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Sharjah Celebrates the UAE’s 52nd Union Day
United Arab Emirates, Sharjah — Sharjah concluded the 52nd Union Day celebrations, which lasted for 12 days, with wide participation from all segments of society including government entities, private sector institutions, Emiratis, international residents, and visitors to the emirate. Over 200 activities organized by the Sharjah National Day Celebrations Committee took place in the cities of Sharjah, Mleiha, Dibba Al…
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Gulftainer is Awarded with an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council
Sharjah, United Arab of Emirates — Gulftainer, one of the world’s leading privately owned, independent port management and logistics companies, has won an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe during 2022. Now in their 65th year, the International Safety Awards recognise and celebrate organisations…
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Gulftainer Joins Shipping and Logistics Industry Leaders at the Annual TPM Conference
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates — Gulftainer, one of the world’s leading privately owned, independent port management and logistics companies, attended the TPM23 trade conference. Joining over 3,500 industry leaders at the TPM23 Conference, Simon Aynsley, Chief Sales Officer at Gulftainer, engaged in insightful sessions to discuss the future of shipping and logistics. Commenting on the outlook for 2023, Simon Aynsley…
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Crescent Petroleum signs three contracts to develop oil and gas fields in Diyala and Basra
Crescent Petroleum, the Middle East’s oldest privately-owned upstream oil and gas company, has signed three twenty-year agreements with Iraq’s Ministry of Oil to appraise, develop, and produce oil and gas from two blocks in Diyala governorate and one in Basra governorate. The agreements will deliver much needed natural gas to fuel nearby power plants and improve government services, creating thousands…
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Sharjah Finance Department honours 36 winners in the fifth round of the Financial Performance Excellence Award
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates — His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Finance Department (SFD), witnessed the honouring ceremony for the winners of the fifth round of the distinguished Financial Performance Excellence Award, organized by the SFD to promote a culture of excellence in government financial performance. The awards follow the requirements of the Sharjah government…
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The Middle East is enjoying an important period of stability as oil prices, economic growth of 5.1% fuel the recovery out of COVID, said Crescent CEO.
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates — The Middle East is enjoying an important period of political and economic stability with the regional economy buoyed by high oil process and economic growth, Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum, told business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. Industrial production has improved, employment has begun rising, and tourism is…
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The Sharjah Prize in Public Finance Holds An Introductory Seminar in Cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Finance
Sharjah, United Arab of Emirates — The Central Finance Department held an introductory symposium in the Kingdom of Morocco on the second edition of the Sharjah Prize in Public Finance, as part of its plan and agenda for organizing a series of seminars for the second phase, which will end this month. The symposium opened with the speech of Mrs.…
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The Sharjah Award for Public Finance holds an introductory symposium on its categories and criteria in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Sharjah Finance Department (SFD) concluded an introductory seminar in the Arab Republic of Egypt on the second cycle of the Sharjah Award for Public Finance. The seminar was part of a series of second-phase meetings scheduled to conclude at the end of January 2023. Distinguished representatives of government agencies and sectors in Egypt The symposium was…
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Ruler of Sharjah Approves the Emirate’s General Budget at 32,240 Billion Dirhams AED for the year 2023
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates — His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah approved the emirate’s general budget with total expenditures amounting to about (32.2) billion dirhams. The general budget for this year aims to achieve financial sustainability and enhance the economic competitiveness of the emirate. The process of this…
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Sharjah Holding and the University of Sharjah sign a memorandum of understanding
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates — Sharjah Holding announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Sharjah, recently at the university’s headquarters, in the presence of both Professor Hamid M. K. Al- Naimiy, Chancellor at the University of Sharjah, HE. Walid Al Hashimi, CEO of Sharjah Holding, and several senior employees of both parties. Professor Hamid M.…
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ComTech Gold $CGO becomes the first 100% Gold backed token to receive Shariah Certification in the MENA region
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — ComTech FZCO receives Shariah Compliance Certification for ComTech Gold Token (CGO), becoming the first in industry to be awarded a shariah certification for Gold tokenization product in the Region.  Shariah certification (Fatwa) was issued by Amanie Advisors Ltd, an entity specialising in field of Shariah-compliant investments and Islamic finance solutions. ComTech FZCO, a Dubai-based company redefining…
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Major Growth for Gulftainer With KSA Container Terminals and Commercial Business
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates — Gulftainer, a privately owned, independent port management and logistics company, has announced substantial growth in its commercial and container operations in Saudi Arabia. The Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO), part of the Gulftainer group of companies, boasted a 12% drastic increase in terminal activity at Jubail Commercial Port since 2021, at 347,000 TEUs. An additional…
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UAE’s Gulftainer Marks One Million Man Hours without Accident Incredible Efforts Lead to New Awards
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Gulftainer’s UAE terminals have achieved a significant milestone in their ZERO Harm health and safety program by reaching more than one-million-man hours with no Lost Time Injury (LTI) incidents. This is a major accomplishment for the workforce, management and QHSE teams who have worked tirelessly to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone despite the global pandemic…
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Jordanian non-profit, 7Hills for Social Development, wins sixth International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – 7Hills for Social Development, a Jordan-based non-profit, has been awarded the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA) 2022, organized annually by The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a UAE-based global humanitarian organization dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide. The sixth edition of the Award, valued at AED 500,000, has recognized…
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Sir Bu Nair Island, a Safe Haven for Rare Creatures
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates – Around midnight on June 1, a hawksbill turtle landed on the Sir Bu Nair Island. It’s one of the many that began arriving three months ago to nest on the island, bringing the number of nests to more than 300 spread across 27 beaches. The hawksbill turtle lays between 90 to 110 eggs and quietly…
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Gulftainer picks up the Emirates Nature-WWF ‘Leaders of Change’ award for their pioneering role in sustainability and environment
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – Gulftainer, the largest privately owned, independent port management and logistics company in the world, has been honoured with the Emirates Nature-WWF ‘Leaders of Change’ award at the VIP Pledge to ‘Go Beyond the Hour’ event, conducted lately. The ‘Go Beyond the Hour’ initiative called on key government and corporate entities to ambitiously look beyond Earth…
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Team Radiant wins AUW Hult Prize on campus round
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates – The closing ceremony of the 2022 internationally acclaimed Hult Prize took place at Asian University of Women (AUW) last week. Marking the end of the on-campus round of the competition aimed at ‘Getting the World Back to Work’, Team Radiant picked up first prize and advances towards the regional round alongside the runner-up, Team Palmyrah.…
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