ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Sharjah Teaching Hospital (STH) has installed its first healthcare management trainees under what is considered one of the nation's first healthcare executive internships.
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
The Sharjah government has allocated Dh1.24 billion to finance the expansion and completion of sewage treatment and road construction projects. Dr Salah Al Haj, Director-General of the Sharjah Municipality, announced on Thursday that the amount h
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Eight people were killed and 16 injured in accidents in Sharjah over the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, with the majority taking place on the emirate's roads, according to police.Police said more than 1,840 accidents were reported between Sept. 29 and Oct. 4, with 635 taking place on Sept. 29, the last day of Ramadan, UAE daily Gulf News reported on Sunday.Road accidents during the period included a car...
UAEinteract.com - News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... of last year. Abu Dhabi had the second largest number of bank branches, which stood at 224 while Sharjah, the third most populous emirate, had 90 bank branches. The study showed there were 31 branches in Ras Al Khaimah, 27 in Fujairah, 21 in Ajman and eight in Umm Al Qaiwain. At the end of 2006, the bank branches in the UAE totalled 558 and the report attributed the increase in 2007 to expansions,...
Zawya.com - Top Regional News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... of last year.Abu Dhabi had the second largest number of bank branches, which stood at 224 while Sharjah, the third most populous emirate, had 90 bank branches.The study showed there were 31 branches in Ras Al Khaimah, 27 in Fujairah, 21 in Ajman and eight in Umm Al Quwain. At the end of 2006, the bank branches in the UAE totalled 558 and the report attributed the increase in 2007 to expansions,...
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... Management and former head of the Department of Architecture at the American University of SharjahThe jury also included: Dr. Gisela Loehlein, Architectural Engineer and Consultant to the Director General Directorate of Public Works in Sharjah; Hisham Youssef, Senior Design Manager of International Projects at Gensler and president of the Architectural Association of the UAE; Ibrahim...
Cambridge Forecast Group Blog (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... ones include, Khor Mor Gas field project in Iraq , LPG plant in Egypt, UAE Gas Project and Sharjah Offshore Gas Development in the UAE, in addition to a massive USD170 million exploration drive in Egypt in FY2008. The company, however, is facing delays in sourcing Iranian gas under the UAE Gas Project, which according to the management is due to infrastructure delays on the Iranian-side....
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Ras al-Khaimah has become the latest emirate in the UAE to bring in a ban on smoking in public places.The regulation, which came into force on Sunday, follows a similar ban on smoking in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and is designed to protect the health of non-smokers from the threat of passive smoking.Violators of the ban which applies to hotels, restaurants, cafes, shopping malls, sports halls,...
ArabianBusiness.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
TENSIONS FLARE: The regional government's separate deal has annoyed the central authorities in Baghdad. (Getty Images)Dana Gas and its partner Crescent Petroleum, both Sharjah-based, have begun natural gas production, processing and transportation by pipeline in their controversial joint project signed in the Kurdistan Regionional Government (KRG) in Northern Iraq, the two companies said on...
grapeshisha (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
... Air Arabia, which in 2003 became the region’s first low-cost carrier and now operates 14 A320s. Sharjah based Air Arabia, resides in the emirate next to Dubai which has positioned its airport – Sharjah International Airport, as a low-cost hub. Additionally, FlyDubai will compete against Jazeera Airways, which is based in Kuwait but also has a mini-hub in Dubai. Jazeera Airways currently...
