Culture & Education | Sunday 23 August, 2015 2:11 am

Schools reopen: 5m begin new academic year

Around five million students were gearing up on Sunday to attend the first day of school for the new academic year, amid fears by parents about non-working air conditioners, lack of cleanliness in classrooms and a delay in receiving books. The Ministry of Education, however, assured the parents...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 22 August, 2015 2:26 pm

Online classes for students in southern region proposed

The Ministry of Education has proposed a plan to have top teachers conduct online classes for students in the southern region for security and safety reasons. An educational services company, which would implement the plan, said interested teachers would be paid SR400 per class, a local...

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Culture & Education | Friday 21 August, 2015 2:17 am

Move aims to reduce violence in schools

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has directed all education departments to implement in schools a new violence-reduction program "Rifq" (to be gentle) from the first semester of the forthcoming academic year.  The program will create awareness among students, the school...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 20 August, 2015 1:57 am

12 educational TV channels launched

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has launched 12 educational satellite television channels, two of which offer classes for students near the southern border, where the new academic year begins on Sunday. The project, in Asir Educational Directorate’s Jazan, Najran, Sybia and Sarat Obaid is ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 18 August, 2015 3:34 am

Souq Okaz features new elements

The ongoing 9th edition of Souq Okaz, a unique and important tourism landmark organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTNH), has introduced a new phenomenon to promote Saudi arts and crafts and ensure a fair competition for exhibited products. “In the ongoing...

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Culture & Education | Monday 17 August, 2015 1:03 am

Educators stress protecting youths from deviant thoughts

Sunday was the start of the new scholastic year for administrators across the Kingdom. Educators all over the country published tweets on #ambassadors_education expressing their condemnation of some actions of Saudi citizens who shed the blood of innocent people and called for unifying efforts to...

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Culture & Education | Friday 14 August, 2015 4:11 am

Call to regulate entry of visitors to schools

Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil has directed all the education departments across the Kingdom to appoint a guard at each school for boys and girls in order to regulate the entrance of parents or visitors. He stressed the need to document the data and information of each visitor, including...

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Culture & Education | Friday 14 August, 2015 3:08 am

Souq Okaz gets off to a colorful start

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and head of the supervising committee of Souq Okaz opened the activities of the ninth edition of the festival on Wednesday. A number of intellectuals, poets, academics, artists and craftsmen from the Kingdom and abroad attended the event. The governor...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 August, 2015 2:30 pm

Welcome Kazakhstan Art Exhibition at khalidiya palace rayhaan by rotana

It was an astonishing evening on the 3rd of August at Khalidiya Palace Rayhaan by Rotana which had the pleasure of welcoming guests to the opening night of the Welcome Kazakhstan Art Exhibition. It was a night of excitement and exploration into the tradition and ways of life of the Kazakh people...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 August, 2015 4:30 am

KACST, KAUST joint panel to monitor projects

The King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) will form a joint scientific committee between the two sides to follow the progress of their joint ventures. The agreement was reached between the two parties during a...

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