News Desk ABU DHABI: Effective immediately, the Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and the National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have launched the second phase of the UAE Resident Return Programme, which now removes the need for residents of Abu Dhabi to wait for approval to return to the capital while overseas. The development is welcome news for …

News Desk DUBAI: AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has donated over £100,000 (GBP) worth of 3D visualization shipbuilding software to support the restoration of the TS Queen Mary, an iconic steamship built in 1933 to serve Glasgow and the West of Scotland.AVEVA will supply its purpose-built solution for shipbuilding that offers integrated 1D, 2D and 3D …

RIGA: Starting on August 11 Latvian airline airBaltic will resume direct flights between Riga and Budapest in Hungary. The flights will be performed two times a week on an Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “We are glad to offer our passengers new traveling opportunities between Riga and Hungary. By continuing to monitor the situation and following a variety of additional safety measures we …

News Desk KARACHI: All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA), greets to open restaurants across the province till 10pm by Sindh government, but declaring the duration of opening of restaurants as insufficient and appealed to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to allow 24-hour opening of restaurants, table service & take away in Sindh as well as across the country. In an …

News Desk LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan announced the winners of the Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) essay competition, a first of its kind writing contest for primary and secondary school students. This unique activity by Nestlé Pakistan was organized for the youth to engage their creative capacities resulting in 1,100 entries from across Pakistan as well as from Pakistani expatriate families living …

KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading Telematics Company providing IoT, Tracking, Mapping and Location Based Solutions, has partnered with the country’s leading On-Demand Ride-Hailing and Logistics Service, Bykea to power its all-in-one mobile app. Following the partnership, Bykea is going to use Location Based Service (LBS) APIs powered by TPL Maps, the mapping arm of TPL Trakker, to power their all-in-one mobile …

News Desk KARACHI: Nationally much-loved brand Biconni Chocolatto which has a history of collaborating and supporting the Pakistani Fashion Industry is the official Presenting Sponsor for Catwalk Cares Virtual Fashion Week Season 2, and will be supporting   a stellar line up of designers and brands during the three day event. The three-day Catwalk Cares Virtual Fashion Show Season 2 will air …

News Desk DUBAI: Nuwa Capital has announced its first investment since its launch in February 2020. The firm has joined Wamda Capital and EQ2 Ventures in eyewa’s pre-Series B bridge round. Since the company’s launch in 2017, eyewa has raised a total of US$11.1 million. Nuwa Capital’s vision is to support financially, strategically and operationally, founders reshaping the markets they …

By Rafiq Vayani SHARJAH: Air Arabia (PJSC), the first and largest low cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced its financial and operational results for the first half of this year ending June 30, 2020 as the global aviation industry continues to battle the impact of COVID-19. Air Arabia registered a net loss of AED 169 million for …

News Desk KARACHI: Home to leading local and international brands, state-of-the-art services and facilities, Dolmen Mall is the destination of choice, where families come together with a sense of expectancy and assurance. It is only befitting for the mall to responsibly commemorate seventy-three years of Pakistan’s independence Day by giving customers a chance to celebrate the resilience of being Pakistani …