Monthly Archives: May 2025

Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Young artists create a legion of new comic characters at SCRF 2025 Wooden Comics workshop

Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival sees children reimagine superheroes, dragons, and fantasy characters in a hands-on comic mask workshop blending art, craft, and storytelling


Sharjah, May 2, 2025

Young comic lovers swapped pens for paintbrushes at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2025), transforming blank wooden blocks into vibrant cartoon-inspired faces as part of a creative “Wooden Comic” workshop on innovative art and craft.

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UAE-based Hotpack Global to invest $100m in its first US manufacturing facility in New Jersey

Dubai, UAE – May 2, 2025 – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Hotpack, the UAE-based leader in sustainable food packaging solutions, today announced a major step forward in Hotpack’s international expansion strategy with a $100 million investment to establish a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Edison, New Jersey, USA.

This project marks Hotpack’s first production base in North America, reflecting its commitment to delivering tailored packaging solutions and strengthening supply chains to meet the evolving needs of its growing customer base in the United States, in alignment with the company’s 2030 Vision for international growth.

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Sharjah Children Reading Festival

Stories as a gateway to children’s hidden talents: Authors at SCRF 2025

At the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, authors, educators and storytellers
discussed how reading fosters talent, self-expression, and resilience in children

Sharjah, May 2, 2025

In a powerful and wide-ranging discussion at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) 2025, international authors, academics, and publishing professionals explored how reading can reveal children’s hidden talents and help them navigate the complexity of identity, culture, emotion, and ambition.

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Travel & Tourism

ATM 2025 sets a new benchmark with over 55,000 attendees, marking 16% year-on-year growth

  • Growth has been achieved across all show verticals, including regional year-on-year upticks for the Middle East (19%), Asia (20%), Europe (17%) and Africa (21%)
  • The hotels segment has grown 12% year-on-year, with all international global hotel chains present at ATM 2025
  • ATM Travel Tech has grown by over 26% this year, with more than 100 travel technology companies showcasing their latest innovations

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 May 2025: Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the leading global event for the travel and tourism sector, has welcomed more than 55,000 industry professionals from 166 countries, representing a 16% increase on last year’s edition. The event has showcased over 2,800 exhibiting companies, with 19% from the Middle East and 81% from the rest of the world.

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Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Awarded Autism-Friendly Certificate

Dubai, UAE, 1 May 2025: In honour of International Autism Awareness Month, and as part of the Dubai Autism Awareness Campaign 2025, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library has been awarded the Autism-Friendly Certificate (AFC) in the category of cultural and knowledge facilities. This milestone underscores the library’s commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment that empowers individuals with autism to engage fully in cultural and community life.

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