What can be a better start to the weekend for kids than to have their favourite TV show back on air. Much-loved children's TV show Iftah Ya Simsim, the Arabic version of Sesame Street, resurfaced ...

Iftah Ya Simsim was one of the earliest foreign-language Sesame Street spinoffs when it launched in 1979. But the beloved show went dark when its... After 25-Year Hiatus, First Arabic-Language 'Sesame ...

The TV series based on Sesame Street has produced a 30-day special to promote healthy eating Iftah Ya Simsim is back this Ramadan with a 30-episode special to promote healthy eating. The ...

The team behind the Iftah Ya Simsim educational initiative, consisting of 15 Arab producers and writers, visited the Sesame Street studio in New York for an up-close training session in educational ...

Abu Dhabi 1st Sept. 2015 (WAM): The eagerly awaited children's program Iftah Ya Simsim has been officially launched this morning at a spectacular event held at the Mubarak Bin Mohammed School in Abu ...

When in doubt, send in the clowns. Or, the Muppets. The Arab world is set to get its own version of Sesame Street for the first time in 25 years after a new local language version of the family ...

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Experts in education are invited to participate in a seminar, June 4-5 in Riyadh, being organized by Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) and Sesame Workshop to design the educational ...

RIYADH: "Iftah Ya Simsim," the Arabic version of the global educational and entertainment brand "Sesame Street" is to be reintroduced in the Gulf region after 20 years. 05 June 2011 RIYADH: "Iftah Ya ...

Relaunch of Iftah Ya Simsim after 25 years a step towards reaffirming Arabic language, official says Abu Dhabi: The relaunched Iftah Ya Simsim will tackle other issues faced by Arab children in ...

Gargur, No'maan, Melsoon and Shams — four of the Muppet stars of Iftah Ya Simsim, the first Arabic-language version of Sesame Street. The show went off the air 25 years ago, and other Arabic-language ...