Five innovative African projects have each won a $20,000 grant, while a library restoration initiative is to receive $50,000,and $20,000 will be allocated to Rural library restoration from the Africa Publishing Innovation Fund created by the International Publishers Association and development organization Dubai Cares for activities to promote literacy, book access, indigenous languages, and library […]

Mark your calendars for a unique evening of culture and entertainment, arriving from the central Asian countries of Russia and Kazakhstan at the International Festival ‘Kalinka’, slated to take place on Friday, 1 November, 2019 from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at Sharjah’s unique outdoor destination, The Flag Island. The festival has been brought back […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has officially inaugurated an 86382-meter multi-storey car park, which can accommodate more than 1300 vehicles at once. Situated close to the main gate of Expo Centre Sharjah, the seven-storey facility, which also features shops, offices, restaurants and coffee shops as well as a helipad, was designated to […]

Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone), a subsidiary of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) and the world’s first specialised book printing and publishing free zone, is gearing up to participate in the 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which runs from October 30 to November 9, 2019 at Sharjah Expo […]

With millions of titles on display annually at Sharjah International Book Fair, finding and buying the right books might be confusing sometimes. In celebration of its inspiring theme, ‘Open Books. Open Minds’, SIBF offers an insider’s guide to making your book purchases count at the fair’s 38th edition, which unveils this Wednesday with 2,000 publishers […]