Culture & Education | Monday 10 February, 2020 1:22 am

AUS presents innovative projects at Innovation Week 2020 in Sharjah

Presenting solutions to a wide variety of challenges, faculty members and students from American University of Sharjah (AUS) are displaying innovative, high-quality projects at the Innovation Week that began at Sharjah Book Authority yesterday, February 8. The event is part of UAE Innovation Month...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 6 February, 2020 3:48 am

Emirates Foundation Launches the “Think Science World Fair” Initiative

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of Emirates Foundation, Emirates Foundation, the national organization set up by the Abu Dhabi Government to facilitate public-private...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 5 February, 2020 10:56 am

Governor of Riyadh Region honors winners of Governor of Riyadh competition for memorization of Holy Quran

 Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of Riyadh Region, this evening honored the winners of the Governor of Riyadh Region Competition for Memorizing, Reciting and Interpreting the Noble Qur’an for Boys and Girls in its fifth session. In a press statement, the governor...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 11:00 am

Bocelli Returned to Serenade AlUla During Winter at Tontora Festival

World-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli performed at Maraya Concert Hall this weekend during the Winter At Tantora Festival in AlUla. The festival is organised by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and offers a variety of cultural and artistic events inspired by AlUla's heritage which dates back...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 4:38 am

Five Student Projects Turn Heads at Abu Dhabi Municipality Innovation Nation Activities

Zayed University students participated in the "Innovation Nation" activities, which was organized by the Abu Dhabi City Municipality for the UAE Innovation Month, which comes in line with the UAE's strategy to prepare a new generation of talents as it transitions into a competitive...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 4 February, 2020 2:15 am

Sky News Arabia Launches ‘Search for a Star’ Campaign to Recruit New Faces

Sky News Arabia has recently launched an innovative campaign entitled ‘Search for a Star’ to identify and train talented young Arab students looking to enter the world of media.  The campaign is held in collaboration with 15 universities in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt...

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Culture & Education | Monday 3 February, 2020 9:25 am

Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates 2020 concludes in Saudi Arabia's AlUla

The Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates concluded on Saturday in AlUla, in northwest Saudi Arabia. Running for three days, the conference brought together 18 Nobel Laureates of peace, economics, literature, physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine. Other social and political leaders from 32...

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Culture & Education | Monday 3 February, 2020 2:31 am

House of Wisdom: Sharjah’s new cultural landmark

  A Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) project, House of Wisdom reimagines libraries for the 21st century, and is scheduled for public opening in April this year in Sharjah.     Boasting a built-up area of 12,000 square metres and characterised by...

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Culture & Education | Monday 3 February, 2020 1:13 am

Pearson hosts bilArabi education workshops to inspire a love of Arabic in the classroom

Pearson Middle East has recently concluded a series of educational workshops in Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah, focusing on innovative ways to inspire a love of the Arabic language in the classroom. With more than 150 educators who were part of the events including school owners, principals and...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 2 February, 2020 11:05 am

Saudi Arabia steps up school coronavirus safeguards

Educational facilities in Saudi Arabia have updated emergency procedures to counter the threat of coronavirus. Saudi Minister of Education, Hamad Al-Asheikh on Saturday instructed all education departments, universities and vocational training institutes to activate emergency plans as the number ...

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