Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) will provide 50 new offices free-of-charge to entrepreneurs as part of the chamber’s Incubate Business Programme. According to the chamber, office space will be offered to entrepreneurs that have creative ideas and innovative projects to be executed in the UAE. The chamber hopes that providing office space to promising start-ups will help support ...

Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia PJSC (AIRARABI:DFM), the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa, has reported a 14 percent increase in passenger numbers, carrying 4.1 million passengers during the first six months of 2016, compared with 3.6 million during the same period of 2015. The airline also announced a 3.5 percent increase in net profit, compared with ...

The Emirate of Sharjah registered a 7 percent increase in hotel revenues, reaching AED 378 million (USD 103m) during the first six months of 2016, according to the latest figures from Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA). The authority has been targeting markets identified in its strategic marketing plan and says that H1 2016 hotel statistics show a 19 ...