400 delegates including civil society leaders, healthcare experts, policymakers and specialists from 80 countries across six continents are converging in Sharjah for the third edition of the Global NCD Alliance Forum 2020 from February 9-11 to take forward the emirate’s mandate of turning the spotlight on and galvanising action for the noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic, […]

The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature (Etisalat Award), organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and sponsored by the Etisalat Group, held four storytelling sessions for children to mark its participation at the 51st edition of Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), which concludes on February 4, witnessed the participation of 900 […]

HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Founder and Chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & Co. International has been announced as the guest of honour at the 9th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) 2020. He will be delivering a motivational speech titled ‘The Story of a Mind with No Limits’ at the event’s inauguration ceremony. One […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization in Dubai (JETRO Dubai), today organized the Sharjah – Japan Business Forum, with a view to exploring investment opportunities between the business communities of both countries, opening new horizons of partnership and developing long-standing economic, trade and cultural relations […]

Pink Caravan, a pan-UAE breast cancer early detection initiative, is partnering with leading independent film distributor Front Row, and VOX Cinemas, the Middle East’s largest and most rapidly growing exhibitor, on the release of Ordinary Love which stars Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville. Ahead of the upcoming 10th anniversary edition of Pink […]

The 21st Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabian Biodiversity (SICFAB), which is organised by the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) and held in Desert Park, started yesterday morning with the participation of 158 experts, specialists, researchers and academics from 14 countries. The Forum will continue until February 6th. Over the course of four days, […]

As the debut edition of Sharjah Fringe Festival (Sharjah Fringe), presented by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in strategic partnership with Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), came to an end (Saturday) after a glorious 17-day run, the Middle Eastern rendition of the world’s largest art and entertainment festival has imbued fresh enthusiasm […]

Beachgoers at the Al Hamriyah Beach were in for a pleasant surprise when the Sharjah ‘Mobile Beach Library’ – an initiative launched by Knowledge without Borders (KWB), in cooperation with the Sharjah World Book Capital Office (SWBC Office) 2019 and the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) – was unveiled at the beach. The opening […]

‘Cookies for a Cause’, the annual fundraising campaign initiated by the Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG), has raised AED 54,800 to aid prisoners languishing in jails for non-payment of debts. This amount, raised in 2019, almost doubles the amount collected the previous year. 54 SGG Brownies (7 to 11 years) and Guides (12 to 15 years) […]

The Communication and Community Services Department at the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) recently introduced an initiative as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the safe disposal of barbecue charcoal in wilderness areas on Maliha Street (Khatm Tunnel and Hamdah Tunnel), in cooperation with EPAA’s Inspection Department and staff volunteers, including Sharjah […]