DUBAI: Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has announced the general availability of Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Middle East (UAE) Region, enabling customers to unlock deeper data insights powered by AI to drive business innovation. The regional cloud expansion builds on the strong partnership momentum between Snowflake and AWS, with Snowflake doubling its transaction …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) and Bustanica will make their joint debut at Gulfood 2026, presenting an expanded portfolio of food-service solutions for retail, hospitality, and catering partners. Gulfood 2026 marks EKFC’s first dedicated stand at the world’s largest annual food and beverage sourcing event, as part of a broader push into commercial food services beyond its core …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Cousins Food is proud to announce its participation in Gulfood 2026, the world’s largest food sourcing exhibition, taking place from 26–30 January 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai. As a dynamic player in the global food industry, Cousins Food will present a diverse portfolio of high-quality products, innovative solutions, and its forward-looking vision—reinforcing …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI/KARACHI: A meeting was held at the Korangi Association of Trade & Industry (KATI) with Mr. Herman Hardynata Ahmed, Consul General of Malaysia, to discuss matters of mutual interest and enhance bilateral engagement between the business communities of Pakistan and Malaysia. The meeting was attended by Mr. Muhammad Ikram Rajput, President KATI, Mr. Zahid Hameed, Senior Vice …

News Desk DAVOS, Switzerland: His Excellency Faisal F. Alibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning, today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting participated in a session titled ‘A Check-In on the Saudi Economy’. The session explored how reforms introduced under Saudi Vision 2030 to support economic diversification have attracted global investment and enabled the private sector. In the session, His …

KARACHI: ABHI Microfinance Bank and Finleap Financial Services (Private) Limited have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to digital loans and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions, a move that reflects a growing effort to address financial disparity and improve access to formal credit across Pakistan. For many individuals and small households, limited access to timely and …

Global participation from medical leaders, experts, researchers, and practitioners representing 120 countries By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with ADNEC Group, announced that the United Arab Emirates has been awarded the hosting rights for the 46th World Congress of Military Medicine 2026 (ICMM), scheduled to take place from 9 to 13 November 2026 in Abu …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Skywards has partnered with the UK’s favourite airline Jet2.com to offer members flight rewards to more than 75 destinations across the leading leisure airline’s network. The award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai continues to expand its portfolio in the UK to offer its four million members more opportunities, rewards and travel choices. Dr Nejib Ben …

The largest consumer cooperative in the UAE has signed a memorandum of understanding with the CoTopia  Social Responsibility, intending to provide material and moral support for the ‘Your breakfast, their Suhoor’ initiative, the 8th edition DUBAI: Reaffirming its commitment to its leading community role and to promoting sustainability and food preservation values, Union Coop has renewed its strategic partnership with CoTopia  …

News Desk KARACHI: For years, digital planning has felt like a chore. Whether it’s organizing a family vacation or finding a specific memory, people have had to act as a “human router”—constantly switching between email tabs, photo galleries, and maps to get things done. Google is now making that easier as it recently announced a major update to Gemini with …