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SHARJAH / WAM
The 10th edition of “Al Maleh and Fishing Festival”, one of the top heritage and tourism festivals devoted to the fish salting industry in the region, kicked off in the city of Dibba Al Hisn. Organised collaboratively by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Dibba Al Hisn City Municipality, and Dibba Al Hisn Municipal Council, the festival will run until September 3.
Drawing attention from a wide spectrum of attendees, the festival welcomed representatives from various ministries, government bodies, private sector firms, salted fish specialists, as well as the local fishing community and productive families.
The opening ceremony was attended among others by Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the SCCI; Salim Ali Al Muhairi, Chairman of the Sharjah Municipal Council; Ahmed Abdullah bin Yarouf Al Naqbi, Chairman of the Dibba Al Hisn Municipal Council; Sulaiman Abdullah Suleiman bin Sarhan Al Zaabi, Head of the Municipal Affairs Department in Sharjah; Matar bin Ahmed Al Naqbi, Chairman of the Sharjah Fish Resources Authority (SFRA); and Dr Mohammed Abdullah bin Huwaiden, Chairman of Al Dhaid Municipality Council.