By Rafiq Vayani / Kamran Hashim KARACHI: First meeting by the ad-hoc committee of All Karachi restaurant Association (AKRA) was held on 02nd June 2021 at the Pizza Point, North Nazimabad. This meeting by ad-hoc committee headed by Mr. Asad Hanif as Chairman and Mr. Faizan Rawat as General Secretary was attended by more than 50 owners of different restaurants …

Emirates will be providing more choice and comfort for its customers in Bahrain, with the introduction of the first scheduled Airbus A380 service during the month of June. This is the first time an airline operates the double-decker on a regularly scheduled basis to the Kingdom, and demonstrates the operational readiness of the new airport to provide the necessary infrastructure …

In commemoration of World Environment Day, Nestlé and LuLu have teamed up to encourage use of reusable bags in a joint campaign running instore across 40 outlets in the United Arab Emirates and on the leading hypermarket chain’s website. The collaboration will offer 100,000 reusable grocery bags to LuLu shoppers as part of a campaign entitled “Love your planet, and say …

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (NUCES) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a long-term research and development activities that will mutually benefit academia and the industry. As a first step both are working to develop Artificial Intelligence based Speech Analytics that uses cutting-edge research and technology to find customer sentiments using AI …

Leading global software technology giant, SAP, has unfolded a new performance benchmark for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan with its revolutionary ERP tools. With specialized solutions including SAP S4, Rise with SAP Cloud, SAP Business One (B1), the firm’s flagship small business software, and SAP Business By Design, a single cloud ERP solution, SAP is providing agile solutions …

DUBAI: Emirates announced today it will launch a four times weekly service between Florida’s second largest city, Miami, and Dubai, from 22 July, 2021, expanding its US network to 12 destinations. The new service will provide Emirates’ global travellers with another access point into Florida after Orlando (effective July), serving the Southern Florida area while offering convenient connections for travellers headed …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is the first airline to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. The MOU was signed by Dr Nadia Bastaki, Vice President Medical Services, Corporate Social Responsibility, Etihad Aviation Group, and Mr. Toily Kurbanov, Executive Coordinator, UNV, remotely in Abu Dhabi. The collaboration between the two …

Samsung Gulf Electronics has announced that Neo QLED TVs are now available for purchase across the UAE. As Samsung heads into its 15th year as the leading global TV brand, the Neo QLED line underscores Samsung’s commitment to accessibility, sustainability, and innovation with new advancements that help redefine the role of television in consumer homes. Neo QLED goes above and …

adidas MENA has revealed the official sponsorship of Challenge Football Team, winners of  Saudi Arabia’s first ever women’s football league. This monumental moment falls directly in line with the brand’s recently introduced evolution of its long-standing brand attitude Impossible Is Nothing. In an effort to support regional and local sports communities and engage women through sport, adidas believes in rebellious optimism, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: With just four months to go until the start of Expo 2020 Dubai, New Zealand is unveiling more detail, and a new video trailer, about how the nation’s theme of Care for People and Place will guide all the engagement, activities, and events undertaken at the mega event inside the New Zealand pavilion and beyond. The theme …