Sultan bin Ahmed chairs SMC meeting

The Sharjah Media Council offered its heartfelt greetings and blessings to His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, on the occasion of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) topping the list of international book fairs in terms of copyright sales and purchases. The fair attracted a large number of local and international publishing houses, totalling 1632 publishers from 83 countries, as well as presenting a variety of cultural, scientific, and literary activities and seminars for all segments of society.

The Council commended the fortieth session of the Sharjah International Book Fair for its distinguished level, which demonstrates the emirate's continued excellence in organizing various cultural, social, media, economic, and other events upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and with the support of Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah.

The Council considered several critical issues relevant to the media sector in the Emirate of Sharjah and adopted a number of resolutions to support the media system's functioning and continued pioneering in the media area.

On the side-lines of the Sharjah Media Council meeting, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi inspected the final stages of the "Shams" City business centre, which will provide small and medium-sized business owners with a distinguished business environment that includes offices, meeting rooms, and entertainment and others.

Members of the Sharjah Media City “Shams” attended the meeting and tour, including Dr Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City (Shams), Mohammed Hassan Khalaf, Director General of Sharjah Broadcasting Authority, Tariq Saeed Allay, Director General of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), Rashid Abdullah Al Obed, Director of the Sharjah  Broadcasting Authority, Shehab Ahmed Al Hammadi, Director of Sharjah Media City "Shams", Alia  Bu Ghanem Al Suwaidi, Director of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), Hassan Yaqoub Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Sharjah Media Council (SMC) and Hessa Al Hammadi, Assistant Secretary-General of the Sharjah Media Council(SMC).