Demand for houses in Sharjah has outperformed expectations with villa rental prices increasing by 11.7 percent during the first six months of 2017, according to global property consultancy Cluttons. The company’s Sharjah Property Market Snapshot for Summer 2017 report shows that average villa rents in Sharjah now stand at about AED 112,000 (c. US$ 30,500) per annum and can be ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named Sharjah its ‘World Book Capital 2019’, in recognition of the emirate’s initiatives to further reading, literacy and book publishing. The announcement also adds further weight to Sharjah’s efforts to establish a global book publishing hub at its purpose-built ‘Sharjah Publishing City’, which has already received an overwhelming response from ...

Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia PJSC (AIRARABI:DFM), the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa, has added its third permanent new international route from Sharjah this year with the addition of direct flights to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. The airline now operates flights to over 130 destinations across the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Asia, and Europe from ...