Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Wednesday opened the ninth Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, SCRF 2017, the region’s largest children’s reading event, at Expo Centre Sharjah. Running until April 29, this year’s festival has the theme ‘Discover Beyond’ and features 2,093 cultural, artistic and entertainment activities, ...

  Rabat / WAM A proposal from the UAE to develop innovative plans to help other Arab countries in addressing current economic and financial problems, while boosting economic development, was presented to Arab finance ministers at the eighth ordinary session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Finance, being held in Rabat, Morocco. The proposal can help achieve significant progress in ...

  Dubai / WAM The first branch of the UAE Foodbank opened on Wednesday in the Al Quoz area in Dubai. During the opening ceremony, HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the UAE Foodbank Board of Trustees said, “I am extremely proud to see the first branch open only three months after the announcement of the ...