The 16th edition of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) will take place from 23rd April to 4th May, the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced. The festival at Expo Centre Sharjah will showcase a diverse range of the latest works for children and young adults, alongside a packed agenda of interactive activities, theatrical […]

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), inaugurated the second edition of the “Chapters of Islamic Art” exhibition, themed “Travelogues”, at House of Wisdom (HoW) in Sharjah. Running for four months, the exhibition highlights the contributions of prominent travelers, geographers, and cartographers from the Golden Age of […]

Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) concluded its participation at ITB Berlin 2025, one of the world’s leading travel trade shows, held from March 4 to 6 under the umbrella of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA). During the event, SMA highlighted the latest initiatives across Sharjah’s museums, focusing on accessibility, cultural exchange, and educational […]

Gama Aviation will highlight its commitment to providing best-in-class business aviation services by showcasing its new Fixed Base Operation (FBO) facility at Sharjah International Airport during the inaugural Business Aviation Asia Forum & Expo (BAAFEx) 2025, taking place at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore. Set to open in 2025, Gama Aviation’s Sharjah FBO presents […]

AGMC, the exclusive importer for BMW, MINI, and BMW Motorrad in Dubai, Sharjah, and the Northern Emirates, has officially opened its brand-new, state-of-the-art showroom in Sharjah. Spanning 35,770 square metres, the new facility is set to usher in a new era in luxury car buying experience in the emirate, bringing cutting-edge design, advanced technology, and […]

Sharjah Asset Management, the investment arm of the Government of Sharjah, announces the trial launch of the first city taxi booking service in the emirate, via Yango app, in exclusive partnership with Yango Group. This new service aims to advance the transportation sector in Sharjah, and provide safe, fast and convenient services to users. H.E […]

The last day of the International Photography Festival (Xposure) 2025 saw legendary sports photographer Andrew Bernstein taking the stage and enthralling the audience with a visual journey through his illustrious career, sharing the stories behind some of his most iconic images. From capturing Michael Jordan’s first NBA championship embrace with his father to documenting the […]

The scale and horror of the Chernobyl nuclear accident was brought alive in all its intensity by National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig through his presentation “The Long Shadow of Chernobyl” at the 9th annual International Photography Festival (Xposure) at Aljada, Sharjah on Wednesday. German-American lensman Gerd Ludwig, who made 13 visits to the contaminated Exclusion […]

On the final day of the 9th International Photography Festival, the audience fell silent as two titans of conflict photography, Sir Don McCullin and James Nachtwey, took to the stage for a rare and profoundly moving conversation. The session – ‘Bearing Witness: Through the Darkness of History’ – captured their decades-long careers spent documenting humanity […]

His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, attended the closing ceremony of the 9th edition of the Xposure International Photography Festival (Xposure 2025) on Wednesday. The weeklong festival, which welcomed more than 30,000 attendees, brought together photographers, filmmakers, and visual artists from around […]