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 […]

FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation that promotes media arts learning among children and youth, and organises the UAE’s only film festival dedicated to this age group, is organising a series of workshops for young photography enthusiasts at the Xposure International Photography Festival, which runs from September 19 – 22, at Expo Centre Sharjah. This is In […]

Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has confirmed the dates of the 38th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) as October 30–November 9, 2019. Aligning its efforts with Sharjah World Book Capital (SWBC)’s to promote books and reading across age groups and communities, SIBF 2019 will be carrying the SWBC theme, ‘Open Books Open Minds’. . […]

Sharjah Media City (Shams) organised a Film Scoring Masterclass, as part of the UAE Entertainment Experience, the first of its kind project aimed at producing the first crowdsourced film in the Arab World. The workshop was organised at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry with participation from a number of composers and sound engineers in […]

Returning for its third consecutive year, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF), is set to take place November 25th & 26th 2019, at the Expo Center Sharjah. Hosted by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), the underlining theme for SEF 2019 is to guide attendees on their inner quest, lead them to find their innermost motivations and greatest […]