Culture & Education | Tuesday 7 March, 2017 8:52 am

‘Mobilité Francophone’ Stream to help French-speaking professionals to get Canadian Permanent Residency

All French-speaking skilled workers and professionals have a golden chance of getting Canadian permanent residency. The goal of the International Mobility Program stream is to attract skilled francophone workers to Canada. The Mobilité Francophone stream exempts employers from the Labour...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 5 March, 2017 11:27 am

Saudi team builds education platform for young refugees

A Saudi team specialized in education and technical training established the first educational platform for 13 million young refugees in Arab countries, Makkah newspaper reported. The Saudi team leader and supervisor of the project, Zaheer Azhar, explained that the purpose of the platform was to ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 8:41 am

Saudi Arabia to open 3 Arabic-language institutes in Indonesia

Saudi Arabia is planning to establish Arabic-language institutions in the three major Indonesian cities of Makassar, Medan and Surabaya, said Saudi Ambassador Osama Mohammed Abdullah Al-Shuaibi. The envoy said the goal is to help Indonesians improve their Arabic-language skills, and the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:33 am

Child Safety Campaign Workshops Highlight the Dangers of the Internet

Rapidly increasing access opens doors to online abuse   Sharjah’s Child Safety Campaign (CSC) has held two dedicated workshops to test children and young people on their internet awareness in order to help them avoid online abuse, protect their privacy and exclude inappropriate...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 4 March, 2017 1:13 am

Sheikh Zayed Book Award announces Shortlists in Translation and Literary Studies 11th Cycle

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award announced today the works shortlisted in its “Translation” and “Literary& Arts Criticism” Categories. The frontrunners in “Translation” include three scholarly studies, two of which construed to Arabic from original works in...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 1 March, 2017 10:29 am

‘Wall of Giving’ Promotes Values of Reading and Sharing

Nurturing a habit for reading is a lifelong practice, and is defined not just by the act of reading itself, but by a more holistic process of gathering, attaining and sharing the knowledge and experiences contained within books. The ‘Wall of Giving’ is one of Sharjah Children...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 1 March, 2017 7:00 am

al khaliji holds the 2nd edition of its ‘Tajer’ Financial Education Workshop, in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University

Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) P.Q.S.C., Qatar’s next generation bank, has partnered with Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) for the second consecutive year, to host its financial markets literacy and education workshop ‘Tajer’. The initiative, ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 28 February, 2017 6:30 am

AUS students take orphans for a day of fun!

Thirty eight students from American University of Sharjah’s (AUS) Office of Student Affairs took orphans for a day of fun as part of an event organized recently by Community Services in collaboration with Human Appeal International. The daylong event featured a visit to Kidzania in Dubai,...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 28 February, 2017 6:30 am

AUS students take orphans for a day of fun!

Thirty eight students from American University of Sharjah’s (AUS) Office of Student Affairs took orphans for a day of fun as part of an event organized recently by Community Services in collaboration with Human Appeal International. The daylong event featured a visit to Kidzania in Dubai,...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 26 February, 2017 9:12 am

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority Participates in the 35th Istanbul International Book Fair

 Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is leading a delegation at the 35th Istanbul International Book fair currently taking place in Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre from February 24 to March 5.   Aiming to attract new publishers and strengthen...

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