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With more than 1.5 million book titles and 1,650 publishing houses from 60 countries, Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) opened its doors to public and trade visitors today. Now the third largest book fair in the world, the publishing mega-event takes place from 1 to 11 November at the Expo Centre Sharjah, which has added a 42,000 square foot (3,900 ...

The Emirate of Sharjah delegation participating in the Toronto Global Forum 2017 invited businessmen and investors in Canada to expand the horizons of economic cooperation between the two sides and to take advantage of the investment opportunities available in many vital sectors in Sharjah. During its participation in the forum, which concluded yesterday (Wednesday, November 1, 2017), the delegation stressed ...

His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has officially inaugurated Sharjah Publishing City (SPC) at an opening event attended by hundreds of government officials, publishers, authors, journalists other distinguished guests. The first free zone of its type in the world, the new world-class facility provides a tax-free environment for ...

Investors in Canada will be receiving an in-depth analysis of Sharjah’s premium business environment and its array of economic opportunities with the participation of a high-level delegation from the emirate comprising of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), Sharjah Investment Office ‘Invest in Sharjah’ and Sharjah Media City (Shams) at the Toronto Global Forum. Titled ‘Redefining Globalisation,’ the 11th edition of ...

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), one of the most ambitious environmental tourism developers in the Middle East, will be announcing exclusive updates regarding its business management and project expansion during World Travel Market London 2017 being held from 6-8 November at ExCeL London. Shurooq will be exhibiting in the Sharjah tourism pavilion (stand ME400). Shurooq, which has helped to ...

Sharjah registered a 37.2 percent increase in the value of real estate transactions made in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, according to new statistics released by Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD). A total of 34,304 million square feet of real estate was traded during Q3, with a total value of US$ 2.23 ...

The AED 260 million (US$ 71 million) redevelopment and expansion of City Centre Sharjah, one of Sharjah’s largest shopping malls, is now 75 percent complete. The redevelopment, which will add 13,700 square metres (147,466 sq. ft.) of retail space, is now entering its final phase, according to mall-owner Majid Al Futtaim. The mall project is expected to create hundreds of ...

Passenger traffic at Sharjah International Airport grew by 4 percent during the third quarter of 2017, compared with the same period of 2016, handling 2.996 million passengers. Summer travel drove Q3 growth with the airport handling 1 million passengers during July and 1.1 million passengers during August. Performance during the three months also beat that of Q1 and Q2 this ...

Sharjah Municipality has announced the largest digitalisation project in the GCC, which will deploy enterprise software provider SAP’s advanced business solutions across all of the organisations internal and external services. The project will be developed and implemented in partnership with SAP, Evoteq (a technology company set-up by Bee’ah earlier this year) and Evoteq’s implementation arm, EvoGulf. One of the most ...