Culture & Education | Wednesday 21 January, 2015 12:34 am

SECOND EDITION OF GLOBAL TALENT COMPETITIVENESS INDEX RELEASED

INSEAD, the leading international business school, today released the 2014 edition of its annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). The study, which measures a nation’s competitiveness based on the quality of talent it can produce, attract and retain, was produced in collaboration with...

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Culture & Education | Monday 19 January, 2015 1:01 pm

Olympics Creativity and Giftedness Lunches its 9th Annual Program

Showcasing the unique and exceptional talents of the Olympics Creativity and Giftedness program #Doroob officially opened its Visual Arts Exhibition at Arab Mall this Saturday January 17, 2015 presenting the works of the 72 finalists in the 2014 Photography and Vlogging categories. The goal of the ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 19 January, 2015 2:24 am

Campaign checks students’ eyesight

The Ministry of Education recently launched a national campaign to discover the visual problems of kindergarten and elementary students. The campaign was launched with the cooperation of the National Commission for Children and the Ebsar Foundation for the visually impaired.The four-day campaign...

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Culture & Education | Monday 19 January, 2015 2:15 am

Ministry to regulate new media

Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Khudairi said new regulations for social media sites are being studied in a bid to promote the new media. He called on all Saudi newspapers to provide their proposals and opinions in this regard.These proposals will help the ministry to create an...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:59 am

Colorful start to Souk Okaz

Souk Okaz has organized a beauty contest and race for Arabian horses on Saturday, it was announced here on Friday.This is one of many highlights at the top tourist attraction. There have already been performances of the Ardah dance by the Bahra and Renia folklore teams, with 100 artists, on...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 17 January, 2015 2:55 am

Translation awards ‘build bridges between nations’

The winners of the annual King Abdullah International Award for Translation (KAIAT) have praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for helping to unite people across religious and cultural divides.These comments were made on the sidelines of the awards ceremony in Geneva on Thursday...

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Culture & Education | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:54 am

Historic Jeddah Festival opens with fanfare

Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed, chairman of the Tourism Development Council, opened the second Historic Jeddah Festival here Wednesday, which will feature 89 heritage, recreational, cultural and marketing events.Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 15 January, 2015 2:59 am

GE and KAUST sign agreement to undertake joint research to strengthen Kingdom’s electricity sector

GE (NYSE: GE) has signed a cooperative research agreement with King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) to undertake cutting-edge research on enhancing the fuel flexibility of GE’s advanced gas turbines. The collaborative research, led by Saudi-based international professionals...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 14 January, 2015 3:13 am

Ministry OKs educational projects worth SR319 million

Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has approved a number of educational projects Kingdom-wide amounting to nearly SR319 million, according to a ministry announcement.The projects are aimed to either construct new or complete on-going educational facilities in a number of cities and...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 13 January, 2015 1:18 pm

SABIC unveils new Innovation Award to spur development of smart plastics in Saudi Arabia

SABIC has announced the launch of an annual innovation award, SABIC Innovation Award, a new initiative specific to Saudi Arabia that will grant cash awards of up to SR 10 million, along with the necessary research and commercial support, for innovative ideas in the field of smart plastics. The...

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