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His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, approved AED 600 million for Sharjah Municipality to develop the industrial areas (1 – 6 – 7) in coordination with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. His Highness’s statement was announced through the Direct Line program broadcast on Sharjah Radio and Television.

BEEAH Group, a leader in the sustainability sector, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company “Masdar”, and the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority revealed the tripartite alliance’s intention to transform the waste dump in the Al Saja’a area in the Emirate of Sharjah, for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region, into a solar energy farm. ...

BEEAH, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, has entered into an agreement to develop the world’s first commercial-scale water to hydrogen plant in Sharjah. The Sharjah-based company has entered into a joint development agreement with Chinook Hydrogen, a UK-based innovator of waste-to-fuel technologies, and Air Water Gas Solutions, a US-based Industrial gas company and a subsidiary of Air Water Inc., a ...

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah inaugurated the 10th annual edition of the Sharjah International Travel & Tourism Forum (SITTF) on Wednesday in Expo Centre Sharjah, which was ...

Her Excellency Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), chaired the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Council of Development and Outreach (ACDO) on the AUS campus. The voluntary body was established following the approval of the AUS Board of Trustees in January 2023 on the recommendation of the board’s Resource Development Committee. ACDO serves ...

  Sharjah’s recent participation during ‘Web Summit 2023’ in Lisbon, Portugal, served as a platform to showcase its impressive advancements as well as developmental trajectory across diverse economic sectors. With an audience of over 70,000 participants from 160 nations, the emirate proudly exhibited significant progress in technology, clean energy, innovation, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and education.   Exploring collaborative opportunities The ...

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) held the fourth in a series of eight nationwide COP28 Changemakers Majlis sessions under the theme “Green and Sustainable Communities” at House of Wisdom in Sharjah. The initiative held before the launch of the COP28 later this month in the UAE. The sessions bring together several climate leaders and experts from the ...

Air Arabia (PJSC), the Middle East & North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier operator, announced a record financial and operational results for the third quarter and first nine months ending September 30, 2023, an increase of 53 per cent compared to the same period last year, while revenue for the first nine months increased by 16 per cent reaching ...

More than 70,000 participants from 160 countries attending the Web Summit 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 13 – 16, will have the chance to explore Sharjah’s latest projects, as well as its strategic and emerging sectors such as technology, entrepreneurship, and sustainable investments. The Sharjah delegation led by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), will also feature the ...

BEEAH, the Middle East’s leading sustainability and digitalisation pioneer, the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF); and Al-Maqar Development Company (ALMQR), the investment arm of the Municipality of Madinah, have signed an agreement to establish a limited liability company that will develop and provide integrated waste management solutions in the Province, ...