By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with Taylor Wessing LLP (Dubai Branch), recently organised a webinar, which shed light on some of the most common legal issues that businesses are facing during COVID-19. The webinar, attended by 278 participants representing local and international businesses, offered practical and legal guidance on ensuring business continuity, minimising …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Zong’s network superiority has been recognized yet again, this time by Opensignal – an independent global standard for analyzing consumer mobile experience. In its latest Network Experience Report, Opensignal has ranked Zong best in top five service areas that include Video Experience, Download Speed Experience, Upload Speed Experience, 4G Availability, and 4G Coverage Experience. This further solidifies …

By Kamran Hashim / Rafiq Vayani Prominent businessman & socialite Mr. Muhammad Saeed Qureshi, who owns famous chain of restaurants by name of Hanifia said; “Business community of Karachi has always supported concerned authorities financially and morally, but now this business community is in dire need of support from concerned authorities. Any sort of help will be great to start …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi, UAE, to Casablanca and Rabat, in the Kingdom of Morocco. Effective 19 September, the airline will operate returning flights three times a week from Abu Dhabi to Casablanca. This service will be followed by direct flights between the two capitals, Abu Dhabi and …

News Desk AJMAN: Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Ansari Exchange, the leading UAE-based foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer company, to facilitate the payment of any AFZ-registered company, allowing them to pay their fees at any Al Ansari Exchange branch across the UAE. Eng. Ali Abdulla Bin Towaih Al Suwaidi, the Director General …

News Desk KARACHI: Turkey’s digital airline, Pegasus, continues to expand its international network with the launch of its new Karachi – Istanbul SabihaGökçen flights, connecting Karachi, Pakistan to Istanbul, Turkey. Pegasus’ Karachi – Istanbul SabihaGökçen flights will commence on 25 September 2020. Flights from Istanbul SabihaGökçen Airport to Quaid-E-Azam International Airport will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Casablanca, Morocco from 18 September. The resumption of flights takes Emirates’ African network to 14 destinations, as the airline safely and gradually restores its network on the continent and across the globe to meet the travel needs of its customers. Flights to Casablanca will operate three times a week …

KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank, Kuwait’s most innovative digital bank, teams up with IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, to provide select customers with exclusive metal cards to mark the bank’s 15th anniversary. Boubyan Bank have been trail blazers since their foundation. They have earned a number of international accolades, including Global Finance’s Best Islamic Digital Bank for the fifth year in …

News Desk GENEVA: The 15th annual World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum concluded yesterday following 11 weeks of virtual events that saw attendees from UN agencies, private sector, governments, academia and civil society joining together online to review their progress on using information and communication technology (ICT) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “This year marked our …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has briefed officials from the Government Excellence Department at the Etihad Aviation Group on the best practices and procedures of excellence. The briefing is part of RTA’s strategy of sharing expertise and knowledge with government and semi-government entities and improving business processes.  The briefing took place recently in a virtual meeting held via …