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Sharjah Biennial 15 set to open next week

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Art Foundation will host the 15th edition of the Sharjah Biennial from February 7 to June 11. The event will feature over 150 artists and collectives from 70+ countries and showcase over 300 artworks, including 70 new works. The biennial, curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, will take place across 19 venues in 5 cities ...

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Arada completes 1,621 new homes in East Village in Sharjah

  Sharjah / WAM Arada has announced the completion of the first homes in East Village, the third residential phase in its AED24 billion Sharjah megaproject Aljada. In total, 1,621 apartments have been finished across 14 buildings. Featuring 2,000 units in total, East Village is targeted at the younger generation and consists of 16 apartment blocks that are characterised by ...

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Boeing ends 747 jumbo jet production after 54 years

  Bloomberg The first and final 747 jumbo jet models both started with a handshake deal. Back in the mid-1960s, the leaders of Boeing Co. and PanAm came to an agreement that if the US planemaker pushed ahead with the audacious new design, the airline would in turn go ahead and buy the giant jetliner. That gentleman’s agreement would kick-start ...

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