DUBAI: As the UAE celebrated the empowerment that 2.65 million females enjoy in the Gulf country, a handful of medical professionals were busy raising awareness about the 34 symptoms of menopause – a key phase of every woman’s life and a core component of her health – on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. Discussion on menopause – which …

LONDON: British Airways has completed the installation of dozens of hosted bag-drop machines at its home at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, with more than 3.5 million customers having used the new technology so far. With around 125,000 customers travelling on up to 800 flights every day, the airline is constantly looking at ways to ensure its flights depart on time and …

DUBAI: Dubai Duty Free’ choral ensemble – The Dubai Duty Free Nightingales – have been awarded with the “Best A Cappella Performance” at the recently concluded ChoirFest Middle East 2019. The competition, organised by The Fridge, took place at Gems Wellington Academy in Silicon Oasis on the afternoon of the 8th March and featured choirs from corporate, community and schools …

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Meezan Bank Limited in its meeting, held at Karachi on February 21, 2019 approved the audited unconsolidated financial statements of the Bank and its consolidated financial statements for the year ended on December 31, 2018. The meeting was presided by Mr. Riyadh S.A. A. Edrees – Chairman of the Board. Meezan Bank has continued …

DUBAI: Three young UAE nationals are driving a community initiative to help Expo 2020 Dubai showcase traditional Emirati hospitality on a global scale through the ‘Hayyakum’ movement, which aims to extend a warm welcome to millions of international visitors and hundreds of participants ahead of the next World Expo. Nine-year-olds Hamdan Sultan Al Subousi and Elyazia Al Remeithi, and 12-year-old …

DUBAI: STARZ PLAY, the UAE homegrown subscription video on demand (SVOD) service and innovative digital start-up, has showcased its impressive growth story this week as it announces reaching one million subscribers. Since inception in 2014, the business has successfully secured US$125 million in three rounds of funding, with major investors including STARZ/Lionsgate (40%), SSGA – formerly GE Asset Management (40%) …

DUBAI: Santiago Fraser, CSR Coordinator at Emirates NBD, has been chosen to be part of the UAE Tennis Team at the Special Olympics World Games 2019 being hosted in Abu Dhabi from March 14–21, 2019. 24-year old Santiago developed a passion for sports early on in his life, inspired by his sports-loving parents. His mother, a professional tennis coach was …

KARACHI: Shanaz Ramzi CEO StarLinks PR & Events bagged an award in the category of Events & PR at the 3rd Global Women’s Award 2019-20 by Warsi International Organization held recently at Marriott hotel. The 3rd Global Women’s Award in celebration of International Women’s Day recognized the women of our society who have played a key role and achieved great …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Massive investments in airport infrastructure expansion in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) continues to be a major pull for companies from across the world to further consolidate their business through participation in Dubai’s hugely-popular Airport trade exhibition. The world’s largest annual airport exhibition is all set to be power-packed when it returns …

MUSCAT: In an initiative to bring its employees up to speed on the modern techniques and business processes that will support growth and development, Raysut Cement said it organized a high-level workshop to its employees on change management and business re-engineering. The workshop held at Salalah Garden Hotel was meant to help reorient its key employees to equip them with …