Ben Novak

Sharjah the culture center of UAE Sharjah culture

“Sharjah was chosen by UNESCO in 1998 as the cultural capital of the Arab world”, underlines Mohammed Ali Al Noman, Director General of Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, with pride in his voice.T hanks to several initiatives taken by Shrajah’s ruler, His Highness Dr. Sultan Bin Mohmmed Al Qassimi, Sharjah cannot be ignored by friends of Arab literature and Islamic art. “We feel like we are the museum of the world”, says Mr. Al Numan. HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan is a poet himself, he regularly writes and publishes stories of Arabian history and fairy tales for children. His books are presented every year at the famous Sharjah International Book Fair, which usually takes place in autumn in the Expo Centre-Sharjah.

Dubai when desert dreams come true Country report about Dubai

Oil now plays a very minor role; it represents only around 3 percent of Dubai’s GDP. Dubai’s economic success story is mainly based on its 20 free zones (of which 12 are still under construction). You want to set up your own laboratory in order to invent new drugs for the health sector? Then DuBiotech, a dedicated free zone for biotech companies, is the right zone for you. Entrepreneurs in the IT-sector establish their firms in Dubai Internet City and trade companies go either to the Dubai Airport Free Zone or Jebel Ali Free Zone. Nearly all Fortune 500-companies are present in Dubai.

RAK Tourism

Hilary McCormack Manager of Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Read more – RAK Tourism Well RAK Tourism differs in the sense that RAK Tourism is a much smaller destination and therefore RAK Tourism is not looking for the mass tourism or following mass tourism as part of how we develop tourism within the emirate. The emirate is one hour north of Dubai, it sits on the coast line, it has 64 kilometers of virgin beach, much of which is not developed at this point, it has got its own mountain range, called the Al Hajar Mountains, which goes from Ras Al Khaymah north into Oman

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