Locations that are now open include Al Qasba, Al Majaz Waterfront, Khor Fakkan Beach and the Maraya Art Centre The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that a number of Sharjah entertainment destinations and hotels are now open again thanks to the completion of a sterilisation and disinfection drive in the emirate. These include Al Qasba, Al Majaz ...
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Sharjah Airport marks new milestone
A new milestone was marked by Sharjah Airport as it received the “Green Airport” Silver recognition 2020, which acknowledges airports’ achievements in environmental projects. Within the preservation of the environment programme issued by the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific region, this accreditation is a testament to Sharjah Airport’s innovative advances in the field of water management and recycling. The appreciation ...
Read More »Air Arabia announces new repatriation flights
Special flights will operate from Sharjah to Egypt from June 11 to June 16. Air Arabia has announced that it will operate new outbound only repatriation flights from Sharjah to Egypt to allow Egyptian nationals now in the UAE to return home. The special flights will operate from Sharjah International Airport to Cairo International Airport and Borg El Arab International ...
Read More »SCCI to reinforce competitiveness of the private sector companies
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) represented by the Sharjah Excellence Award Office, organised recently an online workshop entitled ‘the global assessment principles adopted by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)”. The workshop highlighted the most important principles for effective and successful assessment, the most important global excellence models and institutional assessment phases, and the characteristics of ...
Read More »Sharjah initiates Dhs4 billion liquidity support to counter impact of virus
A breathtaking view of the Sharjah Corniche. The authorities in Sharjah and across the region are taking the required measures to provide maximum assistance to all businesses. The Sharjah Finance Department, SFD, recently established a framework worth Dhs4 billion to enhance liquidity for the banking system in the emirate. The move aims to provide additional financial assistance to all businesses ...
Read More »Sharjah Consultative Council completes ‘We’ll get through this’ campaign
SHARJAH, 7th June, 2020 (WAM) — The Sharjah Consultative Council, SCC, represented by the Financial, Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee, today announced the conclusion of the campaign, entitled, “We’ll get through this.” The campaign aimed to highlight the stimulus package approved by the Sharjah Government to support governmental and private entities, business sectors and individuals, and reflects the importance of ...
Read More »Sharjah Ruler orders free COVID-19 tests government employees
The tests will be performed at Sharjah Chess Club from 9am to 1pm daily Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, ordered that all government employees in the emirate who are expected to return to work should have a free COVID-19 test. These tests will be done at ...
Read More »Shams, Mashreq Bank announce partnership to support SMEs in Sharjah
Mashreq Bank will help SMEs and new entrepreneurs to open business account SHARJAH – Sharjah Media City, known as Shams, and Mashreq Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, have announced a strategic partnership to boost entrepreneurship and support business owners in Sharjah. The two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, that will solidify this collaboration and enable ...
Read More »Sharjah hires banks for $1bn sukuk sale
A sale could happen as soon as this week and proceeds will be used for general budgetary needs, sources said The emirate of Sharjah hired banks to raise as much as $1bn from international debt markets, joining wealthier Gulf states to shore up its finances against the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The third-biggest sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates ...
Read More »SRTI Park, Bee’ah partner to support local, global start-ups
Chief Executive Officer of the SRTI Park, HE Hussain Al Mahmoudi The financing of the projects will be identified in the pilot phase of SRTI Park’s recently-launched Accelerator Program The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) and Sharjah-based waste management company Bee’ah have signed a strategic partnership to attract, support and finance the next generation of local and international startups in the ...
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