The Sharjah International Film Festival For Children and Youth (SIFF), the UAE’s only film festival dedicated to this age group, held a workshop themed ‘How to be a Film Critic’ in preparation for the seventh edition of SIFF. This festival is organised by FUNN, the Sharjah-based institution that promotes media arts learning among children and […]

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, the fifth edition of the Sharjah FDI Forum will begin on November 11 carrying the theme, ‘Future Trends in Foreign Direct Investment’. Organised by the Sharjah FDI Office (invest in Sharjah), an affiliate […]

Among a galaxy of 53 camera exponents who will be at the Xposure International Photography Festival (Xposure 2019) in Sharjah next month, are four industry heavyweights – Stephen Wilkes, Frans Lanting, Gabriel Wickbold and Will Burrad-Lucas – festival organisers have announced. For the first time in the UAE, works of these internationally acclaimed photographers will […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has reaffirmed that since its inception, it has been developing a strategy to provide support and assistance programs that help boost and advance the emirate’s industrial sector. This has always been in line with the chamber’s fundamental role of upgrading and promoting the economic sector in general […]

Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), an affiliate of the NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), has recently concluded a trade mission to Bangkok, Thailand, during which five business women from its membership have met several Thailand-based corporations to gauge Thai business potential in fashion, jewellery and business services sectors. The five-day trade mission, aligns with SBWC’s […]

The Gorky Moscow Art Theatre will stage Nimrod, a theatrical work written by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on September 5, 2019. The play, based on the life of one of the most tyrannical kings in history, Nimrod bin Kan’aan, ruler of Babylon and […]

With curtains raised on the details of the MENA region’s only truly international photography festival, Xposure 2019, at a press conference in Sharjah today, the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB) has yet again justified the high expectations of photography aficionados. Officials have revealed a packed programme for the fourth edition of Xposure International Photography Festival. […]

The Expo Centre Sharjah revealed that the first half of 2019 has recorded a notable hike in the number of companies that made their debut in the Expo Centre exhibitions, with a ratio of 20%. “This reflects the Expo Centre’s global reputation as a pioneering and prominent destination for exhibitions and conferences industry around the […]

Sharjah is all set for its cultural participation at the 32nd Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF 2019), where the emirate is going to present Russian and other international visitors gems of Emirati and Arab cultures under a ‘Guest City’ status offered by the book fair. A packed itinerary of events and activities have been planned […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) will be organizing the UAE – Russia Forum during the period from 3 – 6 September in Russia. The SCCI delegation will be headed by HE Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, SCCI’s Chairman accompanied by HE Sheikh Majid Faisal Khalid Al Qasemi, SCCI’s First Vice Chairman, Jamal Bu […]