DUBAI: The holiday and resort-styled Samana Golf Avenue by Samana Developers wins Innovation in Design Award at the 2nd edition of Design Middle East Awards 2019, held on October 23 at Sofitel The Palm, Dubai. The accolade comes at a time when Dubai’s real estate is diversifying into holiday homes to accommodate mammoth influx of 25 million visitors and tourists …

LONDON: With seven in ten people planning a trip abroad in the next 12 months, and foreign-holiday taking at its highest level for years[1], British Airways has today revealed its 2020 holiday hotlist – the most popular British Airways Holidays destinations for the coming year. New York remains the most popular holiday destination, with Orlando, Las Vegas, Dubai and Barbados …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: OPPO announced the launch of its new Reno2 Series in the UAE at Armani Hotel Dubai. The Reno2 and Reno2F models are the latest iteration of OPPO’s popular Reno series, packed with photography-enhancing features that will redraw the boundaries of users’ creativity. The announcement comes right after the Reno2 Series was highlighted in a teaser campaign …

MELBOURNE: Engro Fertilizers Limited’s Project PAVE has won its second accolade this year when it received the award for Best Shared Value Project Through Cross-Sector Partnership in Melbourne, Australia at the 2019 Asia Pacific Shared Value Awards. Asia Pacific’s top corporate leaders and organizations driving the shift towards redefining capitalism for 2019 have been recognized at these pre-eminent Awards. Hosted …

LAHORE: The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Pakistan Branch announced a new leadership appointment with Fahad Ashraf taking over as the new General Manager for Pakistan and Afghanistan region, effective October 2019, replacing Rizwan U. Khan, who retired from his current position after having served the Company for 20 years in different roles. In this period, he succeeded in putting Pakistan on …

ABU DHABI: Dell and Alienware arrive at the annual Middle East Games Con trade fair with new tech to satisfy the needs of die-hard gamers.Dell and Alienware host a Fortnite Challenge at the event to demonstrate its commitment of providing gamers in the GCC region with immersive, cutting-edge gaming devices. “There is a significant demand for high-end gaming machines with …

HUB, Balochistan: In the presence of the Honourable Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan and his Excellency Mr. Yao Jing, Ambassador to Pakistan of the People’s Republic of China, and various dignitaries, the Commercial Operations Date (COD) of the 1,320 MW China Power Hub Generation Company (Pvt.) Limited (CPHGC) Power Plant was celebrated. Under an …

DUBAI: Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was recently recognised at Entrepreneur Magazine Middle East’s prestigious annual Achieving Women Awards gala event held in Dubai. The Dubai Startup Hub team was presented with the award in the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem category. Established by Dubai Chamber in 2016, Dubai Startup Hub is the first initiative of …

News Desk DUBAI: Participants of the second edition of Jadarah, the intensive five-month talent accelerator programme founded by Seera Group, took part in an insightful brainstorming session on ‘digital marketing’ at Google, one of the key partners of the programme. The 22 participants, selected from over 2,500 applicants, discussed the new trends and opportunities in digital marketing with the expert …

SOCHI: President of LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov and Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Russia–Africa Summit in Sochi yesterday. The memorandum lays the basis for LUKOIL’s potential participation in projects to explore and produce hydrocarbons in Equatorial Guinea. Active in Africa since 1995, LUKOIL develops …