Sharjah / Emirates Business With just ten days remaining in the run-up to the inauguration of the region’s much-anticipated international artistic platform for children – the fifth edition of the Sharjah Children Biennial (SCB) – a press conference to announce the details of the event will be held at Al Qasba’s Maraya Art Centre tomorrow. Held under the patronage ...

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