free academic year. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, affirmed that the ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 1 September, 2018 1:46 pm

The Saudi Crown Prince Camel Festival celebrates the region’s most popular export

The camel, or “ship of the desert,” is known for its strength, endurance and ability to cross more than 100 miles of desert without water. Camels have traditionally been an important feature of life in the Arabian Gulf countries. Now Saudi Arabia has added a new camel festival to its...

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