DUBAI: H.E Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy, reiterated the importance of public private partnerships as one of the basic pillars on which the country’s future economic plans are based, and one of the key drivers to sustainable development, during a meeting attended by H.E Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs; …

DUBAI: The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held an online workshop entitled: ‘Preparatory Steps for Post-Coronavirus Year.’ Attendees included Abdul Mohsen Ibrahim Younes, CEO of Rail Agency and Chairman of DTC Supervisory Board; Dr Yousef Al Ali, CEO of DTC, and several members of the Board and leaders of DTC. The workshop discussed …

News Desk DUBAI: Whilst some of the leisure attractions across the MENA region remain closed, some have also started to re-open and the region as a whole is ready to welcome guests with safety and social distancing as a key focus in their daily operational procedures. The region has opened its tourism sector after airlines resumed flights to and from …

News Desk DUBAI: HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) welcomed a delegation headed by HE Dawood Al Hajiri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, in Moro Hub (Data Hub Integrated Solutions), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DEWA. The visit aimed to discuss the opportunities of the joint cooperation between the two parties, where …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will increase its passenger services to/from Pakistan starting 10 August, offering customers enhanced connectivity to over 70 destinations within its current network, via Dubai. The airline is set to ramp up its flight frequency to/from Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, and Sialkot; and resume passenger services to Peshawar – providing customers worldwide with greater access to …

NEW YORK:  MetLife Foundation announced yesterday a commitment of $500,000 to help Lebanon recover and rebuild from the Beirut port explosion. “We were heartbroken to see the destruction in Beirut, and we want to do everything possible to help the people of Lebanon,” said MetLife President and CEO Michel Khalaf. “This financial support from MetLife Foundation will provide for immediate …

News Desk LAHORE: Leading the digital innovation and heralding a new digital revolution in the country, Zong, in collaboration with ZTE Corporation, has successfully launched the first commercial MEC (Multi-access Edge Computing) trial in Pakistan. The major development paves the way for conducting more 5G trials in Pakistan while preparing Zong to benefit from the launch of future technologies. It’s pertinent …

ISLAMABAD: Today, Google launched a new Safe Folder feature in its Files app that now has over 150 million users worldwide and cleaned more than 1 trillion files since launching in December 2017. This feature will be initially available to more than 2 million users with the rollout gradually expanding to all of Files’ users over the next few weeks. Safe Folder …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has introduced a thousand new ways to earn Miles while shopping online with popular UK and US brands. Members can now visit skywardsmilesmall.com, choose from more than 1,500 brands and splurge on shopping – all the while racking up Miles that can be used for discounted flight tickets and other …

KARACHI: Bahria Town agencies all over Pakistan celebrated the first-ever Realtors Day in collaboration with ilaan.com. With the collaboration of Federation of Realtors Pakistan and ilaan.com, all four Bahria Town communities of Pakistancelebrated Realtors Day with higher enthusiasm. Notable personalities from the real estate sector were present in the cake cutting ceremonies organized all over Pakistan.  One of the officials …