As many as 326 Saudi doctors and physicians enrolled for fellowship programs in the United States in the past three years, indicating an increase in the number of trainees in that country over the years. Moreover, the outstanding performance of Saudi doctors makes them the fifth best in the world...
The "red carpet" was made of green artificial turf and women wore traditional black robes when the third Saudi Film Festival opened here on Thursday night.
About 400 enthusiastic film fans filled a hall for the opening ceremony at a culture and arts center.
Although public cinemas are ...
Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa directed universities to give preference to Saudi applicants holding doctoral degrees for faculty jobs.
The directive came after many Saudis with doctoral degrees complained of bias against them by officials at local universities.
"Their applications should...
A new mega university to be built in the Sinai will be named after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman.
This was announced recently by South Sinai Gov. Maj. Gen. Khalid Foda, who said the facility in Al-Tour City would be built in conjunction with the Egyptian Ministry of...
Members of the advisory board of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) held a two-day meeting here ending Tuesday on developing research, improving academic outcomes and building entrepreneurial thinking.
The 19th meeting of the board, consisting of leading local and...
Chelsea College of Arts (CCA) returns to the Middle East with its Short Course programme from 9 - 28 May 2016 at its new venue – the Dubai Design District, d3. With a presence in the region for five years, CCA is bringing 12 short courses to the region, four of which have never been offered...
Google celebrated iconic Arab poet Nizar Qabbani’s 93rd birthday on Tuesday with a series of doodles which millions of Internet users in the region will see.
Four different doodles illustrate important periods in the poet’s lifetime during which he wrote some of his...
Over 376,000 people visited Riyadh International Book Fair 2016, which concluded Saturday, of whom two-thirds were females and children, according to sources at the fair media center.
Among top visitors were President of Saudi Council for Tourism and National Heritage Prince Sultan bin Salman,...
Red, the starring animated character voiced by US star Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming “The Angry Birds Movie,” was named Honorary Ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness today at the United Nations.
The appointment of Red is part of the...
Training teachers and boosting their skills will require great efforts and money and the existing training centers in the Kingdom are not capable of meeting this challenge, Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa has said.
“If we open opportunities for training outside the Kingdom, we cannot...