The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) announced that it has completed preparations for the 21st Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabian Biodiversity (SICFAB), which will be held at Desert Park from February 3th to 6th. With the participation of more than 130 environmental experts, researchers and specialists from 24 countries around the world, SICFAB […]

The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), operating under the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has been named the ‘Best FDI Agency 2019 – UAE’ by International Finance, a premium business and finance magazine published by the UK’s International Finance Publications Limited. Since 2013, the award has been recognising industry talent, leadership skills, industry […]

Bee’ah, the award-winning UAE-based sustainability and environmental services pioneer, has been appointed as the waste management partner for Egypt’s new Administrative Capital, which is being developed by the Administrative Capital for Urban Development and is one of the largest urban development projects in the world. Bee’ah, the six-time winner of the Waste Management Company of […]

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Founder and Royal Patron of Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP) and International Ambassador for the World Cancer Declaration of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), has approved February 26th as the inaugural day of the 10th edition of […]

As part of Sharjah Fringe Festival 2020 (Sharjah Fringe), The Flag Island Amphitheatre is hosting a comedy theatre production titled ‘Itfaddal Fil Salon’ featuring celebrated Egyptian actor Bayoumi Fouad on Friday, January 31. Directed by Islam Imam, the play’s plot centres around about a man who tries different ways to find a groom for his […]

Seventeen UAE-based female entrepreneurs have graduated from the Badiri Education and Development Academy (Badiri) – the education and capacity development arm of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) based in Sharjah – to embark on 16 unique journeys of creating social change through their purpose-driven start-ups. These up-and-coming entrepreneurs were trained at the second edition of […]

Over the course of five days, Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) shed light on the latest efforts and strategies being implemented worldwide to advance the library sector, as part of their participation in American Library Association (ALA)’s 2020 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held in Philadelphia, USA. The event brought together librarians and other experts in the sector from […]

Toddlers, children, university goers, professionals who had just finished their work day, parents and grandparents, were all in the audience to watch famous Australian street entertainer, J-P Koala and other performers, on the banks of the Al Qasba canal. Pulling out sharp knives, a long leather whip, two medieval Scottish battle axes, a torch and, […]

The International Government Communication Centre (IGCC), an initiative of Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), has announced the names of partners who will nominate government entities in eight categories of the 7th edition of the Sharjah Government Communication Award (SGCA). The move is aimed at ensuring a professional approach and transparency in nomination of candidates and selection of the […]

Pearl Initiative, a business-led non-profit organisation promoting a corporate culture of transparency and accountability across the Gulf Region’s Private Sector, held a roundtable in Kuwait City to raise awareness among Kuwait-based companies on the value of bolstering policies pertaining to transparency, ethics and risk management practices in business. The event, titled ‘The Changing Face of […]