Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 2:30 pm

Chelsea College of Arts announces its return to d3 with 12 short courses in Art and Design

Chelsea College of Arts (CCA) returns to the Middle East with its Short Course programme from 9 - 28 May 2016 at its new venue – the Dubai Design District, d3. With a presence in the region for five years, CCA is bringing 12 short courses to the region, four of which have never been offered...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 2:10 pm

Emirati youngsters soldier through 10th Fazza School Youlah Championship with flying colours

The curtain came down on the 10th edition of the Fazza School Youlah Championship to great acclaim and much applause at the New World Private School in the Al Twar area of Dubai here yesterday (Sunday) evening. The finale, which is organised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC) in...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 12:25 pm

Google celebrates Nizar Qabbani’s 93rd birthday in special series of Doodles

Google celebrated iconic Arab poet Nizar Qabbani’s 93rd birthday on Tuesday with a series of doodles which millions of Internet users in the region will see.    Four different doodles illustrate important periods in the poet’s lifetime during which he wrote some of his...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 7:26 am

TLGS- True 'Educators at Heart'

The Bloomington Academy, the first British School is part of the Lazar Group of Schools which strives to live up to its aphorism 'Educators at Heart".   The Lazar Group also has The Royal Academy, the First Eco Green School in Ajman, following Indian CBSE curriculum...

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Culture & Education | Monday 21 March, 2016 7:13 am

United Nations names “Red,” from the Angry Birds movie as honorary ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness

Red, the starring animated character voiced by US star Jason Sudeikis in the upcoming “The Angry Birds Movie,” was named Honorary Ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness today at the United Nations.   The appointment of Red is part of the...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 20 March, 2016 3:08 pm

UAEBBY Participates in Earth Hour by Hosting Environmentally-themed Reading Event

In celebration of this year’s Earth Hour, the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) organised a special reading event for children that had a focus on the environment. Taking place on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in collaboration with...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 20 March, 2016 1:12 pm

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Celebrates International Day

Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi held at its campus the annual International Day celebrations for the 7th consecutive year, opening its doors to visitors, representatives of diplomatic missions, students, parents and friends, alongside with the university’s faculty and...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 20 March, 2016 5:14 am

Bin Bisher crowned top gun at Dh1m Fazza Youlah Championship

Bisher Rashid bin Bisher was crowned the winner of the Dh1m Fazza Youlah Championship inside the heritage quadrant at Global Village late on Fridayevening. Bin Bisherr polled 180,360 votes compared to the runner-up Rashed bin Harmash Al Mansouri’s 126,950 at the closing ceremony of...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 17 March, 2016 2:47 pm

Egypt National Award Winner Revealed for the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

Egyptian photographer Hady Geneidi (19) from Cairo is today named as the winner of Egypt National Award, part of world’s biggest photography competition, the Sony World Photography Awards.   Geneidi’s winning image, 'Break Through', was chosen as the single best...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 15 March, 2016 9:43 am

Corporates Unite for Football, Fun and Fundraising at Al Noor!

The Al Noor – Bank of Sharjah CSR Football Tournament gave football lovers a chance to take to the pitch and support the Centre on 26th and 27th February 2016 at ANISA (Al Noor Indoor Sports Auditorium).   Al Noor Training Centre once again successfully used the power of sport to...

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