Hundreds of Luminaria lights – each one representing hope and a powerful reminder of friends and families affected by cancer, lined the athletic tracks at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) as the second edition of Relay For Life, organised by UAE-based Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP), got underway yesterday (Friday). Moving tributes were written […]

Thousands of children and youth gathered on the picturesque Al Majaz Amphitheatre Island over the weekend which raised 48 banners inscribed with the rights of children and youth, symbolising and reiterating Sharjah’s firm support to the fulfillment of their rights worldwide. This and other activities marked the two-day Sharjah Carnival for Children and Youth, whose […]

The 3rd edition of International Concrete Conference & Exhibition (ICCX Middle East 2019) will kick off tomorrow Sunday at the Expo Centre Sharjah, with the participation of more than 75 exhibitors from around the world. The largest exhibition of its kind across the region is being organized by Germany’s ad-media GmbH in co-operation with the […]

To mark the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child,  the Sharjah Baby Friendly Office (SBFO) has launched an awareness campaign titled ‘Go Blue Sharjah’ as part of UNICEF’s ‘Go Blue’ campaign where buildings and landmarks around the world are lit up in blue in support of child’s rights. […]

Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has received the Wells Fargo Operational Excellence Award 2018-2019. The award is granted for banks that achieve over 95 per cent straight through processing (STP) rate of their payments through Wells Fargo money transfer systems. Winners of the Operational Excellence Awards were judged based on several criteria’s. SIB as an entity […]

The Sharjah Baby Friendly Office (SBFO) broke a Guinness World Records (GWR) title for ‘Most people in a photo cutout board picture’, with 72 people in one frame. It broke the previous GWR title of 60 people, held by UAE company ‘Plan B’ in association with Middle East Events & Exhibition. The successful attempt formed […]