Culture & Education | Tuesday 10 November, 2015 4:17 pm

2015 Ajyal Youth Film Festival to provide an Interactive Out-Of-Cinema Experience at ‘Creativity Hub’

The third annual Ajyal Youth Film Festival, presented by the Doha Film Institute, will host a range of activities at its ‘Creativity Hub’, designed to entertain, educate and inspire creativity & innovation.   The ‘Ajyal Creativity Hub’ will offer guests an...

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Culture & Education | Monday 9 November, 2015 12:45 am

Hassan Dominates While Yaman Outscores Fawzy on Dramatic Stars of Science Episode on MBC4

The Stars of Science candidates Hassan Albalawi of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yaman Abou Jieb of Syria, outshone the competition in the first design episode of Stars of Science on MBC4, landing them in the finale of the "edutainment...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 November, 2015 3:13 pm

British star Sami Yusuf delights crowd at SIBF

The throng of the crowd surged with delight as Sami Yusuf, a British star of Arabic decent, took to the Social Media Station at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2015 yesterday (Saturday) taking place at Expo Centre until November 14.    The singer-songwriter, composer,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 8 November, 2015 4:16 am

80% private schools face the stick over Saudization

Around 80 percent of private schools in the Kingdom face the threat of being shut down during the next 18 months for not meeting the Saudization criteria, an official was quoted as saying by local media on Saturday. “Schools are supposed to meet the condition to employ the set number of...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 November, 2015 4:15 am

PEEC move to improve teaching welcomed

The Public Education Evaluation Commission (PEEC) held its first workshops in Riyadh and Dammam recently to know the views of the education staff in setting professional standards for teachers.   The move aims at drawing up a roadmap for educational reform and boost performance of...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 7 November, 2015 3:52 am

Top Newspaper Editor talks Social Media and News at SIBF

Newspapers are utilizing the power of social media, interactive graphics and videos to enhance their content as readers become more mobile and receive more information online, said Mohammed Almezel, Managing Editor of Gulf News. As one of the largest English dailies in the region, the editor spoke...

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Culture & Education | Friday 6 November, 2015 12:38 pm

New Always® #GirlsCan social experiment video reveals the importance of loss of confidence during puberty and the impact on girls’ dreams

“I wanted to be a doctor”, “a reporter”, “a painter”, but it didn’t work out… Did you ever wonder what happened to the aspirations and dreams of girls along the way of “growing up?” Why does a girl let go of her dreams? Always, the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 6 November, 2015 4:28 am

Conference explores ways to raise level of education

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar inaugurated the first Public Schools Evaluation Conference on Wednesday on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. The event was attended by key local and international experts in the sector and was positively received by all...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 November, 2015 5:35 am

PNU has 3,174 students in five health colleges

More than 3,000 girls are studying in five health colleges at Princess Nora University (PNU), according to its rector. The announcement was made at the international conference inaugurated by Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar at the university in Riyadh on Tuesday. The first international...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 5 November, 2015 2:55 am

Sultan Al Qasimi and Khalid Al Faisal inaugurate the 34th Edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair

“Arab intellectuals should play an important role in raising awareness and spreading knowledge and culture and not be silent during the critical times that Arab world is going through.” These remarks were made by His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council...

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