It doesn’t have the malls of Dubai or the mega-projects of Abu Dhabi, but the conservative Gulf emirate of Sharjah has carved out a role for itself as a cultural capital.
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SpaceContinuum Design Studio Transforms Sharjah’s The Flying Saucer into a Cultural Space
Close in radius to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates’ third largest state Sharjah is far from its gilded neighbors in its landscape. Here, modest scale colorful …
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UAE minister backs Macron on Muslim integration
The United Arab Emirates has come out in support of Emmanuel Macron in the face of growing anger in the Middle East over France’s approach to Islam, backing the French president’s call for greater …
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Sudanese workers hired as security guards in UAE deceived into fighting in Haftar’s ranks
Around 270 Sudanese workers, lured by the promise of employment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were brought to war-ravaged Libya to fight alongside putschist Gen.
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UAE budget 2021: How will Dh58.1 billion be spent this year?
The instructions follow the Cabinet approved the 2021 federal budget of Dh58.113 bil-lion during Sunday’s meeting chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and …
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5 UAE scientists get Dh2.5m in grants for Covid-19 research
Dubai-based Al Jalila Foundation has awarded Dh2.5 million in seed grants to five UAE-based medical researchers. The Covid-19 research grants in the areas of genetics, therapies and diagnosis are the …
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Video: Students present 50 green ideas to shape UAE’s next 50 years
The students’ innovative ideas ranged from providing practical solutions to practices that harm the environment to investing in renewable and …
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Sharjah Publisher Conference discusses gender gaps
The second day of the 10th Publishers Conference was held at the Expo Centre Sharjah ahead of the 39th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). Leading publishers from across the world convened to …
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School teacher in Sharjah creates flag with 5,000 ‘I Love UAE’ stamps
She undertook the project on her own. She toiled for over a month, with five hours spent daily on the project after school.
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Find out why more than half of students in UAE would not study at same university again
More than half of students in the UAE and region would not study in the same university again, nor would they study the same course again, if given the choice, a new study released on Monday suggests.
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UAE minister backs Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on Muslims
A prominent United Arab Emirates minister has called on Muslims to accept the stance of French President Emmanuel Macron on his claims about the need for “integration” in Western societies. “ [Muslims …
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Canada’s ambassador on representing women and Jews in the UAE
From gender parity to religious tolerance, Canadian Ambassador to the UAE, Marcy Grossman, has a busy agenda from the embassy in Abu Dhabi. The Jewish civil servant arrived in Dubai as the Consul …
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COVID-19 travel: 633,000 expats fly to India, 220,000 return to UAE
Dubai: With non-emergency travel from the UAE to India during COVID-19 pandemic picking up drastically, the number of passengers, who have travelled since May 7 has reached 633,000, according to the …
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Fire breaks out at wood factory in Sharjah
Sharjah: Sharjah Civil Defence controlled a fire that occurred in the Industrial Area 13 in Sharjah on Monday morning. Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, Director General of Sharjah Civil Defence said …
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Five new speed radars installed on Sharjah road
Five new traffic radars have been put up on the road from Sharjah’s Shees area to Khor Fakkan. Monitoring vehicles’ speed, the system started operating today, November 2, according to a report on …
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Abu Dhabi Poured Billions Into Etihad Airways Before Pandemic
Abu Dhabi’s government has stumped up around $22 billion for Etihad Airways since it began flying in 2003, underscoring the ambition of the oil-rich emirate to turn its national carrier into a global …
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Surge in female founders joining Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s growing tech ecosystem
The successful startups, chosen from hundreds of applicants, will benefit from Hub71’s Incentive Programme, which reduces the cost of living and business set up costs for entrepreneurs seeking to expa …
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