Faysal Bank Limited (FBL), in collaboration with Patients’ Aid Foundation (PAF), participated in the second edition of Bike-A-Cause 2025, a community-driven cycling event aimed at supporting women battling breast cancer. The initiative reflects Faysal Bank’s ongoing commitment to wellbeing, women empowerment, and social responsibility. Bike-A-Cause is a fundraising initiative that brings together the corporate sector and cycling community to champion …

ISLAMABAD: Sohail Shamim Firpo, Chairman, and Atif Farooqi, Advisor & Chief Operating Officer, of the Pakistan-Romania Business Council (PRBC), met with the Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCJCCI) team, comprising Secretary General Mr. Salahuddin Hanif and Senior Vice President Brigadier (Retd.) Mansoor, to explore opportunities for collaboration and mutual growth. The meeting built upon the existing Memorandum …

News Desk DUBAI: 15 leading French firms in architecture, engineering, and landscaping brought together to explore opportunities and share expertise during “The French Architecture Tour 2025” between 8 and 9 October 2025. Organized by Business France in partnership with AFEX (French Architects for Export), the mission underscores France’s commitment to collaborating with the UAE on sustainable urban growth, advanced connectivity, …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: In a landmark webinar hosted by the Pakistan USA Business Council FPCCI, Mr. Mohammad Hanif Channa, Minister (Trade & Investment) at the Embassy of Pakistan in the USA, called on Pakistani exporters to capitalize on the country’s unprecedented tariff advantage in the U.S. market—describing it as a “game-changing opportunity” for national economic growth. Shaikh Imtiaz Hussain, …

News Desk DUBAI: Philadelphia (PHL) to Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI), in an Airbus A321neo. It’s not a typical route American flies on that aircraft, but throughout September, it was an incredibly important one. Flying across the North Atlantic is nothing new for American, but it will be something new for American’s pilots who fly the Airbus A320 fleet (Airbus A319/A320/A321/A321neo). Starting …

Sport Desk ABU DHABI: Global technology group e& has reaffirmed its support for the UAE National Team, affectionately known as ‘The Whites,’ as they continue their historic journey towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The Whites will officially secure their place in the World Cup if they win the two decisive matches in Doha against Oman and Qatar on October 11 …

News Desk SHARJAH: Emirates Development Bank (EDB), the UAE’s development-focused financial engine, in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology’s Make it in the Emirates initiative, concluded the ninth edition of EDB Connect, held under the theme “Empowering Sharjah’s Economy Through SMEs and Entrepreneurship”, and the second to be hosted in Sharjah, under the national campaign “The Emirates: …

News Desk DUBAI: At its inaugural SAP Connect event, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) showcases how the integration of AI, data and applications creates unparalleled business value. These breakthroughs – including a new network of role-based assistants in Joule that partner with humans to elevate performance, an expanding data ecosystem that drives deeper insights, and supply chain software that anticipates disruptions …

Web Desk RIYADH/KARACHI: A high-level investors’ delegation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by His Highness Prince Mansour bin Mohammad Al Saud, met with senior representatives of Pakistan’s major multinational and leading local corporates in an interactive session hosted by the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) and the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) here at the OICCI. …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The 13th cycle of the Global Sustainability and CSR Forum, organised by the Arabia CSR Network, concluded its impactful two-day gathering in Dubai on 9th October 2025. Held under the theme “Sustainable Growth: Orchestrating a Global Change,” the Forum marked its rebranding from the Arabia CSR & Sustainability Forum into a truly global platform, reflecting the …