USA IRC Background: The mission of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933, the IRC has a presence in over 40 countries and 28 offices in the United States; the IRC […]
Average apartment prices in Abu Dhabi increased by 0.9 per cent in the third quarter. Khushnum Bhandari / The National Average apartment prices in Abu Dhabi increased by 0.9 per cent in the third quarter. Khushnum Bhandari / The National The UAE’s residential market continued to be robust in the third quarter of 2023, with […]
Kempinski Floating Palace is one of the properties whose opening in the UAE has been delayed. Photo: Kempinski Hotels Kempinski Floating Palace is one of the properties whose opening in the UAE has been delayed. Photo: Kempinski Hotels Dozens of hotels were scheduled to open in the UAE next year, but several of these projects […]
Spotlight on early-career photographers who were born in Africa and AsiaSharjah: Vantage Point Sharjah (VPS), an annual photography exhibition by Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF), has returned for its 11th edition.Featuring four artists and one collective whose work challenges established notions of photographic practices, the exhibition is running from October 14, to January 14, 2024 at […]
[1/2]A Ukrainian serviceman fires a mortar toward Russian troops at a position in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an undisclosed location in Donetsk region, Ukraine October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsMARRAKECH, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine is finding it harder to secure financial support as the attention of officials in […]
Sharjah Police seized drugs worth Dh14 million stashed in a shipment. Photo: Sharjah Police Sharjah Police seized drugs worth Dh14 million stashed in a shipment. Photo: Sharjah Police Police in Sharjah have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large drugs haul worth Dh14 million into the emirate and arrested 32 suspects.Officers confiscated 50kg of hashish, […]
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click here to read it nowRead this week’s magazineLast week’s attack by Hamas on Israel and the ongoing Israeli retaliation is reverberating through the publishing world, particularly at two key upcoming publishing conferences: the Frankfurt Book Fair and Sharjah International Book Fair.Last week, Israeli publishers, literary agents, and publishing organizations hurriedly sent emails canceling meetings […]