Monthly Archives: April 2025

Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Japan’s Airfootworks’ gravity-defying act at SCRF 2025fills young audiences with awe and inspiration

Trailblazing Japanese troupe brings their signature ‘floating’ illusion and boundary-pushing dance to the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, inspiring a new generation of performers

Sharjah, April 29, 2025

The Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) welcomed Airfootworks – Japan’s gravity-defying acrobatic act, who gave hundreds of schoolchildren an electrifying performance.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Education systems must evolve to nurture creativityin the age of AI, acclaimed authors opine at SCRF 2025

Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival panel stress the urgent need for collaboration between families, schools and policymakers to foster creativity and critical thinking

Sharjah, April 29, 2025

Education systems worldwide are at a critical crossroads, caught between the industrial-age model of standardisation and the fast-changing demands of a digital, AI-driven world. That was the resounding message from a panel discussion on “Education Systems and Students’ Creativity” held at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) on Monday.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Heroes, villains, and the power of imagination take centrestage at SCRF 2025

Panel at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival featuring Britain’s Sarwat Chadda and Emiratis Dr Fatima Al-Zahra’ bin ‘Arab, Maitha Al Khayyat, and Hessa Al Muhairi explores heart of storytelling

Sharjah, April 29, 2025

It was an evening of ideas and imagination at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025) on Monday, as young readers and families gathered to listen to three leading Emirati voices in children’s storytelling and a noted English author.

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Travel & Tourism

Shurooq announces Al Rayaheen Retreat as the latest addition to the Sharjah Collection at Arabian Travel Market 2025 

Shurooq announces Al Rayaheen Retreat as the latest addition to the Sharjah Collection at Arabian Travel Market 2025 Updates also shared on Nomad in Kalba, partnership with The Lux Collective, and Mleiha National Park as a cornerstone of sustainable tourism


Dubai, 29 April 2025.

The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced the completion and addition of Al Rayaheen Retreat in Khorfakkan to the Sharjah Collection during its participation at Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2025). The announcement follows an ongoing extensive restoration and redevelopment programme, carried out in collaboration with the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, to be completed by the end of Q2 this year elevating the visitor experience and enhancing the retreat’s cultural and architectural significance.

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Real Estate

MANSORY makes global real estate debut with Amaal partnership

Dubai, UAE – 29 April 2025 – MANSORY, the globally renowned name behind some of the world’s most extravagant bespoke vehicles, is making its highly anticipated debut in the real estate sector through a strategic partnership with Amaal, one of the region’s reputable developers.

MANSORY and Amaal unveil landmark real estate partnership in Dubai

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