Culture & Education | Tuesday 8 November, 2016 2:50 pm

#SIBF16 Hashtag Exceeds 700 Million Impressions

The official hashtag for this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), hashtag #SIBF16, has received more than 700 million impressions during the first five days of the fair, with the tag a popular trend through social media sites that include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 November, 2016 4:41 pm

Lughati Cup 2016 a prominent presence at Sharjah International Book Fair

The sixth day of the Lughati Cup 2016 at Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) witnessed strong competition from students keen to demonstrate their mastery of Arabic and win the first place prize. Launched by Lughati - the Sharjah-based initiative dedicated to supporting Arabic learning the smart...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 November, 2016 3:30 pm

Dubai Culture Participates in Sharjah International Book Fair 2016

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, continues its contribution to the Year of Reading by participating in the 35th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair 2016, which is being held 2 - 12 November, 2016 at...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 November, 2016 3:24 pm

Warsha Programme Organises Workshops for Authors at Al Noor Island

A group of 20 authors received valuable tuition to help them hone their craft at a series of workshops organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY). The three-day activity, which took place at Sharjah’s popular tourist destination Al Noor Island, was hosted by Fatima...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 November, 2016 4:42 am

KACST predicts a sharp rise in Saudi Arabia’s ICT spending

The volume of Kingdom’s spending on information and communications technology (ICT) remains the highest in the Gulf region. Anas Al-Faris, program director at the Joint Centers of Excellence, said here Sunday that Saudi Arabia has spent SR111.98 billion in 2014, up over the previous...

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Culture & Education | Monday 7 November, 2016 3:26 am

City School Ajman to commence classes from April 2017

The largest CBSE curriculum school in Ajman, City School is now open for admissions for the academic year of 2017-18. Located on the junction of Sheikh Ammar Road and Sheikh Mohammed by Zayed Road, the school operates under R Education & Academic Development (READ), the education arm of R...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 November, 2016 5:57 pm

HH Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi announces strengthening of GMU with engineering & business management courses

In a unique initiative to promote entrepreneurship among the alumni and students of Gulf Medical University (GMU), the university has launched the ‘GMU Startup Lab’, which will support aspiring medical entrepreneurs transform their business ideas into reality. The initiative was...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 November, 2016 5:47 pm

Ezzat Al Alayli Meets Fans and Discusses his Long Career in Theater and Cinema at the Sharjah International Book Fair

In a seminar held on Saturday, renowned Egyptian Actor Ezzat Al Alayli told visitors to the Sharjah International Book Fair that art is an educational and cultural responsibility.   Al Alayli said that his relationship with the arts started at a very young age. “I was only eight...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 November, 2016 2:36 pm

OSN serves up a 7- week Bond spectacular on its new dedicated 007 channel

From 7th November, for seven weeks on OSN Movies HD 007, fans will have the complete action-packed catalogue of James Bond movies at their fingertips.   The dedicated channel by OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, marks the first time that all 24 blockbuster movies have...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 November, 2016 11:30 am

Abu Dhabi University Students explore Hidd Al Saadiyat

Students from Abu Dhabi University made their way to Hidd Al Saadiyat for a site visit. The fourteen future architects were given the opportunity to explore the exclusive beachfront community, which provides a private estate for those inspired by the ‘art of living’ within Saadiyat...

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