Culture & Education | Sunday 26 March, 2017 5:00 am

DeG Establishes “Happiness Committee” for a Positive and Pioneering Future in Digital Innovation

As part of its mission and vision to oversee Sharjah’s happiness among all its citizens and government entities, Sharjah Department of eGovernment (DeG) has recently announced its final formation of the “Happiness Committee”, further reinforcing its commitment to develop its...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 26 March, 2017 4:10 am

Schneider Electric Mentors University of Southern California Students on Regional Innovation, Energy Strategies

a global leader in energy management and automation, hosted a delegation from the University of Southern California (USC), one of the world’s leading private research universities based in Los Angeles, in early March 2017 at its offices in Dubai. Schneider Electric is one of five leading...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 25 March, 2017 8:35 pm

AUS cultural diversity highlighted at annual Global Day

Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah and President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), the university concluded its annual Global Day, Friday night. One of the most anticipated events at AUS, Global Day was...

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Culture & Education | Friday 24 March, 2017 8:08 pm

Emirati Kalimat Group and French Publisher Gallimard Collaborate to Promote Cultural Exchange

As part of its long-term mission to build communication bridges between the Arabic language and other languages of the world and to position UAE as a beacon for  cross-cultural values, Kalimat Group has signed an MoU with leading French publisher Gallimard. The agreement aims to cement Kalimat ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 23 March, 2017 2:10 am

AURAK Signs MoU with Hungarian University

has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pázmány Péter Catholic University, becoming the Hungarian institution’s first partner within the UAE. Dr. Szuromi Szabolcs, president of the Hungarian university, travelled to the UAE to sign the agreement alongside Prof....

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 21 March, 2017 6:59 am

Dubai Culture Launches the Second Edition of its ‘Reading Box’ Initiative

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced the launch of the second edition of its ‘Reading Box’ initiative, which will be based at City Walk 2 and run from 20th March to 1st April 2017. Opening...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 19 March, 2017 7:00 am

‘1001 Titles’ Reaches 60% of Target

During its participation in the 46th edition of the London Book Fair, the management of the ‘1001 Titles’ initiative has announced that it has reached 60% of its target to launch 1,001 Emirati Arabic books in two years, keeping it on track for a regional publishing milestone. Majd Al ...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 18 March, 2017 3:42 pm

Dubai Culture Hosts Design Talks in Support of the UK/UAE 2017 a Year of Creative Collaboration

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has hosted design talks as part of its UK/UAE 2017 a Year of Creative Collaboration ‘Britain Takes Shape’ initiative. The talks took place on 15 March 2017...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 18 March, 2017 3:33 pm

Dubai Culture Brought a Taste of British Design to Design Days Dubai with Debut Exhibition

In support of the UK/UAE 2017 a Year of Creative Collaboration, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) – the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage –brought 10 celebrated UK designers to showcase their work during Design Days Dubai at the...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 18 March, 2017 2:56 pm

Islamic banks in GCC likely to outperform conventional counterparts

The profitability of Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is likely to outpace that of their conventional peers for the second consecutive year in 2017 on the back of stronger margins and the resilient cost of risk, said a report issued by Moody’s Investors...

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