ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
"Now being held for the fourth consecutive year, the Noon Arts Award is open for submissions. Organized by the Collage Talent Center at the Sharjah Ladies Club, this award is presented to UAE-based female artists who are working in the fields of painting, photography and digital artworks. This year the theme of the competition is …
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Here is a great website I found that displays the different festivals over the year, in calendar form, for KSA. The date is written day/month/year. Now that Saudi wants to develop more of their tourism industry, a new Visa Upon Arrival program had begun last year 2019. It means instead of waiting months to get …
An area of new research is focusing on humans and mental and behavioral disorders and the positive effect of green spaces and forests. Humans can see (detect) more wavelengths of the color green than any other color in the visible light spectrum. We are made for green! We all know that being outside in nature …
Just bought new dates to try today. They are a yellow colored date called Barhi. You eat them fresh when they are in season. August is the time to get them. My husband bought them at Alosra supermarket, from a company called Nidal who grows organic produce. Here they are just coming out of the …
Just found this article posted online about Abu Dhabi's Guggenheim Museum. There is a show currently going on featuring 4 arab artists working in the UAE. Each artist has an in studio tour, where they talk about their work, education and ideas. The show ends in about a week on August 18th 2020. "The project …
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Yes! It's about time to bring Lego to Saudi. We are very happy that we all have the option to order online and ship direct inside Saudi to our home. This is great! Otherwise the next best option is to travel to Bahrain, but with all travel in halt due to Coronavirus, that is not …
The report issued April 2019 from the Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture is really interesting to read. If you'd like to know more about Saudi Arabia's agricultural products and it's focus on agro research and universities, this is a great resource. The link to the Ministry's site is below. Major exports: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage, …
If you happen to be in the Middle East or really don't know much about the history of Medieval Arabic achievements, this is for you! It's free at Coursera.org! This is the first time I'm taking a course through the online learning giant. You can sign up this week and go at your own pace. …
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August 4, 2020 published in Arab News "Businesswomen Showcase Products at Saudi Festival" UNAIZAH: Enterprising businesswomen were given a platform to showcase their products during a popular Saudi dates festival.Organized by the Unaizah Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with the municipality of Unaizah, the event allocated space for female entrepreneurs to sell dates …
Coming to Riyadh this fall!! ​The 2020 G20 Leaders’ Summit will be the fifteenth meeting of the G20. As the host of the Leaders’ Summit on November 21-22, 2020, the international spotlight will be on Riyadh. It will mark the first time the Kingdom hosts a G20 summit.​G20.org website Current website is below. https://g20.org/en/LeadersSummit/Pages/RiyadhSummit.aspx To …
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Date Palms & Camels 