MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, plans to feature a number of audio books on-board its fleet in collaboration with the Bahrain-based AlRawi Audio Books. The diverse collection of Arabic audio books will include various genres such as novels, management, education, self-development and children books ranging from 50 minutes to a few hours recording time …

KARACHI: Alkaram reopened doors to their flagship store in Karachi on the yesterday at Bahadurabad. The love and appreciation showed by consumers initiated the reopening of a previously loved store in the commercial hub of Karachi. Chairman Mr. Anwar Teli cut the ribbon and launched the store officially. Alkaram has proved itself for more than 30 years after which it launched its …

News Desk DUBAI: Emaar, the biggest lifestyle developer outside China, the developer of Burj Khalifa, The Dubai Mall, Address hotels, The Dubai Fountain and many thriving communities, including Downtown Dubai, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities with TikTok, the leading global destination for short-form mobile videos. The partnership represents a major milestone for TikTok in …

ISLAMKOT: The first Thar Foundation All-Sindh Female Football Tournament ends with an exhilarating show of sportsmanship, skill and dexterity in the final, in which Tharparkar Terminators beat Karachi Royals by 2:1 in penalty kicking. It was but a high-strung play as both the teams came very hard on each other, causing the match to end at zero goal, leading to …

KARACHI: Dolmen Mall, Pakistan’s favourite chain of malls, paid tribute to the founder of Pakistan; Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on his birth anniversary during the 26th year of Dolmen Shopping Festival. Hosted by Ali Gul Pir, the Quaid day celebrations engaged mall visitors and a sizeable online audience through performances, quizzes, surprise gifts, various acts and a special grand dolmen …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the establishment of an E-Hail Taxi Joint Venture with Careem Networks Company (Careem); the leading ride hailing technology company in the region. Accordingly, the new company, the name and logo of which will be announced in the next few months, will cater to the e-hail taxi service to customers as of April …

GROZNY:  Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic hosted a delegation from Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development lead by H.E. Hussain Jasim Al Nowais, KFED Chairman in the capital Grozny and lauded the friendly relations and fruitful cooperation between the Chechen Republic and the United Arab Emirates, and the success of these relations that support shared interests in various fields. …

DUBAI: Looking to indulge in a bit of retail therapy at The Dubai Mall during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF)? The world’s biggest shopping festival starts on 26 December 2018 and lasts for 6 weeks until 2 February 2019 offering unbeatable bargains and an unmatched experience for the shopper in everyone. Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and …

DUBAI: GEMS Education, one of the world’s leading providers of private English-language education for students from kindergarten to twelfth grade (K-12), has announced yesterday that it has exercised its option to initially buy a 50 per cent stake in four schools in Egypt which it has been managing since it entered the market earlier this year. The four national and …

BANGKOK: Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), recently flown the one millionth passenger traveling from Singapore to Thailand in 2018 who traveled on board THAI flight TG414 on 21 December. This is part of THAI’s collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s (TAT) Thanks a Million campaign. Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat, Minister of Tourism and Sports, welcomed Ms. Angela Sui …