CAFU, the MENA region’s first fuel on-demand mobile application, today announced plans to launch its Research and Development (R&D) Centre in Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park). The move comes in line with the UAE’s vision of driving innovation within the region, and CAFU’s goals of being a key local contributor to the […]

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) office in the Eastern region is organising a series of summer camps from July 7 – August 1, in keeping with its objective of encouraging creativity and fostering a culture of innovation in young generations. Titled ‘Towards a Creative Summer’, the camps are targeted at children aged 7–13 years in […]

Sahara Centre, Sharjah’s leading retail, dining, entertainment and leisure destination, announced that an Emirati national is the winner of the ‘Win Wheels with Meals’ campaign held from 25th February to 30th May. The digital draw was conducted in the presence of the Sharjah Economic Development Department representative. With the ‘Win Wheels with Meals’ campaign, shoppers […]

A “Dates Festival” was launched at Souq Al Jubail (SQAJ) and will last until the end of August, 2019. The event provides shoppers and visitors an opportunity to choose from a wide variety of fresh dates, imported especially to meet their needs. This year’s festival witnessed a wide participation of date farmers and traders from […]

The Expo Centre Sharjah has recently concluded its visit to Egypt and Jordan with a view to exploring prospects of future cooperation in the international exhibitions and conferences sector, as well as enhancing joint coordination in this vital sector, so as to serve the interest of Arab economy. The Expo delegation was Headed by HE […]

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) held this Wednesday the first introductory meeting which comprised the Construction & Engineering Consultancy Sector, Real Estate Sector and Industry Sector. Present at the meeting were HE Waleed Abdul Rahman Bu Khatir, Second Vice Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI), HE Ziad Mohammed […]

There are reason aplenty to visit The Flag Island, one of Sharjah’s leisure, tourist and family destinations, this summer. With women’s run sessions, yoga and roller skating available, children, youth as well as adults will find an activity to match their need and interest. The idea is to bring all members of a family together […]

The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF ZONE) has been awarded the Superbrands title for 2019 by Superbrands Worldwide, based on the votes of the Superbrands Council and over 2500 marketing experts from the UAE business community. The announcement came at the annual tribute even organized, yesterday in Dubai, by Superbrands, the independent authority, and […]

Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has appointed banks to arrange investor meetings ahead of the issuance of a US dollar-denominated Islamic bond, also known as Sukuk, the bank has announced. SIB has mandated Citi, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Structuring […]

Sharjah Baby Friendly Office (SBFO) organized training courses for 231 medical and non-medical staff in the emirate’s major hospitals and health institutions, in continuation of its efforts to keep Sharjah’s health professionals at hospitals and healthcare centres working in antenatal and postnatal care, up-to-date about latest breastfeeding practices being adopted worldwide. The 20-hour training course, […]