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Xposure 2021: Palani Mohan’s iconic images began with ‘little expectation, obscure ideas and pure instinct’
Culture & Education | Thursday 11 February, 2021 9:20 am
Award-winning photographer whose exhibition The Last Rickshaws of Kolkata has been drawing crowds at Xposure 2021, shares how ideas that lay dormant in him for years sparked his best work  Ideas can come from the most obscure of sources, said India-born Australian photographer Palani ...
NATIONAL AWARDS 2021 SAUDI ARABIA WINNER ANNOUNCED
Culture & Education | Wednesday 10 February, 2021 1:41 am
The World Photography Organisation and Sony Middle East & Africa are delighted to reveal Naif Albugami as Saudi Arabia’s National Award winner for the Sony World Photography Awards 2021. The National Awards program is an initiative set up by the World Photography Organisation and Sony to ...
King Faisal Prize in final preparations to announce names of its 2021 Laureates
Culture & Education | Wednesday 3 February, 2021 7:00 pm
The selection of the recipients of the King Faisal Prize 2021 has entered the final stages with specialized selection committees for each category of the prize set to meet in the coming days. According to the General Secretariat of the King Faisal Prize, the selection committees for all five...
LEORON Institute announces Val Jusufi as new CEO
Culture & Education | Tuesday 2 February, 2021 2:18 pm
Leading EMEA training provider LEORON Institute is delighted to announce the appointment of Val Jusufi as its new CEO, effective January 1st, 2021.  A founding member of LEORON, Mrs. Jusufi has led the executive and leadership team since 2010 – acting successively as Head of Business...
National Geographic Abu Dhabi and Almarai Announce Winner of 10th Annual ‘Moments’ Photography Competition
Culture & Education | Tuesday 2 February, 2021 9:17 am
  National Geographic Abu Dhabi and Almarai Announce Winner of 10th Annual ‘Moments’ Photography Competition  Salem Sarhan, age 27, becomes first Emirati to win competition in its ten-year history Salem’s winning image captures his brothers performing their devotion...
Red Sea International Film Festival announces Red Sea Lodge Second Edition  Festival renews support for Arab and Saudi filmmakers  Production grants of $100,000 awarded to two films
Culture & Education | Monday 25 January, 2021 10:25 am
Today, the Red Sea International Film Festival opens applications for the Red Sea Lodge, delivered in  partnership with TorinoFilmLab.   Returning for the second year, the Lodge provides intensive training, mentorship, creative and  professional development, and next-level...
Minister of Education, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs Sign Memorandum of Cooperation in Scientific, Educational Fields
Culture & Education | Friday 22 January, 2021 1:56 pm
The Minister of Education, Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, signed today a memorandum of cooperation in the scientific and educational fields between the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of...
Film Commission Launches 28 Cinematic Projects for Winners of Daw' Film Competition
Culture & Education | Thursday 21 January, 2021 2:38 pm
The Film Commission has selected 28 Saudi cinematic projects, with funding of up to forty million riyals, kicking off its initiative to support cinema industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The CEO of the Film Commission Abdullah Al Ayyaf Al-Qahtani, thanked Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin...
TRAFFICKED WITH MARIANA VAN ZELLER’
Culture & Education | Tuesday 19 January, 2021 11:17 am
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ANNOUNCES NEW PREMIERE DATE FOR DOCUSERIES ‘TRAFFICKED WITH MARIANA VAN ZELLER’ Eight-part series takes viewers inside the world’s most dangerous black markets, with Mariana spending time with major underground players — from tiger traffickers and international...
Celebrate 100 years of Winnie the Pooh with FOX Family Movies
Culture & Education | Monday 18 January, 2021 1:12 pm
Celebrate 100 years of Winnie the Pooh with FOX Family MoviesA week with Winnie the Pooh & Friends airs 17th-24th January at 6pm UAE Time / 5pm KSA time Viewers can watch and win great Winnie The Pooh prizesWith today marking National Winnie The Pooh Day and the honey-loving teddy bear’s ...
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