Artists and guests gathered in an elegant red carpet gala at Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Museum to open the first Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival.
At the Gulf Film Festival, the quality of filmmaking has improved dramatically. In terms of the subjects tackled by Emirati filmmakers specifically, the most noticeable trend in this year's selection of local films are provocative stories touching the redline.
The first Ras Al Khaimah Fine Arts Festival took place March 1st through the 4th and showcased the work of 26 talented Emirati and local artists and filmmakers.
At the beginning of 2013 the Al Qasimi Foundation became responsible for managing an enrichment program for talented secondary school students and a scholarship program that supports university studies overseas.
Over 400 participants from 13 different countries came together to attend the Fourth Annual Gulf Comparative Education Society Symposium in Oman.
As many as 460 participants from 13 countries are attending the Fourth Annual Gulf Comparative Education Society Symposium, sponsored by the UAE-based Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research and hosted by the College of Education at Sultan Qaboos University.
The first event of the Fine Art Festival concluded on the 4th of March and was organized by Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research in Ras Al Khaimah.
The education group GEMS Education, the biggest provider of private schooling in the world, now operates around 100 schools in 11 countries from Asia to the US.
Children from low-income families in the Northern Emirates are three times more likely than pupils in the capital to drop out of school, a study suggests.
As a white Australian woman tackling community development in the United Arab Emirates, Natasha Ridge draws on her deep understanding of the local culture.