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68th Emmys live and exclusive only on OSN
Culture & Education | Sunday 18 September, 2016 2:44 pm
TV-lovers can tune in to this year’s 68th edition of the Emmy Awards featuring several of the world’s most watched television series screened exclusively on OSN, the region’s largest pay-TV network, on 19 September 2016 at 3am KSA.   The ceremony will be aired live on...
Thousands of schoolbooks distributed, says ministry
Culture & Education | Friday 16 September, 2016 5:19 pm
The Education Ministry has announced the distribution of thousands of schoolbooks to boys and girls in Riyadh. Mohammed Al-Morshed, director general of education in Riyadh, said the distribution of schoolbooks began last month. He said that schoolbooks would also be provided to students of special ...
This year’s book fair in Jeddah won’t be international
Culture & Education | Friday 16 September, 2016 3:05 pm
This year’s edition of the Jeddah Book Fair will not be an international one, according to sources at the Arab Publishers’ Association. One of the key reasons that led to this decision was the organizer’s refusal to reduce the rental rate of pavilions from $200 to $110 per square ...
Ministry to have a new center for Haj coverage
Culture & Education | Thursday 15 September, 2016 12:46 pm
A new media center will be set up in the Holy Sites next year to increase the number of foreign journalists covering the Haj, Dr. Adel Al-Turaifi, Minister of Culture and Information, has said. The Persian-speaking Channel ‘Farsi’, which started broadcasting this year for the first...
Information minister: Persian TV not directed against any country
Culture & Education | Thursday 15 September, 2016 11:37 am
The Ministry of Information and Culture is gearing up to establish an international media center for Haj coverage next year. “The center will enable us to double the number of foreign media personnel coming from abroad,” Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Toraifi said during...
Saudi students in US: Developing voluntary work as per Vision 2030
Culture & Education | Wednesday 14 September, 2016 2:02 pm
Saudi Students on scholarship in the United States are demonstrating their passion for volunteering through transforming their experiences to the Kingdom to contribute to the development of the voluntary sector in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The Saudi Press Agency in...
Persian channel launched
Culture & Education | Monday 12 September, 2016 4:51 am
A special Persian Haj channel has been launched by the Saudi Broadcasting Corporation aimed at Persian-speaking pilgrims. Minister of Culture and Information, Adel Al-Turaifi, said that the main aim of the channel is to deliver a message of Haj and the meanings of Islam to Persian speakers, in...
SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL IN DUBAI (SISD) welcomes  630 students
Culture & Education | Saturday 10 September, 2016 11:43 am
Swiss International Scientific School Dubai (SISD) opens its gates for the 2nd year, welcoming more than 600 students joining its Primary and Middle School. Its experienced team of international educators are very much looking forward to greeting all students to this exciting new academic year....
New programming season brings over 40 new and returning shows exclusively to OSN this September
Culture & Education | Thursday 8 September, 2016 12:11 pm
: OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, presents an exclusive roster of the latest and most talked about TV shows, for the new programming season. With over 40 exclusive new and continuing TV series on its schedules, across linear and digital platforms, September’s line-up...
Genesys to Acquire Interactive Intelligence to Create the World’s Premier Omnichannel Customer Experience Company
Culture & Education | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 11:26 am
Genesys (www.genesys.com), a market leader in omnichannel customer experience and contact center solutions, and Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ) (www.inin.com), a global leader of cloud and on-premise solutions for customer engagement, communications and collaboration, today...
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