Culture & Education | Monday 11 January, 2016 4:25 am

SBA participate in the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Boston

Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has participated in the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Boston, USA, this month which included participation of more than 3,466 organisations and institutions concerned with library management. The event saw the attendance of more...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 10 January, 2016 12:10 pm

BBC Worldwide’s premium drama channel to launch exclusively on OSN

OSN, the region’s leading pay-TV platform, will be the exclusive home to BBC First in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from February 1, 2016.   OSN will be the only place to watch the very best of British premium drama, with two hours of award-winning primetime programming...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 3 January, 2016 3:58 pm

Abu Dhabi Police launch community-based initiative to encourage reading

The Abu Dhabi Police launched on Saturday a community-based initiative to encourage reading among inmates. The initiative falls within the framework of the ‘2016, Year of Reading in the UAE’ initiative launched by the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 3 January, 2016 1:39 pm

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council’s Bidwa programme hosts students from Accademia Italiana for cultural exchange

Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, has recently completed a seven-day cultural exchange programme with students and staff from Accademia Italiana’s campuses in Florence and Rome in Italy as part of the Bidwa social development programme.   Accademia Italiana, one of Italy’s...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 30 December, 2015 3:36 pm

Dubai Culture wins ‘His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award’

The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for heritage, arts and culture, has won the third place under the ‘Best users of social media in the Arab world’ category at the 15th edition of the Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah Informatics...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 30 December, 2015 1:35 pm

The Launch of El Beit TV show Season “3” Press Conference

Hamdan bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC) held a press conference yesterday, 28 December 2015, to announce the launch of El Beit TV show – Season 3. The press conference was held at Dubai Studio City, in El Beit’s production studio. Members of the press and guests were taken on a...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 3:26 pm

Al Mawakeb School Students Show Gratitude to Support Staff

Students of Al Mawakeb School Al Garhoud demonstrated their gratitude to the school support staff by organizing ‘Breakfast Smiles’ - an event wherein senior students served breakfast to all the 12 support staff to show them that their hard work is greatly appreciated by...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 29 December, 2015 3:16 am

Gulf Capital Joins Hands with Himaya to Support and Educate Underprivileged Children

Gulf Capital, one of the leading and most active alternative asset managers in the Middle East, has donated “Endless” computers to Himaya, a non-profit organisation in Lebanon that works for child welfare, including offering basic education to underprivileged children and preventing...

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Culture & Education | Monday 28 December, 2015 3:13 pm

Sharjah Government Communication Award Hosts Workshop for University Students to Help Develop their Research Capabilities

The Sharjah Government Communication Award (GCA) hosted a workshop for students of the College of Mass Communication at the University of Sharjah to familiarise them with the Award and its goals, and encourage their participation in the category of ‘Best Graduation Project or Scientific...

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Culture & Education | Monday 28 December, 2015 3:08 pm

Entries open for Sharjah Exhibition for Children Book’s Illustrations

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) open doors for children’s books to participate in the fifth edition of the Sharjah Exhibition for Children Book’s Illustrations, which will be held as a part of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF), taking place from 20 until 30 April...

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