The Sharjah Virtual Reading Festival 2020 has been postponed to the third quarter, organiser, Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has announced. The 10-day cultural festival was originally slated for a May 27 opening. SVRF 2020 has been postponed as its current dates coincides with the upcoming school examination schedule in the UAE and other countries. Targeting […]

In line with the recently launched #UbuntuLoveChallenge, a global initiative spearheaded by Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa), and Mamadou Kwidjim Toure, founder of the Africa 2.0 Foundation, CE-Ventures has joined forces with the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) to support the UAE startup community and provide equity-free grants to […]

‘Relay by FOCP’, a smart application launched last year at the second edition of the UAE Relay For Life (RFL) cancer walkathon organised by UAE-based charity, Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP), has successfully concluded a new month-long charity fitness challenge it introduced recently to embrace the spirit of giving associated with the holy month of […]

Badiri Education and Development Academy, the education and capacity building arm of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), and the U.S. Consulate General in Dubai are organising a 90-minute virtual talk titled ‘The Future of Entrepreneurship Post COVID-19’, next Wednesday on May 27, from 7:30 pm to 9:00pm. The session will be led by Greta Schettler, […]

Sharjah Media City (Shams), recently launched the Freelancerpackage within the media industry across various fields including photography, design and filmmaking. The package provides individuals with the opportunity to set up a corporate bank account and sponsor dependents if required. H.E.  Dr. Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City, indicated that Shamsintroduced the package […]

Badiri Education and Development Academy (Badiri), the education and capacity-building arm of UAE-based NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) has added a new professional training course onits e-learning platform Badiri E-Academy to take entrepreneurs through a step-by-step journey of transforming a problem-oriented approach to a solution-driven mindset. Titled ‘Innovation and Problem-Solving in Uncertainty’, the130-minute course was launched as […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, represented by the Sharjah Exports Development Center (SEDC), organized on Tuesday a webinar entitled “Helping businesses overcome liquidity issues and sustain in the crisis”. Held in cooperation with Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the webinar aims to get the participants acquainted with the services provided by the ECI, […]

Under the title “What do you know about the economic stimulus package”, the Sharjah Consultative Council, SCC, has published today on its social media platforms a documentary film showing the importance of those incentives and its role in reinforcing projects and business sustainability and enhancing the private sector journey amid the global developments due to […]

Al Majaz Amphitheatre has made an announcement that’ll keep your celebratory spirits high this Eid Al-Fitr despite the challenges posed by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The sought after destination for concerts and cultural events in Sharjah is bringing three live performances by local superstar Mohamed Al Shehhi, Hatem Al Iraqi, and Lebanese pop star Yara, […]

As part of its strategic plans, the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, has reinforced its role in the corporate social responsibility field, through its diversified of contributions to the social responsibility field, which are tailored to serve various society segments. Such efforts were more apparent since the emergence of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) […]