The Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, HE Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, underlined the Chamber’s commitment to communicating with the local business community through the sectoral business groups, in order to get acquainted with the latest developments, provide the necessary support to curb Covid-19 consequences on the economic activity, improve the […]

Sharjah Children Parliament, an initiative by Sharjah Children–a subsidiary of Rubu‘ Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, will hold the closing ceremony of its 16thedition on Wednesday, October 28, at 5:00pm via video conferencing platform MicrosoftTeams, to showcase the highlights and achievements of the current edition. The 2019-2020 edition, themed ‘Leadership through Community Service’, was launched under the patronage of […]

Notable international literary icons including a Man Booker Prize winner, top-rated inspirational speakers, a spoken word artist, and several NYT bestselling authors, are among the diverse literary talents from across the globe who will make a live-streamed interactive appearance at the 39thedition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2020) from November 4 – 14, […]

HE Saif Mohammed Al-Midfa, the CEO of Expo Centre Sharjah, underlined that the proactive and early recovery efforts made by the UAE’s wise leadership to confront the repercussions of Covid-19 have been an essential factor in the comeback of the tourism, exhibitions, and conferences sector and the acceleration of its recovery. Al-Midfa made the statement […]

His Excellency Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, Executive Chairman of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), affirmed that Sharjah continues its efforts to further diversify its economy by attracting more tech-based companies and by building sustainable relationships with a wide range of investors and companies representing the sector. His statement came during a visit to […]

The Health Promotion Department, HPD, at the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah (SCFA) has revealed the outcomes of its study to assess the health-supporting services in Sharjah schools and nurseries ahead of implementing the updated standards of the Healthy Schools Programme. The survey is composed of 11 sections and targeted the administrative and […]

H.E. Dr. Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City (Shams) participated in the Digital edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) for a panel discussion to talk about SEZs and their global role post-COVID. Al Midfa joined other panellists to discuss digitalization, Industry 4.0, how SEZs can help reach broader economic development goals, […]

The 39thedition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2020organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), under the theme ‘The World Reads form Sharjah’, is bringing together renowned Arabauthors and intellectuals, who will be joining the fair virtually to lead a series of exciting literary and cultural discussions through the 11-day event, from November4 – […]

The AED500,000 Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA), has announced the extension of nomination submission deadline for the 2021 edition to November 15, 2020. Each year, award to is granted to an institution and individual working locally across Asia and Africa in recognition of their exceptional humanitarian contributions to alleviate the sufferings […]

The 39th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair, SIBF, organised by the Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, will be held from November 4 – 14 under the theme ‘The World Reads form Sharjah’ under the patronage of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. A comprehensive overview […]