The Sharjah Public Library (SPL), an affiliate of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), elucidated the challenges caused by the rapid shift to e-learning for both educational institutions and corporate training organisations, and outlined key strategies to increase engagement in online learning to drive better outcomes for all at a webinar hosted recently. Targeting teachers, students […]

On the occasion of its 10thyear of operations, the Pearl Initiative announced the launch of its updated strategy,titled PI Vision 2025, marking a renewed pledge to advance the business case for strong corporate governance practices across the Gulf region. PI Vision 2025was recently endorsed during the Pearl Initiative’s Board of Governors and CEO Council meetings, […]

The Big Bad WolfOnline Book SaleU.A.E is organising its first Book Sale for the U.A.E, to be held online from January 23 – 25 exclusively on the region’s leading e-commerce platformnoon.com. Book lovers of all age groups will be able to pick from hundreds of titles spanning a variety of literary genres, and enjoy upto […]

Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations (DGR) in Sharjah, has explored potential ways of strengthening cooperation between Sharjah and Brasilia in vital sectors including culture, sports and science,with HE Fernando Luís LemosIgreja, Brazilian Ambassador to the UAE. Both parties discussed the possibility of establishing Brazilian cultural centre in the emirate […]

Sharjah Islamic Bank reports an increase in its operating profits before provisions by 8.7%, amounting to AED 697.7 million, compared to AED 642.1 million for the same period last year. The exceptional circumstances that the world is going through, the Bank has been prudent to hedge the potential risks owing to these difficult economic conditions […]

The Health Promotion Department (HPD) at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah and its health-promoting associations unveiled the programs and initiatives that will be organized throughout the year 2021. The new activities aim to consolidate healthy patterns among all members of society, improve public health in the Emirate of Sharjah, and strengthen the […]

Sharjah Airport Duty Free announced the Fourth winner of its “Shop and Drive” campaign, which was launched at Sharjah Airport earlier this year. Raffle prizes include four luxury cars to encourage passengers at the Airport to visit the Duty Free shops and benefit from diverse options. The raffle was drawn recently, and the name of […]

Sharjah Taxi has announced that it is rolling out a project to install surveillance cameras within its taxi fleet during the current year. The cameras will be installed in a number of its vehicles in the first experimental phase, and then will be applied to all of Sharjah Taxi’s fleet of 1,300 vehicles around the […]

Despite the impact of the pandemic on the global economy, the balanced and outstanding performance of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has clearly reflected the robustness and strength of the Sharjah economy and its ability to overcome global challenges and crises. This is evident in the SCCI’s accomplished transactions in 2020, where […]

The Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has announced the signing of the first investment deals under the Sharjah Angel Investors Network (SAIN) between the Emirati company Mohamed Hilal Group and the VirtuE R&D, a Spanish company operating in SRTI Park and is specialized in the development of AI application for psychology. According […]