Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) kicks off its much-awaited 13th edition on Wednesday under the theme, ‘Create Creativity’ at Expo Centre Sharjah. Organised annually by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the festival is held under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and Her ...

  Dubai / WAM Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs and CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, said Dubai Customs completed 381,275 customs declarations during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. He affirmed that Dubai Customs keeps pace with Dubai’s dynamic progress by developing smart customs systems and programmes that work around the clock to fulfill the needs of ...

Even for a country that has weaponised the memory of World War II to the point where there is a word for hyperbolic celebrations of Victory Day — pobedobesie, or victory frenzy — this year marked a new high. With its military bogged down in Ukraine, the domestic propaganda machine latched onto past successes instead, going into overdrive ahead of ...