HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Founder and Chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & Co. International has been announced as the guest of honour at the 9th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) 2020. He will be delivering a motivational speech titled ‘The Story of a Mind with No Limits’ at the event’s inauguration ceremony. One […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, SCCI, in collaboration with the Japan External Trade Organization in Dubai (JETRO Dubai), today organized the Sharjah – Japan Business Forum, with a view to exploring investment opportunities between the business communities of both countries, opening new horizons of partnership and developing long-standing economic, trade and cultural relations […]

Pink Caravan, a pan-UAE breast cancer early detection initiative, is partnering with leading independent film distributor Front Row, and VOX Cinemas, the Middle East’s largest and most rapidly growing exhibitor, on the release of Ordinary Love which stars Academy Award nominees Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville. Ahead of the upcoming 10th anniversary edition of Pink […]

The 21st Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabian Biodiversity (SICFAB), which is organised by the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) and held in Desert Park, started yesterday morning with the participation of 158 experts, specialists, researchers and academics from 14 countries. The Forum will continue until February 6th. Over the course of four days, […]

As the debut edition of Sharjah Fringe Festival (Sharjah Fringe), presented by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) in strategic partnership with Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA), came to an end (Saturday) after a glorious 17-day run, the Middle Eastern rendition of the world’s largest art and entertainment festival has imbued fresh enthusiasm […]

Beachgoers at the Al Hamriyah Beach were in for a pleasant surprise when the Sharjah ‘Mobile Beach Library’ – an initiative launched by Knowledge without Borders (KWB), in cooperation with the Sharjah World Book Capital Office (SWBC Office) 2019 and the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) – was unveiled at the beach. The opening […]

‘Cookies for a Cause’, the annual fundraising campaign initiated by the Sharjah Girl Guides (SGG), has raised AED 54,800 to aid prisoners languishing in jails for non-payment of debts. This amount, raised in 2019, almost doubles the amount collected the previous year. 54 SGG Brownies (7 to 11 years) and Guides (12 to 15 years) […]

The Communication and Community Services Department at the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) recently introduced an initiative as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the safe disposal of barbecue charcoal in wilderness areas on Maliha Street (Khatm Tunnel and Hamdah Tunnel), in cooperation with EPAA’s Inspection Department and staff volunteers, including Sharjah […]

More than 60 emerging and experienced UAE-based writers, actors and directors, cutting across age groups and nationalities, are infusing the Sharjah Fringe festival with a vibrant energy with a wide genre of 10-minute plays under the first-ever Short+Sweet Sharjah banner. Teenager Mohammed Abeer and veteran Sunil Jasuja owned the stage at Masrah Al Qasba – […]

Jordanian pop singers Aziz Maraka and Adham Nabulsi brought their musical flair to the popular Al Majaz Amphitheatre on Friday night, offering hundreds of fans an exceptional concert boasting an incredible variety of Arabic rock-jazz. Performing for the first time in Sharjah, Arabic jazz musician Aziz Maraka was welcomed on the #letsmajaz stage with a roaring […]