Culture & Education | Sunday 21 January, 2018 2:00 am

Saudi Arabia's Janadriyah festival to open next month with India as guest of honor

India will be the guest of honor when a major cultural jamboree, popularly known as Janadriyah National Heritage and Cultural Festival, is inaugurated here on Feb. 7. The festival is part of a major initiative to generate awareness about the history and heritage of the Kingdom, as well as to...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 21 January, 2018 12:26 am

Over 6 million students return to schools for 2nd semester today

More than six million students and half a million teachers will begin on Sunday the second semester of the current academic year. The education administrations in various regions have started a social media campaign to stress the importance of discipline and punctuality. Awareness messages...

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Culture & Education | Friday 19 January, 2018 1:16 am

Riyadh meeting focuses on boosting media industry

Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Al-Awwad explored the prospect of further improving the local media industry in the Kingdom during his meeting with editors-in-chief of local newspapers at a workshop held at King Fahd Cultural Center in Riyadh on Thursday. The meeting discussed a...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 18 January, 2018 1:54 pm

Sharjah Ladies Club Branches Enhance Management and Leadership Skills of Employees

The Sharjah Ladies Club Branches (SLCB), today (Thursday), celebrated the graduation of 22 employees who enrolled in the ‘Integrated Skills for Leadership Excellence’ programme, presented by ‘The Tele Services’ company. Held from November 2016 to May 2017, the employees from ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 18 January, 2018 4:01 am

Dubai Culture Receives Record Number of Submissions for the 8th Edition of SIKKA Art Fair 2018

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has received a record number of submissions for the eighth edition of SIKKA Art Fair, which will be hosted from 17th to 26th March 2018 at Al Fahidi Historical...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 18 January, 2018 3:31 am

Pink Caravan Ride Opens Medical Volunteering Opportunity Now for Doctors and Nurses

As the UAE dedicates the entire year to celebrate the exemplary leadership, humanitarian action and charitable spirit of its founding father in the Year of Zayed, it is perhaps more important now than ever for all nationalities’ residing in UAE medical experts and cancer specialists to come...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 17 January, 2018 1:39 pm

Sharjah World Music Festival Graced by Young Soulful Voices

Four young female vocal talents have been shortlisted for the final contest of the singing competition being held as part of the 5th Sharjah World Music Festival (SWMF 2018), presented by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in a strategic partnership with Sharjah Commerce and...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 17 January, 2018 1:03 pm

Social Entrepreneurship training opportunity for UAE Women

Twenty UAE-based women will get a chance to harness their innovation skills to benefit society in a 10-month long “Badiri Social Entrepreneurship Programme”.   The programme is a partnership between Badiri Education and Development, one of NAMA Women Advancement...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 17 January, 2018 1:15 am

CABSAT content congress 2018 sheds light on new trends in content consumption

Content providers need to collaborate across borders and disciplines to create a stronger media and content infrastructure catering to changing global consumer habits, according to Martin Gaiss, Former SVP Global Content at 20th Century Fox.   “We know that content consumption will ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 16 January, 2018 2:28 pm

Dubai Culture Showcases the Work of Leading UAE Artists at the Dubai Airport Majlis Lounge

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced a new MoU with Dubai Airports that will see the Authority showcasing the work of leading UAE artists in the VIP Majlis Lounge at Dubai...

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