Culture & Education | Friday 25 March, 2016 12:42 pm

Mega university in Egypt to be named after king

 A new mega university to be built in the Sinai will be named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. This was announced recently by South Sinai Gov. Maj. Gen. Khalid Foda, who said the facility in Al-Tour City would be built in conjunction with the Egyptian Ministry of...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 24 March, 2016 7:40 am

KFUPM’s research, training exemplary

Members of the advisory board of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) held a two-day meeting here ending Tuesday on developing research, improving academic outcomes and building entrepreneurial thinking. The 19th meeting of the board, consisting of leading local and...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 2:30 pm

Chelsea College of Arts announces its return to d3 with 12 short courses in Art and Design

Chelsea College of Arts (CCA) returns to the Middle East with its Short Course programme from 9 - 28 May 2016 at its new venue – the Dubai Design District, d3. With a presence in the region for five years, CCA is bringing 12 short courses to the region, four of which have never been offered...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 12:25 pm

Google celebrates Nizar Qabbani’s 93rd birthday in special series of Doodles

Google celebrated iconic Arab poet Nizar Qabbani’s 93rd birthday on Tuesday with a series of doodles which millions of Internet users in the region will see.    Four different doodles illustrate important periods in the poet’s lifetime during which he wrote some of his...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 7:15 am

Riyadh Book Fair ‘received more than 376,000 visitors’

Over 376,000 people visited Riyadh International Book Fair 2016, which concluded Saturday, of whom two-thirds were females and children, according to sources at the fair media center. Among top visitors were President of Saudi Council for Tourism and National Heritage Prince Sultan bin Salman,...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 7:13 am

United Nations names “Red,” from the Angry Birds movie as honorary ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness

Red, the starring animated character voiced by US star Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming “The Angry Birds Movie,” was named Honorary Ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness today at the United Nations.   The appointment of Red is part of the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 7:03 am

Minister says method of teaching has to change

Training teachers and boosting their skills will require great efforts and money and the existing training centers in the Kingdom are not capable of meeting this challenge, Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa has said. “If we open opportunities for training outside the Kingdom, we cannot...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 17 March, 2016 2:47 pm

Egypt National Award Winner Revealed for the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

Egyptian photographer Hady Geneidi (19) from Cairo is today named as the winner of Egypt National Award, part of world’s biggest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards.   Geneidi’s winning image, 'Break Through', was chosen as the single best...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 15 March, 2016 8:48 am

King Salman’s support for education highlighted

The Cabinet on Monday thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for supporting education efforts in the Kingdom, including the inauguration of the Riyadh International Book Fair, which involves over 500 publishers with about 1.2 million titles. The Cabinet welcomed the recommendations...

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Culture & Education | Monday 14 March, 2016 12:00 pm

Northrop Grumman Launches Educational Tour Across Universities in Saudi Arabia

Northrop Grumman Saudi Arabia has launched its first educational tour in Saudi Arabia as part of its ongoing commitment to develop young students, increase awareness among students looking to major in scientific fields and transfer knowledge to society.     The first tour took place ...

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