Eagle Hills Sharjah, a joint venture between Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Eagle Hills, has announced that it has awarded the contract for the main works of Kalba Waterfront in Sharjah to MGM Contracting LLC. The contract involves the architecture, infrastructure and landscaping of the mall, which once complete will offer residents and […]

The Pearl Initiative, the business-led non-profit organisation promoting a culture of corporate transparency and accountability in the Gulf region, recently collaborated with Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) on a two-day workshop to build MSMEs’ practical competencies in governance best practices. The workshop targeted 30 Dubai-based MSMEs and was held at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce […]

As part of its mission to support entrepreneurs and start-ups in the publishing and digital content sectors, and in celebration of Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 title, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPC Free Zone) and the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) to launch […]

With the inspiring UAE national anthem playing in the background, thousands of students, teachers, authors and visitors from all nationalities joined to honour the UAE’s flag hoisted right in the centre of the main hall of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF)’s main hall, early Sunday morning. The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) celebrates this key […]

As part of its #ReadTheMovie initiative, the Sharjah World Book Capital brought books and cinema together on the Sharjah International Book Fair 2019 stage yesterday. Author of the best-selling book, The Zoya Factor, Anuja Chauhan accompanied by Sonam Kapoor, the leading lady in the Bollywood film based on Chauhan’s book, captivated fans and audiences with […]

“When I started making comics, everybody said I was crazy. I was working in a school and teaching comics sometimes, but to pursue it as a career…” Merek Bennett, the cartoonist who created the famous multi volume set of The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, stops halfway into sharing his musings with his young […]

Travelling is one of the best ways to learn about people, places and life. Equally good are the books that transport the reader to a parallel universe on the wings of imagination. Taking the example of the Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, a tale that has inspired many to chase their dreams, three authors attempted to […]

“Flag Day is a glorious national event carrying a lot of lofty values. It reaffirms the independent national sovereignty. It also symbolizes the strength of our Union, which paved the way for the UAE to be at the forefront of all international forums,” said H.E. Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of Hamriyah Free Zone Authority […]

“Unlike regular book fairs which tends to be all about the publishing industry, the Sharjah International Book Fair is a cultural event focusing more on the readers,” said best-selling and critically acclaimed Indian author, Anita Nair, at the start of a conversation with moderator Chitra Raghavan, an academic, at the Intellectual Hall in SIBF yesterday […]

Real estate transactions have recorded AED 4.2 billion AED in the Emirate of Sharjah in the third quarter of 2019, while the total areas covered in the “sales transactions” in the emirate reached 9.5 million feet, as per the latest report of the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD). Abdulaziz Ahmed Al Shamsi, Director General […]