Culture & Education | Friday 16 September, 2016 3:05 pm

This year’s book fair in Jeddah won’t be international

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 ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 12 September, 2016 4:51 am

Persian channel launched

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...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 10 September, 2016 11:43 am

SWISS INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL IN DUBAI (SISD) welcomes 630 students

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....

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Culture & Education | Thursday 8 September, 2016 12:11 pm

New programming season brings over 40 new and returning shows exclusively to OSN this September

: 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...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 7 September, 2016 11:26 am

Genesys to Acquire Interactive Intelligence to Create the World’s Premier Omnichannel Customer Experience Company

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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Culture & Education | Monday 5 September, 2016 4:17 pm

AUS celebrates Fall 2016 Club Fair

American University of Sharjah (AUS) celebrated its students’ cultural diversity during the Fall 2016 Club Fair at its newly renovated Student Center. The two-day event features 62 ethnic and interest-oriented clubs and five new associations joining this fair: the Student Volunteers, Student...

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Culture & Education | Monday 5 September, 2016 10:53 am

ITV’s crowning achievement in drama, Victoria, exclusively on OSN in the MENA Region

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, will exclusively broadcast ITV’s new lavishly produced drama series Victoria, across Asia and the Middle East premiering Tuesday 6 September on ITV Choice.     Victoria launched in the UK on Sunday 28 August with 5.7 million...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 4 September, 2016 2:49 pm

Dubai Showcase The World’s Largest Gathering of Student Innovators at Global Grad Show 2016

On its second year, the Global Grad Show is opening in Dubai on October 24-29, 2016 attracting an unprecedented number of student innovators exhibiting their unique designs.  The show returns with 145 projects from 50 leading global universities, representing an almost three-fold increase...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 4 September, 2016 12:04 pm

‘1001 Titles’ Releases its Debut Collection of 11 Books

‘1001 Titles,’ an initiative from Knowledge without Borders, has announced the release of its debut collection of publications. The inaugural series of books from the project, which was launched in conjunction with 2016 being declared as the Year of Reading, is the first step in its...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 3 September, 2016 1:23 am

AUS appoints new engineering dean

American University of Sharjah (AUS) has appointed Dr. Richard Schoephoerster as the new Dean of the College of Engineering (CEN), starting from Fall 2016. He joined AUS from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where he served as Dean of the College of Engineering.   Dr....

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