More than a 160 UAE nationals living in Sharjah who were in urgent need of finances have been given jobs.
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah made the announcement earlier on Thursday.
The employment opportunities were granted to 75 men and 86 women in the emirate.
Close to 100 of the cases involved low income families while others included widowed women and family's whose main breadwinner was unable to work.

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