Tag Archives: Heart of Sharjah

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that progress on the second phase of the “Heart of Sharjah” development, one of the largest heritage and tourism projects in the region, is right on schedule. The announcement from Shurooq coincides with the hosting of two major heritage events in Sharjah, Sharjah Biennial 2017, which commenced on 10th March and runs until ...

As part of its strategy to enhance cooperation with government departments in advancing business and entrepreneurship, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. Under the MoU the two sides will ...

Under the directives of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has embarked on a major project to develop Heart of Sharjah as part of its efforts to protect the emirate’s valuable cultural heritage. Scheduled for completion in 2025, the 15-year restoration project is the first ...

Sharjah’s Al Bait Hotel, which is currently under construction, has won the Interior Design of the Year – Hotels Category at this year’s 2015 Commercial Interior Design Awards, organised by Commercial Interior Design magazine. The designers of the new hotel interior, Godwin Austen Johnson (GAJ), also walked away from the event with an award for their work on JA Manafaru ...

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that retail spaces in Sharjah’s newly renovated Souq Al Shinasiyah area are now available for lease, ahead of the market’s opening towards the end of the year. The souq is part of the Heart of Sharjah development, one the largest heritage developments in the Gulf region. Souq Al Shinasiyah was one of ...

UAE-based Hospitality Management Holdings (HMH) is the latest hotel management group to announce a major investment in Sharjah, unveiling a US$4 million (AED 15m) project to refurbish Sharjah’s popular Coral Beach Resort. A number of hotel projects have already been announced this year, including new properties from Accor, Hues and Starwoods, plus several planned hotels as part of tourism development projects ...

Construction has begun on the reconstruction of the Souk Al Shanasiyah, one of Sharjah’s traditional market areas that was virtually lost to modernisation and is now being rebuilt on a 5,872 square metre plot in the Heart of Sharjah, one of the largest heritage developments in the Middle East. The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), the investor/developer, aims to ...