News Desk ABU DHABI: Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) Acting CEO Mouza Al Nasri, along with department and division heads, recently welcomed 15 young female participants of Khalifa Fund’s summer camp, which was organized in July this year. The girls made the visit upon the Fund’s invitation so that its officials would learn more about their experiences and listen to ideas that …

ABU DHABI: Al Raha Beach Hotel, a 5-star beachfront property in Abu Dhabi, has announced three scrumptious specialty nights and a fish market Brunch at its all-day dining restaurant Sevilla starting this month. Guests can relish from the diverse ‘Mexican Fiesta, Mediterranean, BBQ’ cuisines and a special fish display prepared by their award winning chefs. Guests can savor exotic Mexican …

DUBAI:  The UAE Internal Auditors Association (UAE-IAA) is working towards consolidating its cooperation with similar entities and bodies operating in India to strengthen the internal auditing and accounting sectors. Its desire for widening its cooperation base was evident during a joint symposium it organized in coordination with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’s (ICAI) Abu Dhabi Chapter on the …

DUBAI: AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, today announced that Worley has selected AVEVA’s Enterprise Resource Management solution as its preferred materials management platform. The partnership combines Worley’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) knowledge with AVEVA’s industrial software expertise to deliver the first cloud-based Enterprise Resource Management solution optimized for the EPC market. Like many businesses, today’s …

KARACHI: The Sindh Government has decided to fully endorse and support the upcoming 4th International Wind Energy conference being organized to be held on August 30 as a way to promote usage of different resources of alternative energy in the province. The decision to this effect was reached as the organizers of the 4th International Wind Energy Summit met Sindh Energy Minister …

KARACHI: Dawlance, being Pakistan’s market leader in home appliances, with a vision to expand its exports business from Pakistan has now inaugurated two new production lines – one for manufacturing automatic washing machines and one for manufacturing water dispensers. The products manufactured on these modern lines will also be exported to other countries, ensuring strict compliance to European standards of quality …

DUBAI: Dubai Airports celebrated the arrival of the inaugural flight of full service Indian carrier Vistara from Mumbai at a ceremony at Dubai International (DXB) on Wednesday evening. Vistara’s daily non-stop service between Mumbai and Dubai will offer more choice and convenience to the tens of thousands of customers who travel between the two cities daily. With the launch of …

KARACHI:  In a major push for increasing green cover in Karachi and mitigate the effects of climate change, Thar Foundation – the CSR front for Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) & Engro Powergen Thar Limited (EPTL) – has announced a collaboration with the Urban Forestry for plantation of over 10,000 saplings across the metropolis.  In this connection, a memorandum of …

KARACHI: Lucky Cement Limited (PSX: LUCK) has won the Best Corporate Report Award with second position in the cement category at the much anticipated “Best Corporate & Sustainability Report Awards 2018.” The award ceremony was jointly organized by the Institute of Charted Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP), at a local Hotel in …

ISLAMABAD: Zong, China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), Pakistan’s No. 1 Data Network, today successfully conducted 5G trials. The event was attended by Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Secretary Information Technology and Telecommunication division on behalf of Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Amir Azeem Bajwa, Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority and Dr. Wang Zhihua, Economic …