Milan, May 29, 2024

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, in the presence of his wife, Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, has presented to the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan a rare historical manuscript dated August 14, 1624, which contains a papal decree issued by Pope Urban VIII at the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. In addition, the Sharjah Ruler also presented Arabic and English versions of His Highness’ book, Papal Bull: Pope Urban VIII Pope of the Catholic Church Dated August 14, 1624.

Milan, August 31, 2024

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and the Ruler of Sharjah, officially inaugurated the Arabic Cultural Institute at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan, Italy, on Friday.

His Highness was received by Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Divisional Senior Vice President, International Affairs at Emirates Airline, HE Abdulla Ali Al Saboosi, Ambassador of the UAE to the Italian Republic, HE Nasser Al-Qahtani, Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Italian Republic, HE Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, CEO of SBA, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Musallam, Chairman of the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, Dr. Sultan Al Amimi, Chairman of the Emirates Writers Union, HE Mohammed Hassan Khalaf, Director General of Sharjah Broadcasting Authority, and Issa Abbas, Director General of the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. The gathering also included senior officials and editors-in-chief from UAE newspapers.