Culture & Education | Sunday 25 September, 2016 12:12 am

Bringing education to refugees in Lebanon with the Clooney Foundation for Justice

We are facing the largest refugee crisis since World War II. Last September, we asked ourselves if we could play a unique role in supporting organizations on the ground, and we invited people around the world to help us respond -- with Google.org matching every dollar. Since that time, Google.org...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 22 September, 2016 4:43 am

More than 80,000 teachers in Saudi Arabia add ITWORX Education’s TeacherKit app to their educational arsenal

Proving its success in providing educators with previously untapped opportunities for growth, ITWORX Education has to date enabled more 80,000 teachers in Saudi Arabia, and more than one million educators worldwide, to effortlessly manage their classrooms and students, by adding its versatile...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 21 September, 2016 10:43 am

AUS students win Gold Award in the Young Leaders Innovation Challenge

Three students from American University of Sharjah (AUS) were declared winners of the Gold Award in the Young Leaders Innovation Challenge on September 19 in Dubai. The team won first place in a competitive challenge that included more than a dozen universities from the region. This...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 September, 2016 5:55 pm

Ogilvy Noor book ‘Generation M’ explores what it means to be a modern-day Muslim consumer

Today, Ogilvy Noor announces the release of its latest book ‘Generation M: Young Muslims Changing the World’, an exploration of what it means to be a young Muslim today and why this generation demands our attention. Written by Ogilvy Noor’s Vice President and award winning author...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 September, 2016 12:41 pm

OSN exclusive shows score big wins at the Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV network, celebrated with the stars as its exclusive shows won accolades across the board at the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. With the biggest shows winning a huge haul of the coveted statuettes, we can proudly claim that OSN is the home of the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 19 September, 2016 8:45 am

‘Fitness and healthy lifestyle’ as important as scoring higher grades in school

‘Fitness and leading a healthy lifestyle’ is as important as scoring higher grades in academics as per ASPAM Indian International School. “Obesity and juvenile diabetes is on the rise across the globe, and ignoring physical fitness will not only impact the physical health of a...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 18 September, 2016 2:44 pm

68th Emmys live and exclusive only on OSN

TV-lovers can tune in to this year’s 68th edition of the Emmy Awards featuring several of the world’s most watched television series screened exclusively on OSN, the region’s largest pay-TV network, on 19 September 2016 at 3am KSA.   The ceremony will be aired live on...

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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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