LONDON: Her Majesty The Queen today visited British Airways’ headquarters at Waterside, Heathrow as part of the airline’s centenary celebrations. While at Waterside Her Majesty The Queen was introduced to colleagues in heritage uniforms from across the airline’s history and she visited British Airways’ museum, The Speedbird Centre, where she was shown artefacts and memorabilia relating to her many historic …

RIYADH: The Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, Gulf Air, recently held its Ramadan media ghabga in Riyadh; which was attended by H.E. Shaikh Hmood bin Abdullah Al Khalifa Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , and media representatives of prominent Saudi publications. The evening included a detailed presentation on the airline’s latest developments delivered …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently organised a series of charitable activities to celebrate Zayed Humanitarian Day 2019 and the holy month of Ramadan which involved preparing and distributing 1,000 food packets for dhow sailors working at Dubai Creek. These activities complement other efforts led by the Chamber during Ramadan, including its support as a sponsor and host …

SHARJAH: Tilal Properties, the leading real estate development & investment company and the premier developer of residential complexes and freehold projects in the Emirate of Sharjah, has announced the launch of investment packages for real estate developers, agents and investors for its flagship project ‘Tilal City’. The announcement was made at a Ramadan Suhoor banquet hosted by Tilal Properties, a joint …

DUBAI, UAE: Ban Ki-moon, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations and co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Center for Global Citizens has accepted the ambassadorship for GEMS Education for the Model United Nations (MUN) at GEMS World Academy schools, including GEMS World Academy in Dubai. The signing ceremony was held between Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman of GEMS Education and Ban …

DUBAI: Emirates NBD, one of the leading banks in the region, continues to receive industry recognition for its leadership in digital innovation, winning three awards at the recently held Infosys Finacle Client Innovation Awards 2019. The awards recognise Emirates NBD’s best in-class capabilities in cloud innovation, API architecture and financial platforms, which are continually being enhanced under the bank’s AED …

DUBAI: Award winning jewellery retailer, Pure Gold Jewellers, has launched exquisitely crafted diamond pendants that symbolize the spiritual blessings of Eid. Inscribed ‘Allah’ and “Mashallah’ in Arabic calligraphy, the two beautiful pendants celebrate the month of blessings and giving that Ramadan signifies. According to Karim Merchant, Group CEO and MD of Pure Gold Jewellers: “During Ramadan we give thanks for …

SHANGRI-LA, China: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded “Best First Class” by Condé Nast Traveller China in the publication’s “Gold List 2018”, announced at an award ceremony at Songtsam Linka Shangri-La in Yunnan Province, China. It is the third consecutive year Etihad has been selected as a “Gold List” winner. Robin Kamark, Chief …

DUBAI: Construction of Expo 2020 Dubai’s petal-shaped Thematic Districts is now complete, marking one of the most significant milestones on the road to welcoming the world to the UAE for 173 days of fun, creativity and inspiration. More than 100 million working hours have now gone into developing the site, including the completion of all shell and core works for …

News Desk DUBAI: All the features in the Emirates app are now available in Arabic, bringing the total number of languages supported to 19. The Emirates app currently receives an average of 600,000 monthly downloads and allows users to search, book and manage their flights as well as their Emirates Skywards accounts. Emirates is the only airline globally to have its …