DUBAI / WAM Sandooq Al Watan, the national initiative launched by prominent Emirati businessmen to support research projects for the post-oil era has celebrated the first batch of graduates from the Dubai chapter of its “Emirati Coder” programme at GEMS Modern Academy. The first batch included 86 graduates. In attendance at the event were Lt. General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Chairman ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah International Airport Free Zone (Saif Zone), and Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) have bagged two international awards, in recognition of their sustained efforts to develop state-of-the-art business infrastructure that meet investors’ growing needs. The two free zones received the European Society for Quality Research, ESQR’s, ‘Quality Choice Prize 2019’ in the ‘Gold Category 2019’ at ...

GUADALAJARA / WAM Sharjah’s global efforts to encourage literary movements and the richness of Emirati and Arab cultures will be under the spotlight at Latin America’s largest book fair next year. In a recent announcement made by the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) organisers, the emirate has been named the “Guest of Honour” at the FIL’s 34th edition, to be ...