FRANKFORT/DUBAI: Expanding the restaurant-above-the-clouds experience: Emirates‘ Business Class passengers can now select their hot main meal between 14 days and 24 hours before departure across the airline’s all four German gateways. This further enables the airline to ensures guests always receive their favourite meals. Last year, Emirates introduced the service for Business Class passengers on its busiest routes including Hamburg, …

DOHA: Qatar Airways is proud to announce its latest partnership as the Official Title Partner and Official Airline Partner of The Qatar Airways British & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2025. The British & Irish Lions Tour is a historic and highly anticipated event which takes place every four years. The Tour will see the Lions, a combined team of …

Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, has recently announced that it has entered into a referral arrangement with Haball Pvt Ltd, a premier digital payments platform. Mr. Muhammad Abdullah Ahmed, Group Head – Transaction and International Banking Group at Meezan Bank, and Mr. Omer Bin Ahsan, CEO of Haball (Pvt) Limited, signed the agreement. Through this referral arrangement, Meezan’s clients …

Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), the AI Data Cloud company, today announced that it will host the Llama 3.1 collection of multilingual open source large language models (LLMs) in Snowflake Cortex AI for enterprises to easily harness and build powerful AI applications at scale. This offering includes Meta’s largest and most powerful open source LLM, Llama 3.1 405B, with Snowflake developing and …

DUBAI: CRISALION Mobility, a European leader in the development of efficient, safe and sustainable electric mobility solutions, has today announced a partnership with Dubai-based private aviation operator Air Chateau, to support the development of electric air taxi services in the United Arab Emirates. Air Chateau’s pre-order of ten Integrity eVTOLs, announced today during both companies’ debuts at Farnborough International Airshow …

DUBAI: Geobear, the global pioneer in ground improvement technology, has begun operations in the UAE. With over 40 years of experience in ground improvement solutions, Geobear brings its non-invasive technology to address the growing needs of UAE’s booming construction sector. A growing market need: “Given the UAE’s rapidly expanding infrastructure, there is a growing need for non-disruptive ground stabilization methods,” …

DUBAI: Elite Merit Real Estate proudly announces its entry into the Dubai real estate market, bringing a fresh and innovative approach to property transactions. Founded by Shadi Rimeh, Elite Merit plans to enhance the real estate service with transparency, integrity, education and technology. Co-founders Shadi Rimeh and Elkhan Salikhov identified a need for substantial improvements in the industry, aspiring to …

FARNBOROUGH, UK: flynas, Saudi Arabia’s leading low-cost carrier, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 75 A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330-900. This strategic agreement will expand the airline’s capacity, range and enhance its overall fleet capabilities. Signed during Farnborough International Airshow in the presence of  President of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi …

RIYADH: Wego, the number 1 travel app and the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) revealed the growing travel interest to India in the first half of 2024. Wego’s data from January to June 2024 showed a 40.71% YoY increase in searches for international flights to India. International flight searches to India on Wego …

COLOMBO/KARACHI: The Sri Lanka Consulate General in Karachi, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau, proudly announces a strategic partnership between Sri Lankan enterprises and the OBOR Group for the Lake Grand Project in Karachi. This alliance marks a significant milestone in strengthening economic relations between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, fostering a promising future of cooperation. The   OBOR Group is …