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HRH Crown Prince meets business leaders during official visit to United States

Washington - Muslimchronicle

His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister this evening met Brendan P. Bechtel, Chairman and CEO of Bechtel Group Inc.; Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA); Todd Lamar Smith, Chief Financial Officer of International and Vice President at General Electric Company; Karan Krishna Bhatia,Read more

Chairman of SIBF calls publishing houses

Sharjah - Nour Al Helou

The chairman of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, has urged the publishing houses participating in the growth of the publishing industry by committing to book pricing set up by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) and adhering to copyrights. He praised the relations between Britain and UAE, saying that it is the year of cultural partnershipRead more

Sharjah welcomes Latin America to Arab publishing market

Sharjah - Musimchronicle

A Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, delegation recently travelled to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to visit one of their most important literary institutions, the Brazilian Book Chamber, CBL, and discuss ways of co-operation and joint action in future initiatives that will enhance cultural exchange between the two parties. The meeting forms part of the SBA’s efforts to boost Sharjah’s role in developingRead more

SBA confirms dates for Sharjah International Book Fair

Sharjah - Musimchronicle

The 36th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair, SIBF, will take place from November 1st-11th at Expo Centre Sharjah, bringing together hundreds of authors and publishers from around the world along with distinguished guests to participate in a comprehensive programme of activities that include conferences, reading sessions, panel discussions and lectures. "Over the course of its three-and-a-half decades, SIBF hasRead more

SBA Confirms 1-11 November as Dates for Upcoming

Sharjah - Muslimchronicle

The 36th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), which will take place from November 1-11 at Expo Centre Sharjah, will bring together hundreds of authors and publishers from around the world, with the distinguished guests participating in a comprehensive programme of activities that include conferences, reading sessions, panel discussions and lectures. “Over the course of its three-and-a-half decades, SIBFRead more

World Bank invests 9 m in energy sector

Baghdad – Omar El Swedy

Minister of Finance, Abdul Razzaq Al-Issa revealed that the World Bank is devoting nine millions to support investments in gas field. He said during International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings that, the Iraqi government will increase the work of the joint committee of the Ministry of Finance, Electricity and Oil, to activate and benefit from gas investments inRead more

SBA strengthens cross-cultural exchange at NDWBF 2017

SHARJAH - WAM

Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, has concluded its participation in the 45th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair, NDWBF, a major publishing event in the cultural calendar of the world, which was organised by the National Book Trust, India. Over the nine-day event, SBA held several Business-to-Business, meetings and matchmaking sessions with experts and professionals in the book industry.Read more

At the centre of Arab and International Media Coverage

Sharjah - Arab Today

A landmark achievement was made by the recently concluded 35th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) organised by Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), in which the 11-day fair dominated media coverage with more than 8,000 news clippings in over 20 languages, spanning local and international audio-visual and electronic media. SIBF 2016, which concluded on a record-breaking note, attracted over 2.31 millionRead more

To Reveal Details of 35th Edition tomorrow

Sharjah - Arab Today

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) will hold a press conference tomorrow (Tuesday) to announce details of the 35th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). The press conference will take place at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Sharjah Expo Centre, and will be held in the presence of HE Ahmed bin Rakkad Al Ameri, Chairman ofRead more

IMF Board Approves US$1B Loan Disbursement for Ukraine

Washington - QNA

The International Monetary Fund said its board on Wednesday approved a long-awaited loan disbursement to Ukraine of about $1 billion after a review of the country's bailout program. The completion of this review enables the disbursement of SDR 716.11 million (about US$ 1 billion), which would bring total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 5,444.21 million (about US$7.62 billion), accordingRead more