A year ago, COVID-19 was declared a public health emergency and since then, Facebook has helped health authorities reach billions of people with accurate information and supported health and economic relief efforts. They have connected over 2 billion people from 189 countries to reliable information about the coronavirus through their COVID-19 Information Center and informational messages, and removed more than …

The British Council in Pakistan has launched a new IELTS test centre in Sahiwal, Punjab further expanding its national footprint. The centre opened its doors to the first test takers on 30 January 2021. With the opening of Sahiwal test centre, students from the city will now be able to take Paper-based IELTS easily relieving them of the need to …

British Airways is to power future flights with sustainable aviation fuel produced from sustainably-sourced ethanol, as part of a new partnership with sustainable jet fuel company LanzaJet. The partnership, which reflects the importance the airline is placing on sustainability and its continued investment in sustainable aviation fuel, will see British Airways invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial scale Freedom Pines Fuels …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces that it will resume its direct operations to and from Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport with two weekly flights starting from 15 February 2021 on its new Airbus A320neo aircraft. Gulf Air has been operating direct flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Sri Lanka since 1981 and it is one …

The Enterprise Command and Control Centre (EC3) of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won the Smart Project of the Year Award presented by CPI Trade Media, a multi-platform trade media company operating across print, digital and live event in the Gulf and MENA regions. Nasir Bu Shehab, CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector, RTA was thrilled with …

By Syeda Raafia Mamujee H2E took the initiative to promote Home Grown Businesses supporting Women Empowerment 2nd story contest of “A Story of Successful Women” with the collaboration of Biz Today International. The stories were published by Biz Today International in collaboration with H2E. The female participants who submitted their experience of success: Sabeen A Jafri Salma Iqbal Naeema Hazoor …

15below, supplier of the world’s leading automated passenger notifications platform, has partnered with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, to upgrade the airline’s communication system to address the ever-changing travel requirements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 15below platform links directly to Etihad’s reservations system, allowing the airline to automatically communicate with its passengers using personalised, …

Building on the partnership announced in Pakistan in 2020, SadaPay and Mastercard are issuing the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region’s first numberless and contactless enabled card, allowing users to transact in simpler, faster and more secure way. This announcement further strengthens Mastercard’s commitment to promoting financial inclusion in emerging markets and encouraging the adoption of secure digital payment methods. …

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), part of ADQ, announced today that it will now oversee Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Abu Dhabi Resort and Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara. This brings the total number of hotels under ADNEC’s umbrella to five, including Aloft Abu Dhabi, Andaz Abu Dhabi Capital Gate, and Aloft London Excel. In partnership with each of …

Union Coop, the largest consumer cooperative in the UAE, revealed that the rate of Emiratization reached 36% during the past year of 2020, a growth rate of 3% compared to the year 2019, whereas in the year 2020 the number of UAE National employees reached 434, compared to 1,210 Expat employees in various positions that can be Emiratized. H.E. Khalid …