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SHARJAH – The Sharjah-based developer Alef Group has announced a 34 per cent increase in its sales for its multi-use “Al Mamsha” project during the first six months of 2020. The encouraging results come in light of the difficult circumstances that the world has faced surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and demonstrate the strength and durability of the ...

The emirate of Sharjah recorded up to 28,710 real estate transactions, worth Dh6.2 billion, in the first half of 2020; a rise of 4.1 percent as compared to the transactions recorded over the same period last year. The sales transactions recorded in the first six months of the year covered 15.3 million square feet, as per the latest report of ...

His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued a Decree-Law, on the annexation of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation (Ruwad) to the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD). Decree-Law No. 4 of 2020 stipulates that Ruwad to be annexed to SEDD and under SEDD’s head in the organisational structure. According to ...

Emirate was actually able to bring down its gas import bills during recent market turmoil The entrance to the Mahani gas well site operated by Sharjah National Oil Co.. Along with its Italian partner Eni, the Sharjah entity is scouting around for more finds. Sharjah: After discovering its biggest gas find in 30 years, Sharjah is continuing explorations for potential ...

Entire exhibition space at Sharjah Expo for the event scheduled for November already sold out. Thousands of publishers have lined up for the 2020 edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair with the entire exhibitor space sold out months before the event, organisers have announced. The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) on Tuesday said the entire 14,625sqm exhibitor space at the ...

The annual fair is the biggest publishing event in the region The Sharjah International Book Fair will go ahead this November with stringent safety measures in place, say the event’s organisers. The news comes with the announcement that the annual literary gathering, scheduled to take place from November 4 to 14, at the Sharjah Expo Centre, has already sold all ...

Emergency and Crises Management team announces to resume economic and tourism activities Sharjah: Sharjah has annonced to resume economic and tourism activities with 50 per cent capacity from June 24. The critical post lockdown second stage also includes opening of cinemas, private beaches and fitness clubs for both men and women, children’s game rental facilities, online games centres and Internet ...

The emirate recently reopened spas, restaurants and beaches within hotels The Sharjah government has announced the second phase of its recovery efforts for the tourism and hospitality sectors. Activities in the emirate will return to 50%, with various businesses now allowed to reopen.The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has been rolling out recovery efforts in stages, the first being ...

Sharjah Municipality has announced plans to go cashless with regards to payments of all fines and fees across the emirate starting July 15. It will permit payment via e-wallet platforms from Samsung, Google and Apple, besides the use of credit and debit cards too. It said in a tweet on Monday that all municipality fees will be collected via the ...

Sharjah and Dubai had earlier allowed boating and water sports competitions Restrictions on recreational and commercial boating have been eased across the UAE, as the country returns to normality during the coronavirus outbreak. Excursion boats, personal and commercial yachts can now operate with a passenger capacity limit of 50 per cent. Dr Saif Al Dhaheri, spokesman for the The National ...