SHARJAH: Sharjah Holding’s Board of Directors held their first meeting of the year. The Board approved the 2020 budget, reviewed financial and operational performance and discussed plans and strategies for this year. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Waleed Al Sayegh, Chairman of Sharjah Holding, in the presence of Vice Chairman Ali Al Abdullah and Board Members HE Eng. …

ISLAMABAD: Microsoft, through its Microsoft for Startups initiative, has announced the launch of its Global Social Entrepreneurship programme. Around the world, startups are creating new businesses, built around powerful technologies and designed to make the world a better place. Innovators and entrepreneurs are finding new ways to harness technology to drive purpose-led social enterprises that measure success not just by the …

DUBAI: Carrefour, operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, unveiled Mobimart, the region’s first grocery bus, bringing convenient and accessible shopping to the doorsteps of underserved neighbourhoods and communities across Dubai, six days a week. Carrefour Mobimart offers customers an extensive variety of daily groceries and fresh food, including a selection of organic produce, frozen food, snacks, beverages, and …

News Desk DUBAI: dnata, one of the largest travel management companies in the Middle East, has expanded its car rental portfolio by adding the quality services of Dollar Rent a Car and Thrifty Car Rental to its offering. Both brands are part of The Hertz Corporation, one of the global leading car rental companies, which dnata has been serving as …

News Desk DUBAI: Airbus has introduced its brand new TB4 base station for the first time in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. TB4,the very latest innovation in the evolution of Tetra towards 4G/5G technology, and the first hybrid base station that supports both Tetra and 4G/5G technology on the same hardware platform, is being used by the Professional …

News Desk AJMAN: Majid Al Futtaim malls is testing the nerves of its customers with a string of surprise and suspense activities this March. Both City Centre Ajman and City Centre Sharjah are daring shoppers to play the ultimate game of chance with an array of top prizes on offer. Gold bars, gift cards, heaps of SHARE points — Majid …

DUBAI: Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) signed a strategic agreement with Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) to support start-ups and entrepreneurs in Dubai. The agreement was signed between Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), the largest tech hub and coworking space in the MENA region, wholly owned by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), and Dubai Startup Hub, an …

KARACHI: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Mian Anjum Nisar selected Shanaz Ramzi as convener of central standing committee on Tourism and development for 2020. The CEO of Starlinks PR, Shanaz Ramzihas been associated with the Heritage Foundation since the past 2 decades, Shanaz Ramzi is one of the few people that affectively promoted Tourism in the …

DUBAI: Staying connected with your loved while being away from home is very important for any person living abroad. Ufone being a customer centric organization understands this reality more than anyone else and therefore brings exciting and economical packages to facilitate its users worldwide. This time Ufone has launched the cheapest data roaming bucket for customers in UAE through which …

KARACHI: That one extra day in the month of February which comes every four years can potentially be a game-changer. While by this time, the New Year resolutions have been broken, Valentine’s Day has passed and there’s nothing new to look forward to anytime soon, the first year of this new decade seems to be a leap year. And Velo …