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World to Celebrate Arabic Language in Paris on Dec.18

An aerial view shows the Eiffel tower, the Seine River and the Paris skyline, France, July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
An aerial view shows the Eiffel tower, the Seine River and the Paris skyline, France, July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
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World to Celebrate Arabic Language in Paris on Dec.18

An aerial view shows the Eiffel tower, the Seine River and the Paris skyline, France, July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo
An aerial view shows the Eiffel tower, the Seine River and the Paris skyline, France, July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo

The celebration of The World Arabic Language Day will kick off in the French capital, Paris on Monday under the theme: "Arabic: The Language of Poetry and Arts".

It is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization through the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Program for the Arabic Language at UNESCO in cooperation with the Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom.

The celebration will kick off with opening speeches featuring Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO Gabriela Ramos, Saudi ambassador to France and the Principality of Monaco, Permanent Delegate of Saudi Arabia to UNESCO Fahad bin Mayouf Al-Ruwaili, and Director General of Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Charitable Foundation Saleh Al-Khulaifi.

The event is accompanied by the "Building Bridges of Understanding and Respect" exhibition organized by the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Program for the Arabic Language at UNESCO on December 18-22.

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Culture Ministry, Human Resources Development Fund Launch Training Program for Cultural Scholarship Students

Photo by SPA
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Culture Ministry, Human Resources Development Fund Launch Training Program for Cultural Scholarship Students

Photo by SPA
Photo by SPA

The Saudi Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf), on Monday launched a training program for students of the Cultural Scholarship Program aimed to develop national expertise in cultural sectors, promote professional sustainability, and equip scholarship students with the necessary skills to work in the cultural sector.
This program, which falls under the framework of an agreement signed between the Ministry of Culture and Hadaf in June 2023, seeks to support the training of 100 Saudi graduates specializing in cultural disciplines by placing them in institutions and companies in their host countries for up to 12 months.
Training areas include architecture, theater, archaeology and heritage, music, fashion design, visual arts, culinary arts, food science and technology, filmmaking, design, literature, languages and linguistics, and museum and library sciences.