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 …

DUBAI: Dubai is seeing growing interest from Zimbabwean agribusiness companies that are keen to leverage the emirate as a strategic hub for boost trade, industry experts said during a recent webinar. The virtual forum, organised by Dubai Chamber’s representative office in Mozambique in cooperation with DEAT Capital, DP World and Dubai Exports, examined existing trade synergies between the UAE and …

Etisalat has partnered with Smart Dubai to provide a comprehensive suite of multi-layered cyber security services and skilled expertise that will further strengthen Dubai government entities’ resilience to cyber attacks. The services will be offered by Help AG, the cyber security arm of Etisalat Digital. Smart Dubai is the government department tasked with spearheading Dubai’s digital transformation and leading the …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently celebrated the graduation of a fresh batch of young Emirati recruits, who have completed RTA-sponsored scholarship programme. The programme is part of RTA’s commitment to invest in the development and progression of young Emiratis to enrich their knowledge and polish their skills. The Programme empowers affiliates to realise the objectives of both …