DUBAI: Reading Dogs, an initiative offering children in the United Arab Emirates the opportunity to interact meaningfully with pet dogs by reading to them, took home CHF 10,000 (UAE Dirhams 38,000). The winner came third in the highly coveted piloted project category of the 2020 Purina BetterwithPets Prize, which was announced in a virtual forum streamed live on YouTube. Organized in collaboration with Ashoka, …

News Desk DUBAI: Union Coop, the largest consumer cooperative in the UAE, revealed its approval of a budget of AED 14 million and 682 thousand to support suppliers of goods and products to its branches, this comes within the framework of the corporate social responsibility and contributing to accelerating the recovery of the economic sector in the Emirate of Dubai …

DUBAI: Standard Chartered has today announced the appointment of Subhradeep Mohanty as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Africa and Middle East (AME) region. Subhradeep brings over 19 years of diverse and international experience in the banking sector to the AME region. Most recently, Subhradeep was the CFO for Standard Chartered Bank’s India franchise, where he played a crucial role in driving …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber processed a total of 152,059 electronic transactions between March and May of this year, at a rate of 50,000 transactions per month, the non-profit public organization has revealed. The latest figures reflect the broader trend of businesses in Dubai accessing government services online amid movement restrictions brought forth in response to the coronavirus pandemic. A …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Official Store has just made shopping for Emirates merchandise even more convenient and rewarding. Emirates Skywards members can now shop online for Emirates branded items using their Skywards Miles as currency. Members can also earn Skywards Miles while shopping, with 1 Mile earned for every $1 spent. With online shopping on the rise, Skywards Members can continue to access …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Multi-Michelin-star chef and Ironman athlete Gordon Ramsay laces his boots, grabs his knives and buckles up as he hits the road in the second season of Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted,premiering June 8, 2020 at 10 PM UAE Time/9 PM KSA Time on National Geographic.Season two follows Ramsay as he embarks on new, exhilarating adventures, exploring world cultures …

News Desk LAHORE: In view of the current situation prevailing in the country, Gas & Oil Pakistan Limited (GO) held a press conference to assure the public that the company has ample stocks available in the country and continues to consistently supply to their retail outlets. Speaking at the press conference, Zeeshan Tayyeb, Chief Operating Officer, GO said that, “In the …

News Desk DUBAI: National Air Cargo (NAC), which operates on-demand cargo, passenger charter and scheduled passenger services from its hub at Orlando Sanford International Airport in the US, has thanked Dubai Police for its extraordinary efforts in maintaining public and containing the coronavirus pandemic. Jacob Matthew, President of NAC which runs its regional operations from the Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA), …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unleashed a new generation of bus shelters at four hotspots across the city. The shelters boast of an innovative design that had been endorsed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. It is the first batch under a plan …

LONDON: British Airways has donated more than 200,000 items including washbags, socks, snacks and blankets to more than 90 community projects, NHS hospitals, care homes and food banks across the UK to support the Covid-19 response.  Lydia Lowe, Senior Staff Nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust who received some of the donations, said: “The toiletries …