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American University of Sharjah (AUS) has been ranked among the top ten universities in the Arab world by the 2017/2018 QS World University Rankings. Compiled by British education specialist Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the ranking puts AUS in joint 411th place globally and placed joint 8th highest among Arab universities in the survey. AUS has consistently been ranked among the top ...

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), known as the force behind the quick and unprecedented transformation of Sharjah into a globally attractive investment, business, and tourism destination, has recently secured the coveted ISO 9001:2015 quality certification. Shurooq has received this qualification after being successful in a thorough audit by the independent international certification body, SGS. The body conducted their assessment ...

Sharjah-based Al Thuriah Properties has announced the final handover of its AED 295 million (US$ 81m), 33-storey Sahara Tower 4 to home owners. The 3.1 million square foot (288,000 sqm.) mixed-use Sahara Complex on Sharjah’s Al Nahda Street, near to the border with Dubai, will ultimately have six residential towers. Construction of Sahara Towers 1 to 5 is already completed ...

The need to create fruitful partnerships between the government sector and private institutions to drive the Sharjah’s economy forward was the subject of the third Sharjah Economic Ramadan Majlis, which took place on Sunday at Sharjah’s Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre. Hosted by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), in association with Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) ...

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), in association with Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), is hosting an elite group of government sector representatives, ambassadors, prominent business leaders and other commercial industrialists to discuss and debate essential best practices, partnerships and collaboration at the 3rd ‘Sharjah Economic Ramadan Majlis’ evening. The third edition, titled “Innovative Economy”, will focus on ...

Bee’ah, the UAE’s leading environmental management company, and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, have formed Emirates Waste to Energy Company (EWEC), a joint venture that will develop waste-to-energy plants across the Middle East. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in January to jointly develop the Middle East’s first waste-to-energy plant in Sharjah. First announced in 2014, ...

Designs for a new AED 1-billion (US$ 274m) residential complex to be built in Al Sayouh (Al Suyoh) suburb in Sharjah have been unveiled by the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme. Located near the Emirates Road and Sharjah-Kalba Road, 25 minutes from Sharjah city centre, the development is one of a number of government housing projects in Al Sayouh. The complex ...

Sharjah’s hotel industry continues to expand across multiple segments of the business, fueled by growth in revenues, the emirate’s economic development and innovation in the local tourism sector. According to Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), which recently launched its own ‘Sharjah Collection’ luxury hotel brand, Sharjah hotel revenues have been growing at 12 percent per annum and are expected ...

As part of its ever-increasing drive to attract more foreign business into the UAE, the Sharjah FDI Office ‘Invest in Sharjah’, the investment promotional arm of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), has reinforced the emirate’s investment advantages at major global events in China’s two fastest growing cities. Participating at the 2017 World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment on 23-24 ...