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Mleiha Archaeological and Eco-tourism Project, one of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)’s most prominent developments, is continuing its special offers for tourists and residents up until the end of Ramadan. The heritage and cultural destination’s holy month excursion packages are providing visitors with the opportunity to enjoy unique desert experiences; including evening tours, ‘dune bashing’ and dining under the ...

The American University of Sharjah (AUS) has been ranked in the top ten universities in the Arab world by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) for the second consecutive year. The university was ranked 7th in both the 2015 and 2016 QS University Rankings for Arab Region, which ranked 100 academic institutions last year and 200 academic institutions in the current report. Quacquarelli ...

Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has announced a new Sharjah Top 10 Businesses Award as an addition to the chamber’s annual shjSEEN Awards programme, which recognises outstanding business achievement in Sharjah. The new award is an invite only award to encourage performance across the private sector. The Sharjah Top 10 Businesses Award draws on the Excellence Model of ...

SOEX Group, a global leader in recycling and marketing used textiles, is to establish a recycling plant in Sharjah’s Hamriyah Free Zone at a cost of 5 million Euros (AED 21m). Expected to open in mid-2017, the 322,917 square foot (30,00 sqm.) free zone facility is the German company’s first in the United Arab Emirates and will employ 300 to 400 ...

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) explored new strategies for cooperation between government and private sectors at the “Ramadan Majlis” evening organised by Shurooq in association with Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), on Monday July 20th 2016, at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah. Hosting an elite group of high-profile executives from the UAE’s economic sector, ...

Sharjah will add over 3 million square feet (278,000+ sqm.) of premium shopping mall space by the year 2020, with expansion plans being implemented by shopping mall developers and operators. Developers aim to capitalise on extensive new master-planned developments in Sharjah’s suburbs alongside the development and redevelopment of Sharjah’s urban areas and the continued growth of the emirate as a ...

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, has announced that it will launch a new daily route from Mangaluru (Mangalore) in southern India to Sharjah in the UAE from 7 August 2016. Mangaluru is the main port city of Karnataka, India’s twelfth largest state by population. Jet Airways is India’s second largest airline operating flights to 73 destinations, including 22 international ...

Leaders from the Middle East and Africa’s exhibition industry met in Sharjah this month for a Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI) Leadership Meeting. The meeting of the UFI’s Middle East and Africa Chapter was held at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 2 June 2016 and was attended by exhibition organisers, venues and industry service providers. ...

Majid Al Futtaim Holding is building a ‘super-regional’ shopping mall at Al Zahia community in Sharjah, which is planned to open in 2018. Al Zahia is a 1.3 million square metre (14m sq ft) masterplanned gated community being developed by Majid Al Futtaim and owned by Sharjah Holding, a joint venture between Majid Al Futtaim and the Government of Sharjah. ...

The lucrative opportunities for investment between Sharjah and Australia were the main item on the agenda at a “Sharjah – Australia Roundtable” organised by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), in association with the Australian Business Council in Dubai (ABCD), the Australian Trade Commission and Australia Unlimited, which took place yesterday at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). ...