It was an inspirational night of great learning and motivation for hundreds of children, youth and adults who turned up to listen to life coach, Jay Shetty, on the final day of the milestone 40th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) at Expo Centre Sharjah. The social media star distilled the timeless wisdom he imbibed as […]

The Labour Standards Development Authority in Sharjah (LSDA) has succeeded in having large numbers of workers attend the workshops in their languages ​​at the fortieth edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair. This was part of an ambitious plan of LSDA to share workers in Sharjah cultural activities, in coordination with the Sharjah Book Authority […]

Sharjah Media City (Shams) is gearing up to host the second session in its flagship Shams Talks series virtually on Zoom platform at 1:00 pm on Monday, November 15, 2021. The discussion is titled ‘How To Grow Your Business Using TikTok’. Renowned experts in entrepreneurship are set to take part in the session, where they […]

The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Center for Family Businesses (NCFB), whose objective is to strengthen the role of family businesses in furthering the national economy and to increase their contribution to Saudi Arabia’s GDP. The MOU aims to promote institutional arbitration and increase its prevalence […]

Shimmering water creatures from the depths of the ocean ‘floated’ through the halls and aisles at the 40th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), bringing the magic of the ocean to visitors at Expo Centre Sharjah. Dressed in beautiful, colourful costumes and with bright glitter paint adorning their faces, the creatures on stilts stood tall above […]

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has signed a partnership agreement with the Emirates Writers Union (EWU) to organise literary events and launch cultural initiatives over the course of one year to enrich the knowledge of the Emirati community through poetry recital evenings, literary and cultural seminars, and forums. This partnership, that came into effect during […]

The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2021) ballroom couldn’t hold another soul on Friday night. The sight was reminiscent of a sold-out rock concert with hundreds of fans stretching their arms out trying to raise their phones higher than their neighbour’s to get a better shot of the historic moment Trevor Noah walked through the […]

The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) has concluded its participation in the 40thedition of Sharjah International Book Fair(SIBF) where it networked with key Arab and international delegations to forge new commercial connections and discuss ways to support the publishing sector with industry stakeholders. The association’s activities at SIBF 2021 included hosting 14 book-signing sessions for 7 […]