DUBAI: Emirates and its partner airline flydubai announced today that flights between Dubai and Zagreb in Croatia will be operated by flydubai from 2 December 2018 to 30 March 2019 after which flights will be operated by Emirates. The move will ensure that capacity is deployed to best serve customer demand by maximising the frequency for passengers during the winter …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai is set to host the 3rd edition of The Global Franchise Market Exhibition – TGFM, the official franchising event in Dubai offering a dedicated platform for local and international ‘franchisors’ and ‘franchisees’ to explore new business partnerships & investment opportunities, on the 5th and 6th of December this year, at the Dubai International Convention and …

DUBAI ​:Dubai FDI, the investment development agency of Dubai Economy Department (DED), has moved to further strengthen Dubai’s business and investment ties with Egypt, following its meeting with high-level Egyptian delegates from the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones. During the discussions held in Dubai, both parties tackled the volume of foreign investments coming into the city as a …

KARACHI: Ahsan Khan, renowned Pakistani celebrity, joins hands with Harpic, the leading toilet cleaning brand of Pakistan, to promote toilet hygiene across the country. This shared vision was exhibited by Ahsan and Harpic recently at an activity at The Garage School in Karachi. According to a report by WaterAid, 79 million people in Pakistan lack decent toilet facilities. Based on …

DUBAI: Dubai Duty Free has announced a 10% increase in sales for the first half of the year with turnover reaching Dhs3.671 billion (US$1 billion) and placing the operation well on track to reach Dhs7.400 billion (US$2 billion) by year-end. Liquor, Perfumes and Tobacco retained the top three category positions with Liquor showing a 7% increase year to date (YTD) …

KARACHI: Shaheen Air International (SAI) began its annual Hajj schedule for the year 2018. The first flight NL 705 departed from Karachi to Madinah carrying 309 Hujjaj while additional flights for pilgrims will operate from other cities of the country including Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar. The airline in its eighth consecutive Hajj operation will use A320 and A330 wide body …

KARACHI: Telenor Velocity’s ‘DuckStories’ reached Karachi this Friday which brought together acclaimed innovators, industry experts, mentors, Telenor senior management and startups in large numbers to celebrate and learn from their failures. DuckStories is a series of regular events where accomplished entrepreneurs and professionals share their career mistakes and failures with the audience. They share the instances of their lives where …

DUBAI: Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE by assets, posted group net profit of Dh2.44 billion in the first-half of 2018 compared with Dh2.14 billion for the same period in 2017, up 14 percent. Net revenue for the period ending June 30, 2018 amounted to Dh4.036 billion, an increase of 10 per cent compared with …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has won SKYTRAX World Airline Award for the Best Airline in Africa for second successive year. Skytrax is the most respected global air transport rating organization that conducts the world’s largest annual airline passenger satisfaction survey where …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA)has stopped Shaheen Air flights NL768/NL892 operating from Lahore to Muscat (LHE-MCT) & Lahore to Canton (LHE-CAN) despite of court orders being issued to CAA over resumption of all SAI operations. It is pertinent to mention that Sindh High Court had earlier suspended the operation of letter of 13 July 2018in which CAA had …