At a time when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s National Transformation Plan is well underway to reduce the nation’s public-sector dependence by 2030, a high-profile delegation from Sharjah has visited two major cities of the Kingdom – Jeddah and Mecca, on November 26-27, to explore prospects for new partnerships in non-oil sectors, which will drive […]

Al Qasba is getting ready to celebrate the United Arab Emirates 47th National Day, with a host of activities and events planned to celebrate the country’s achievements, culture and traditions. The festivities will be held on 1 – 2 December 2018 under the slogan “This is Zayed… this is the UAE.” Activities organised in collaboration […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) participated in the activities of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2018, which was organized by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa). The festival, which was held under the patronage of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sheraa, took place during November 20-21 at the Sharjah Golf and […]

Sharjah for Capability Development (SCD), a subsidiary of Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, announced that registration for the 11th edition of Sharjah Leadership Program (SLP) is now open. The program targets employees from public and private sectors in the UAE. SLP aims to develop leadership skills of young Emirati employees and nurture […]

Al Qasba and The Flag Island in Sharjah, recently concluded their Omani National Day celebrations, which took place from 16 to 18 November, 2018. Emiratis congratulated Omanis on this special occasion by celebrating solidarity and close fraternal relations between the two countries. Al Qasba and The Flag Island were also decorated with Omani and Emirati […]

In the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, the 9th edition of the Sharjah Stamp Exhibition will launch on Tuesday morning at Mega Mall Sharjah. The exhibition, which will be organized by the Emirates Philatelic Association in cooperation with Mega Mall Sharjah during November 13-17, will feature 120 […]

The number plate (7) recorded the highest bid in a public auction organized by Emirates Auction, the leading company in the field of management and organization of public and online auctions in the Middle East, in cooperation and coordination with the Sharjah Police Headquarters. The number was sold for Dh5 million after a fierce competition […]

The 37th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2018) closed its doors last night (Saturday) after welcoming 2.23 million visitors including 230,000 school students, who came in looking for books and entertainment at the region’s biggest literary and cultural extravaganza. The fair’s activities also managed to generate unrivalled global interaction on social media, and […]

Long before he became an Oscar-winning sound designer, Resul Pookutty had briefly nurtured a dream of becoming an actor. He had even sent his application for a child artist in a Malayalam film, but another child was selected for the role. “I sank into depression,” Pookutty writes in his autobiography Sounding Off (Penguin India, 2012). Gracing the stage […]

One of the most striking aspects of literature is its highly developed sense of genre. While literary work can broadly be classified as poetry, prose, and drama, but also sub-genres, especially within the novel, now the most popular literary form has classifications like crime, romantic, historical or horror. Speaking on the sidelines of the 37th Sharjah […]