Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ), the world’s first publishing and printing free zone, managed by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has participated in a panel discussion themed ‘The Reality and the Future of the Publishing Sector’, organized by Dubai Culture Authority. The occasion was an opportunity to showcase SPCFZ premium facilities and offerings to local […]

A high-level delegation from Sharjah represented mainly by the emirate’s economic and academic sectors, have spent a week exploring bilateral trade and investment relationships with 16 American entities in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Durham, North Carolina, from September 15–19. This Sharjah – U.S. Trade & Investment Mission was the emirate’s latest step to buttress its economic […]

In its opening addresses last Thursday, the International Photography Festival XPOSURE 2019 began with the overarching message of the crucial role of photography in exposing stories that must be told. After four days of delivering a packed programme led by industry experts and relished by the UAE’s culture-loving populace, it is safe to say that […]

FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation that promotes media arts learning among children and youth, has announced the full schedule of the upcoming 7th edition of Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF), which will be held under the theme ‘Films inspired by Books’ from October 13-18. During a press conference held at Zero 6 […]

The Pearl Initiative, a business-led non-profit organisation promoting corporate accountability in the Gulf Region’s private sector, recently held a roundtable event in Bahrain titled “Whistleblowing: A Pillar of Sound Corporate Governance”. The roundtable convened senior professionals and industry leaders from public and private companies to learn the importance of whistleblowing policies implemented in the Gulf […]

With a series of gut-wrenching images and videos depicting the brutality of war, Afshin Ismaeli, a photojournalist and war photographer from Norway, narrated his experiences of searching for stories in conflict zones across the Middle East on the concluding day of the international photography festival, XPOSURE 2019, held at Expo Centre Sharjah. As a child […]

Photography, according to Spanish philographer Richard Le Manz, is equally essential to communicate the beauty of our natural environment and the complex socio-environmental issues, which threaten our planet. Speaking at the XPOSURE International Photography Festival 2019 on Sunday at a session titled ‘Do not Take Pictures’, Manz said photographers need to start asking themselves a […]

Al Noor Island, Sharjah’s architectural and natural wonder nestled in the Khalid Lagoon, is set to keep families busy through the months of September and October with creativity-inspiring and entertaining art, craft and food decoration workshops. The ‘Get Crafty’ activity comprising three workshops is designed for children and teenagers to spend quality time at Al […]

As part of its strategy to consolidate partnership between the academic sector and maritime industry, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) – Sharjah Branch participates in the UAE Maritime Week 2019, which was held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai […]