Within the framework of its unwavering progress in the global scientific fields, The Sharjah Astronomical Observatory (SAO) of the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) at the University of Sharjah records a new global achievement. The Minor Planet Centre (MPC) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) added the Observatory to its list […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), represented by Mohammad Ahmed Amin Al Awadi, SCCI Director-General, received a delegation from Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), headed by Omar Mohammed Saleh, MATRADE Trade Commissioner. The meeting dealt with topics of common interest and means of developing exports, trade, and investment exchange between Sharjah and […]

The Expo Centre Sharjah hosted 20 specialised exhibitions in 2020, with the participation of more than 2,500 companies and brands, while adopting stringent precautionary and preventive measures to ensure the safety of visitors and exhibitors. This comes at a time when the international exhibitions industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine exhibitions were […]

The Sharjah Institute for Heritage in Khorfakkan organized a virtual lecture on travel literature and traveller’s writings and observations about the city of Khorfakkan, given by Dr. MiniBounamah, Director of the Content and Publishing Department of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage and Editor-in-Chief of Marawd Magazine. The lecture focused on trips made by travellers over […]

The Department of Government Relations, DGR – Sharjahhas evaluated ways to boost bilateral relations between the emirate and cities of Afghanistan, particularly in cultural and economic sectors. Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman of DGR Sharjah, received an Afghani delegation, headed by HE Masood Ahmad Azizi, Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the […]

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), has approved the strategic plan of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) 2022 and the new organizational structure of its General Secretariat. Developed in accordance with state-of-the-art institutional excellence […]

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), has reiterated contributions of the Holy Quran to the development of human civilisation for thousands of years, affirming that its teachings have paved the way for key milestones and human achievements […]

The Sharjah Archaeology Authority organized a field tour to several important archaeological and historical sites in KhorFakkan for a delegation from the Commerce and Tourism Development Authority. The tour included visits to Khorfakkan Portuguese fort, Al Adwani Tower, Khorfakkan Fort Museum, the archaeological wall, and the historical area in Al Zubara, with the aim of […]

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), has approved the strategic plan of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) 2022 and the new organizational structure of its General Secretariat. Developed in accordance with state-of-the-art institutional excellence […]

Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced the resumption of desert tours and related activities in the emirate with strict implementation of the precautionary measures and guidelines issued for desert tours and Sharjah tour operators. This latest decision comes as part of the efforts to resume the tourism activities in the emirate and […]