Culture & Education | Thursday 17 February, 2022 10:27 pm

Preparations underway to mark the first Saudi Founding Day on Feb. 22

Several events will be held in cities across Saudi Arabia starting from Tuesday to celebrate Founding Day and the Kingdom’s well-established roots that spanned for more than three centuries, organizers said on Wednesday.The Kingdom will mark the day for the first time on Feb. 22, after the Saudi...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 16 February, 2022 6:35 pm

Saudi authorities agree to cooperate on development of traditional arts, urban heritage

Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Gate Development Authority and the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts have signed a memorandum of understanding for strategic cooperation in a number of projects and initiatives, the authority said on Tuesday.The agreement includes plans for projects related to education...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 16 February, 2022 6:31 pm

King Fahd National Library aims to boost international cooperation

The King Fahd National Library has joined the International Federation of Libraries and Institutions for 2022. The federation consists of 1,600 members from 150 countries around the world.Dr. Mansour bin Abdullah Al-Zamil, secretary of the KFNL, pointed out that joining the federation is the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 14 February, 2022 12:50 pm

19th edition of Sharjah Heritage Days to take place in March

The 19th edition of the annual Sharjah Heritage Days festival will take place from 10th – 28th March 2022 under the slogan "The Heritage and the Future", the Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) has announced. The announcement was made during a press conference held at Heritage area in the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 11 February, 2022 11:36 pm

Red Sea Fund to broaden support for filmmakers

The Red Sea Film Foundation has announced a new funding strategy on Thursday to better serve filmmakers from Saudi Arabia, the wider Arab region and Africa in bringing more diverse and authentic films to global audiences. The newly designed Red Sea Fund will expand from one funding cycle to...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 February, 2022 10:44 am

Riyadh to host Arab music legends in first Wasla festival

Wasla Music Festival, the leading Arab alternative music and arts event, is coming to Riyadh after three years of success in Dubai. The event is supported by the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA). The first Wasla festival in Saudi Arabia will take place next month on March 4-5,...

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Culture & Education | Wednesday 9 February, 2022 10:42 am

Red Sea International Film Festival announces second edition

The second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will take place from Dec. 1-10 this year, organizers said. It follows the event’s successful inaugural edition late last year, which presented 138 films to more than 30,000 filmgoers who came out to celebrate the landmark festival ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 8 February, 2022 9:11 am

MoC picks 35 students in sixth batch of cultural scholarship program

The Ministry of Culture (MoC) announced on Sunday the sixth batch of scholarship students of the Cultural Scholarship Program.The sixth batch includes 35 Saudi male and female students who obtained prior admission. The percentages are 43% of male students and 57% of female students.In addition, 80% ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 6 February, 2022 7:19 pm

National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity honors 40 Saudi innovators

Forty talented Saudi students were crowned with grand prizes in the 2022 National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity — Ibdaa 2022 — on Saturday by Madinah Deputy Gov. Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal, on behalf of the governor Prince Faisal bin Salman. The event, which was held for the...

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Culture & Education | Friday 4 February, 2022 1:26 pm

Kingdom launches ‘Year of Saudi Coffee’

The government has designated 2022 as the “Year of Saudi Coffee” and is seeking ideas from the public on how to mark the occasion. Coffee has long been an intrinsic part of Saudi culture, representing values such as generosity and hospitality, and regularly features in songs, poems and...

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