Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science holds meeting

Muscat: Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science organised yesterday at the Cultural Club a meeting about the requirements and standards of Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature in its 5th session. The award will be allocated to Omanis this year in the three areas: the Culture Branch in the field of Translation, the Art Branch in the field Omani Folk Art and Literature Branch in the field of Novel.
Dr Ayisha bint Said Al Ghabishiyah, Office Director of Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature gave a brief orientation about the importance of the award, its objectives, requirements and standards in the three areas of the award, saying, “The Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature is a cultural, artistic and literary award granted by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said periodically, one year for Omanis and Arabs and the second for Omanis only. It emphasises through its message the historical role of the Sultanate. It is a support to the culture, arts and literature in the Sultanate and the Arab world, in recognition of the outstanding personalities with a long history of achievements that have influenced human thought.” — ONA