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Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) is celebrating 25 years since the inauguration of Sharjah Art Museum, which first opened its doors in April 1997 to preserve and promote arts. The purpose-built museum which offers free entry to all, is surrounded by old traditional buildings that are preserved by the government of Sharjah as part of its mission to pass on the ...

Arada Developments, the largest developer in the UAE’s Sharjah, has hired banks to arrange a debut sale of US dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, a document showed on Tuesday. Dubai Islamic Bank Emirates NBD Capital and Standard Chartered Bank were hired as joint global coordinators. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. They are joined ...

The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) disclosed all that’s happening in Sharjah’s tourism projects and all that’s coming up at the Arab Travel Market (ATM) this year, going on at the Dubai World Trade Center from May 9 to 12. A press conference was held at the Sharjah Pavilion at ATM 2022, which saw His Excellency Khalid Jasim ...

  Dubai: Here are the options – build a G+X story hotel building. Or invest in re-developing a heritage site or one out in the desert into an eco-tourism spot. There are no prizes for guessing which one the Sharjah Investment & Development Authority (Shurooq) will choose. “I don’t think we have developed even one hotel project in the G+X ...

The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced plans to participate in the 29th Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2022), taking place May 9-12 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The Authority joins several of its strategic partners at the Sharjah Pavilion at ATM 2022, which SCTDA will use as a platform to showcase the latest developments taking place ...

Sharjah-based developer Arada has completed the issuance of a $350m sukuk, which has been listed on the London Stock Exchange. The dollar-denominated sukuk was priced at par with a coupon of 8.125 per cent, inside the initial guidance area of 8.25 per cent for a spread of 530 bps over Treasuries. The five-year fixed rate RegS debut sukuk issuance was ...

SHARJAH – The Emirates Development Bank (EDB), the key financial engine of the UAE’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah and the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF) to provide financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups operating in either of the free ...

Sharjah Cricket has signed a historic three-year partnership deal with Twenty First Century Media Pvt Ltd (TCM). This premier sports marketing company will be the commercial partner for the conduct of Sharjah Cricket’s domestic tournaments. This deal by one of the oldest cricket councils in the UAE will be among the longest partnerships in the country as it will extend ...

Speakers at a panel discussion organised by the Arabic Language Academy in Sharjah, as part of its participation in the 31st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, valued the attention paid by H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, for the protection of the Arabic Language, embodied in the completion ...

The Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) has recently launched Sharjah Advanced Industry Accelerator 2.0 (SAIA) to boost the diversification of the national industrial base and contribute to the positioning of the UAE as an incubator of innovation and creativity In line with Industry 4.0, the accelerator program will provided local and regional start-ups with innovative solutions and ...