Culture & Education | Friday 28 April, 2017 10:10 am

EMERGING MARKETS STREAMING LEADER – IFLIX LAUNCHES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

 iflix, the world’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, today announced the launch of its revolutionary service in eight territories across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Consumers in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain,...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 25 April, 2017 6:16 am

AUS Environmental Day raises awareness of important regional and global issues

Hundreds of students and teachers from schools across the UAE gathered at American University of Sharjah (AUS) to participate in the Environmental Day 2017, organized by the university’s Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences. The theme of this year’s event, which...

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Culture & Education | Monday 24 April, 2017 4:04 am

SCRF Explores How Writers Come Up with Story Ideas

Stories are, and have for centuries been an intrinsic part of our societies and cultures. Evolutionary thinking has expanded beyond the field of biology to include virtually all human-related subjects like anthropology, religion, morality and politics, and has developed to include the origins of...

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Culture & Education | Monday 24 April, 2017 4:00 am

Best-Selling International Author Gayle Forman Tells SCRF of the Roller Coaster Ride of Writing for Young Adults

The worldwide best-selling author Gayle Forman, whose young adult novels have been translated into more than 40 languages, has been telling a packed audience at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival about the path that has led her – and her characters – to cult status in so many ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 April, 2017 4:17 am

Child Safety Campaign Conducts Smart Device Safety Workshop

The Child Safety Campaign, an initiative of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, organised two awareness workshops for parents to advise them on how they can protect their children from the negative aspects of smart device usage. The workshops took place at Kalba and Khorfakkan Children’s...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 23 April, 2017 4:05 am

‘Growing Together’ Kalimat’s Message to Society on their Tenth Anniversary

To mark 10 years of success in publishing, Kalimat Publishing House – a Kalimat Group subsidiary, chose World Book Day 2017 to organise a series of celebratory events under the slogan, ‘Growing Together’ at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2017). The...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 22 April, 2017 5:58 am

‘Vision 3000’ willdrive the revival of Arabic language and poetry among Arabs

A new company under the name of ‘Vision 3000’ was launched in Dubai Media City, focused on supporting Arab music and poetry in the Middle East and North Africa region, powered by creative teams working across music, production, voice-over and video editing fields.   The company...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 22 April, 2017 5:48 am

Dubai Customs hosts an exhibition for people with disabilities

Dubai Customs hosted a handcraft exhibition for people of disabilities from Dubai Rehabilitation Center for Disabled. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs inaugurated the exhibition in the presence of a number of senior managers and employees in the department. The step, which comes as...

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Culture & Education | Friday 21 April, 2017 5:05 am

Schneider Electric Opens Submissions for Seventh Edition of International Student Challenge ‘Go Green in the City’

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has launched the seventh edition of ‘Go Green in the City,’ its annual global challenge for business and engineering students that promotes innovative energy management ideas for smart cities. Business and ...

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Culture & Education | Friday 21 April, 2017 4:49 am

Literary Experts Discuss Challenges that Face Children's Books Publishing Industry

The challenges facing children’s book publishing was the topic of a panel discussion held on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival.   Speaking on the topic was Amal Farah, a prominent Egyptian children's writer: "People talk about how...

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