Culture & Education | Tuesday 6 March, 2018 3:27 pm

UNHCR Participates in the 32nd Janadriyah Festival

Through its regional office in Riyadh, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) participated at this year’s 32nd Janadriyah Festival for the second year in a row, with the purpose of familiarizing the community with its work and its longstanding partnership with the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 6 March, 2018 3:17 pm

Family Business in the Arab World Conference to be held at AUS

Industry experts, international academics, regional thought leaders and prominent names in family business will feature at the Family Business in the Arab World Conference to be held at American University of Sharjah (AUS), March 7—8, 2018. As the first event of its kind in the region,...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 6 March, 2018 12:02 pm

Innovative Solutions Showcased at ZU Environmental Health and Safety Event

Thousands of Zayed University students reviewed latest technological trends and developments, environmental protection norms, and sustainability best applied practices, during the recently held Environmental Health and Safety Fair.   The University’s Campus Physical Development...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 March, 2018 6:13 pm

Kalimat Foundation Provides Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services Library with 600 Books for Visually Impaired

Kalimat Foundation for Children's Empowerment (KF), the Sharjah-based non-profit children's organisation, is helping to bring the joy of reading to blind and visually impaired children by providing the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services (SCHS) library with 600 copies of braille,...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 March, 2018 5:47 pm

Dubai Culture’s ‘Live our Heritage Festival’ Showcases Traditional Palm Frond Braiding (Saf Al Khos) Handicraft

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, is celebrating the eight edition of its ‘Live our Heritage Festival’, which began on 1st March and will run until 7th April 2018 at the Global Village under ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 March, 2018 5:30 pm

Mobile Library on Nationwide Tour in March and April

The Mobile Library, an initiative by the Sharjah-based cultural initiative Knowledge without Borders (KwB), is to make a nationwide tour in March and April, providing a chance for everyone in the UAE to make use of its services.   The library will visit several cultural and educational...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 March, 2018 6:55 am

Saudi education minister to announce winners of e-learning award

Winners of the 4th Excellence Award in e-learning will be honored on Monday by Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Issa, education minister and chairman of the National Center for e-Learning (NCeL), at the Education Ministry in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the ceremony, he will also ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 March, 2018 4:10 am

GEMS Education and Emirates NBD give parents new options to pay fees

 GEMS Education and Emirates NBD have announced an exclusive offering that will make it easier for parents to pay their school tuition fees. By becoming a redemption partner with Emirates NBD, GEMS Education has given parents the option of converting their Plus Points (Emirates NBD’s...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 March, 2018 1:04 am

Horouf Reggio Conference Highlights Benefits of Alternative Learning Techniques

Teachers and educational professionals from across the UAE and the region are being introduced to an expression-based learning approach at a three-day conference beginning tomorrow (Tuesday), the first ever ‘Horouf Reggio Conference’, which is being organised by Horouf, a subsidiary of...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 4 March, 2018 2:04 pm

FUNN and Sharjah Youth Explore Real-life Roles In the Inspirational World of Filmmaking

FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation dedicated to engaging younger generations in media arts, is holding practical, hands-on workshops to show participants from Sharjah Youth the realities of turning a filmmaking idea into a viable movie.   The activities, taking place every Friday and...

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