Apart from bringing together the world’s best photographers, Xposure International Photography Festival (Xposure 2021), a four-day celebration of photography, inaugurated today at Expo Centre Sharjah, is also acting as a learning ground for amateur photographers. With a total of 14 workshops by seven experts, it presents a unique opportunity to the photography enthusiasts visiting Xposure […]

Air Arabia has announced the resumption of direct flights between Sharjah and Colombo, starting 2nd March, 2021. Customers can now book their direct flights between Sharjah and Colombo by visiting Air Arabia’s website, by calling the call centre or through travel agencies.

A fleeting moment of light in the landscape, intimate animal and bird portraits, the flash of emotion on a person’s face, glimpses of majestic cultures across the world – some of the very best images entered in the Travel Photographer of the Year awards over the last 18 years, form the centre piece of the […]

The globally anticipated fifth edition of the four-day Xposure International Photography Festival raised the curtain today (Wednesday) morning, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; and Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman, Sharjah Media Council (SMC). Organised by the Sharjah Government Media Bureau […]

The House of Wisdom, Sharjah’s new cultural edifice and a futuristic social hub for learning, held four hands-on collaborative project activities catering to diverse age groups to help participants gain better insights into the interplanetary journey of UAE’s inaugural spacecraft – the Hope Probe, as it reaches the red planet’s orbit on February 9. Organised […]

The Child Safety Department (CSD), an affiliate of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) in Sharjah, has launched a research study in cooperation with the Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences at the University of Sharjah to measure parental awareness of children’s safety and prevention of accidents at home. The joint study follows […]

The real estate sector in the Emirate of Sharjah has recorded a 5.1% growth in the total real estate transactions concluded over the year 2020, as compared to 2019. Figures show that a vast amount of 64,459 real estate transactions, worth AED 15.9 billion, were sealed last year, 2020. H.E Abdul Aziz Ahmed Al Shamsi, […]

German investors received a crash course in the investment opportunities abounding in Sharjah’s emerging industries at a high-profile business webinar organized recently by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), which operates under the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). Highlighting Sharjah’s advantages in providing an impressive growth and expansion platform for German companies in […]