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Sharjah International adds 200 more weekly flights

Sharjah International Airport has added 200 more weekly flights to the airport’s summer timetable from this week. The boost in air-traffic comes partly as a result of the shutdown of two of Dubai International Airport’s runways for scheduled maintenance. Dubai International announced a 26 percent cut in the number of flights from 1 May to 20 July 2014, due to the ...

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Roundtable meeting strengthens Sharjah-Netherlands ties

Sharjah government trade and investment organisations recently held roundtable discussions with members of the Netherlands Business Council Dubai on business and investment opportunities in Sharjah. The United Arab Emirates is currently the Netherlands largest export market in the Gulf, accounting for 40 percent of all the country’s exports to the GCC, while total trade between the UAE and the Netherlands ...

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SICC 2014 opens with Clusters of Light

This year’s celebrations to mark the Sharjah Islamic Culture Capital 2014 were officially inaugurated yesterday by Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah at a musical production about the life and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. The Clusters of Light operetta was staged by Sharjah in an effort to encourage awareness and understanding about Islam. Clusters ...

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