The months of September and October are packed with interesting activities at Heart of Sharjah, the historical restoration project led by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), which entails restoring the traditional heritage areas of Sharjah and linking them together. With a series of six workshops specialising in a diversity of creative and cultural fields, […]

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the fourth edition of the International Photography Festival XPOSURE 2019, on Thursday morning. Opening addresses by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council (SMC); and three of this edition’s international guests, Aidan Sullivan, […]

The Pearl Initiative, the leading non-profit organisation working to promote increased transparency and corporate governance practices across the Gulf Region, has been awarded special consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), making it the first private non-profit based in the UAE to be granted such status. By virtue of its Special […]

FUNN, the Sharjah Media Arts for Youth and Children, is pleased to invite you to attend and cover the press conference to announce the details of the 7th edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2019 (SIFF), the first of its kind in the country and the region, held under the […]

His excellency Dr Abdulaziz Almusallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute of Heritage (SIH) revealed details of the 19th edition of the Sharjah International Narrator Forum in a press conference organised by the institute today in the SIH offices. The forum is expected to commence on September 24 in Sharjah Expo center and will last for […]

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, now offers direct flights between Sharjah and Vienna. The non-stop six-hour flight to Vienna, will operate four times a week, on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and will be expanded to daily flight service as of mid-December. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief […]

Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), operating under the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has collaborated with the US–UAE Business Council to organise business seminars in Durham, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The objective of the seminars was to shine light on lucrative commercial opportunities Sharjah has on offer for American investors.   These events […]

The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation (Ruwad) conducted a legal panel discussion titled ‘Copyright Protection’ on September 17, 2019, as part of the ongoing ‘Creative Publishing Café’ organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) at Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ). The Creative Publishing Café is a five-day event that aims to connect young entrepreneurs with UAE’s […]

Strong recommendations for a more socially-driven and collaborative approach to create community awareness among various stakeholders who have a responsibility towards ensuring child safety have come out of the first Child Safety Forum today (Tuesday) in Sharjah. The event titled ‘Responsible Media… Safe Child’, was organised by the Child Safety Department (CSD) under the patronage […]

The Supreme Organising Committee of the Arab Women Sports Tournament, AWST 2020, has set 2nd February, 2020, as the launch date of the fifth edition of the sporting event, which will be held in Sharjah. The event will be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness […]