The Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC) has successfully concluded its three-day breast cancer awareness and wellness event ‘Pink Hub’, engaging more than 400 women from across the UAE. From October 10-12, SLC was bustling with energetic discussions with Pink Caravan’s medical experts who spoke about symptoms, lifestyle risks, and the importance of early detection. Hosted under […]

A galaxy of renowned actors and filmmakers attended the closing ceremony of the seventh edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF), held on Friday evening, October 18, 2019. The six-day cinematic feast  featured 120 hours of film screenings, workshops, panel discussions and stage talk sessions – all dedicated to promoting […]

The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2019) will be a dream come true for book lovers, with more than 60 international authors and cultural personalities set to participate in the third largest book fair in the world. SIBF 2019 will take place from October 30 to November 9 at Expo Centre […]

Next month, on November 11 – 12, 2019, over 1,000 regional and global leaders in business and economy are expected to gather at the fifth edition of the Sharjah FDI Forum to discuss trends that will drive the future of foreign investments in the UAE and the region, training light on how development and strategies […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), represented by the Sharjah Exports Development Center (SEDC), has concluded its participation in Anuga (the world’s largest trade fair for food and beverages) which took place in Cologne, Germany. Anuga is the most important industry meeting point with over 7400 exhibitors from 107 countries. With the aim […]

In keeping with its dedication to nurturing the young generation’s knowledge and providing them with hands-on and creative support, the seventh edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF) 2019, organised by FUNN – Sharjah Media Arts for Youth and Children, hosted a Stage Talk titled ‘Electronic Crimes’. The session aimed […]

Food photography has evolved, especially in the age of social media and the proliferation of food blogging sites, said Muhammad Mazhar Quraishi, NPS Coordinator at Nikon Middle East FZE, Dubai, at a specialised workshop for children held at the seventh edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF)’s ‘Kids Station’ on […]

The motif of animals, whether animated or otherwise, has remained a firm favourite in fantasies and adventures for children and have made their presence felt again in the movies presented on Thursday on the penultimate day of the seventh edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF). In Fatemeh Tousi’s The […]

With a spectacular time lapse video capturing the amazing sights of Sharjah, and the emirate’s transformation through different time periods of the day, Sachin Ramdas, who specialises in time lapse videos as well as film direction, gave participants an insight into this technique at a specialised workshop held at the Sharjah International Film Festival for […]

Omar Farooq, filmmaker and YouTuber from Bahrain and Nadir Nahdi, the founder of BENI, a digital storytelling platform celebrating youth culture and highlighting young people from diverse backgrounds participated yesterday (Friday) in a panel discussion on the sidelines of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF). As highly popular social media influencers, […]