A rare copy of the holy Quran dating back to the 13th century of the Islamic calendar is adorned with intricate decorations and gilded pages, totaling over 300 pages.
Saudi Arabia has achieved two advanced places at the Arab world level in the 16th session of Khalifa Award for Education, announced in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Nuha bint Mohammad Al-Rifaei from Makkah Education Directorate won the Khalifa Award for Creative Teacher in Public Education, while Qassim University has won an Excellence Award in Educational Research. The Khalifa Award for Education is among the most prestigious awards in the Arab world, aiming to enhance education in the region by honoring and rewarding distinguished educators.
King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) and Iraq National Library and Archives (NLA) have agreed to exchange copies of documents and historic references to enhance the national archive of each of the two countries. Darah and Iraq’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the NLA, signed an extension of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that they had signed in Riyadh on March 31, 2021.
Organized by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), the 32nd edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) between 22 and 28 May, sees the participation of high-profile Saudi publishers, and educational and cultural institutions, which highlights the depth of the historic ties between the UAE and the kingdom, and reflects the vivid cultural and intellectual movement that Saudi Arabia has witnessed recently.
An archaeological survey by an international scientific team in Saudi Arabia uncovered stone structures dating back to the 9th century BC, in the northern Al-Jouf region. A team of Saudi and international archaeologists discovered one of the oldest stone structures built by man in Jabal Al-Dhulayat in Al-Jawf region, dating back to the period between 8,000 and 9,000 years BC, as part of the findings of the archaeological survey projects recently conducted by the Saudi Heritage Authority in cooperation with international scientific centers.