Culture & Education | Sunday 31 December, 2017 10:24 am

FUNN Enhances its Efforts to Elevate the Talents of Children and Young People Interested in the Film Industry

The past 12 months have seen FUNN - the Sharjah-based institution dedicated to promoting media arts among young people in Sharjah and the UAE - accomplish an array of significant achievements, with the organisation using 2017 to implement a spectrum of initiatives in keeping with its commitment to...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 31 December, 2017 10:23 am

Sajaya Young Ladies Explores Ways to Engage Youth in Public Life

Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah (Sajaya), a subsidiary of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, recently organised a discussion session for its young members to shed light on the role of Sharjah’s youth in nation building and sustainable development, indicative...

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Sports | Sunday 31 December, 2017 9:46 am

Crown Prince awards Crown Prince Cup to Prince Faisal Bin Khaled

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense awarding the Crown Prince Cup to Prince Faisal Bin Khaled, emir of Asir region and owner of the horse Al-Shamly, which won the annual horse race at King Abdulaziz race course in Al-Janadriyah in Riyadh Saturday evening. ...

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Government | Sunday 31 December, 2017 9:43 am

Inspection tours to detect VAT violations

The Ministry of Commerce and Investment (MCI) in cooperation with the General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GZAT) will intensify its inspection tours of markets and companies to detect commercial violations before Value Added Tax (VAT) comes into force on Jan. 1. The inspection tours will be...

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Business & Money | Saturday 30 December, 2017 12:39 pm

Rashid Ports receives 4 giant cruise ships simultaneously

30 December 2017: The cruise quay at Rashid Port received four cruise ships simultaneously on Friday 29th December: Aida Stilla, Main Chef 5, MSC Splendida and Coasta Mediterrania.   This is the first time the Port receives four cruise ships together in one day which confirms its...

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Sports | Saturday 30 December, 2017 12:26 pm

World chess championship brings the best to Saudi Arabia

The King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which is being held at the iconic APEX Convention Center in Riyadh, is adding an exciting new dimension to sports in Saudi Arabia. Grandmasters from 55 countries are competing under supervision of the World Chess Federation...

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Business & Money | Saturday 30 December, 2017 12:20 pm

Makkah forum to boost innovation, leadership

An initiative to encourage innovators and entrepreneurs and to discover creative talents begins at the Makkah Cultural Forum on Jan. 7. The forum, “How to be an example,” is run under the cooperation of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) in the innovation...

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Culture & Education | Saturday 30 December, 2017 11:17 am

Al-Shirayian named chairman of Al-Ekhbariya Network Company

Minister of Culture and Information Awwad Al-Awwad on Friday issued an order, appointing Executive President of the Radio and Television Authority Dawud Al-Shirayian as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Ekhbariya Network Company. He also appointed Abdul Aziz Al-Fahd, Khalid...

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Business & Money | Saturday 30 December, 2017 10:30 am

Apple, Amazon in licensing talks with Saudi Arabia

APPLE and Amazon are in licensing discussions with Riyadh on investing in Saudi Arabia, two sources told Reuters, part of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman’s push to give the Kingdom a high-tech look. A third source confirmed that Apple was in talks with SAGIA, Saudi Arabia’s...

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Business & Money | Saturday 30 December, 2017 5:07 am

Visa brings cardholders irresistible deals this 
Dubai Shopping Festival

Visa (NYSE:V), the world leader in digital payments, renewed its sponsorship of the 2018 Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) for the twenty-third  consecutive year with exciting deals for domestic and international shoppers who spend on their Visa debit and credit cards, including receiving AED...

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