Culture & Education | Sunday 16 February, 2020 11:58 am

ZU Awarded Most Female Entrepreneur Empowering

Zayed University was recently awarded the ‘Most Empowering Female Entrepreneur Development Center’ by the UAE Business Awards 2020 for offering progressive development mechanisms that produced successful student companies from all majors and colleges.   This awards program...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 16 February, 2020 3:14 am

Caracalla Revives Jamil and Bouthayna at Maraya Concert Hall

Lebanese International Dance Theatre group, Caracalla, will be debuting a production of Jamil Bouthayna in AlUla where the story originally played out. The show will run for three days starting today, Thursday, at Maraya Concert Hall, where the spirit and magic of the East will be brought to life...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 15 February, 2020 2:01 pm

Dubai Culture partners with Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation for an innovative cultural endowment project

As part of its efforts to create an effective cultural movement and make Dubai the leading destination for cultural, creative, artistic, and literary talents as well as enhance its position as a pioneer on the global cultural map, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) signed a...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 15 February, 2020 12:04 pm

Plans to develop AlUla, Saudi Arabia into the ‘world’s largest living museum’ by 2035 unveiled at World Urban Forum 2020

A milestone in Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Vision to establish AlUla as the world’s largest living museum and a major heritage, cultural, arts and adventure tourism destination was reached this week as the AlUla framework plan was revealed at the 10th UN World Urban Forum. Visitors ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 February, 2020 12:09 pm

151 Saudi students compete in prestigious scientific olympiad

A prestigious national Olympiad aimed at identifying the next generation of Saudi scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs on Wednesday kicked off in Riyadh. A total of 151 male and female students will compete in the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity (Ibdaa 2020), organized by the King ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 February, 2020 10:59 am

SAWA Museum Academy shortlisted for international award 

SAWA Museum Academy of Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) has been nominated as one of only three finalists in the international Leading Cultural Destinations Award 2020 in Germany, Berlin.    The unique cross-cultural exchange programme SAWA, ‘Sisters in Liberty’, an...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 February, 2020 3:06 am

Dubai Culture announces open call for volunteers for SIKKA Arts Festival 2020

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has launched an open call for volunteers of the 10th anniversary of SIKKA Art Festival (SIKKA) that is taking place 19 – 29 March in Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood.   The festival is the flagship initiative of ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 February, 2020 12:23 am

Netflix draws curtains on ‘Six Windows in the Desert’

Netflix, the world's leading streaming entertainment service, has exclusively acquired six award winning short films from Telfaz11 Studios which will be available for viewers in 190 countries starting Thursday 27 February. To be released under the name “Six Windows in the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 February, 2020 12:57 pm

Dubai Culture announces first edition of Al Marmoom: Film in the Desert

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) announces the first edition of ‘Al Marmoom: Film in the Desert’ that will take place 4 – 7 March. As part of Dubai Art Season, the event aligns with the new cultural vision of Dubai launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 February, 2020 2:37 am

Sharjah Museums Authority announces 'Museums Express’ plan for 2020

The unique ‘Museums Express’ initiative introduced by Sharjah Museums Authority last year, will be making new 33 visits during 2020 to 12 public schools located in Khor Fakkan, Kalba, Wadi Al Hilo, Al Madam, Dibai Al Hisn and Nazwa.   Now in its second year, the mobile museum ...

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