Businesses that are keen to acquire knowledge and tools for building brand power and gaining exposure among international audiences and potential customers have a unique chance until June 19 to enroll in the Dubai Chamber TikTok Academy, a first-of-its-kind initiative in the MENA region. Set to launch on June 6th, the five-week educational program consists of 5 training courses designed …

Likee continues to evolve to become one of the quickest-growing short-video apps of the region, with over 150 million monthly active users worldwide. Likee’s most viral video content includes music videos, lip-syncing and hashtag challenges. In fact, there are several content creators that have started out on the platform, showcased their creativity and shined to the point where they have …

DUBAI: The Cathay Pacific Group recently released its 2020 Sustainable Development Report that summarises the initiatives that were brought about by the pandemic including new safety measures and policies introduced to support its customers and employees through the global health crisis. The report also points at the progress made in reducing carbon footprint, along with measures taken to tackle operational …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Aster DM Healthcare, the largest integrated healthcare provider in the Middle East, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Roche Diagnostics, the world leader in biotechnology, as the strategic partner across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar and Oman. The partnership between these two leading healthcare companies, will enable Aster …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has announced the return of its exclusive offer enabling ADIB Emirates Skywards Cardholders, Emirates-Citibank Credit Cardholders and Emirates NBD Skywards Credit Cardholders the opportunity to earn Tier Miles, in addition to Skywards Miles on everyday spends until 31st December 2021. The offer is valid on all eligible spends …

Emirates Aviation University (EAU), the education arm of The Emirates Group and region’s leading aviation university, has celebrated its 31st graduation ceremony – the first to be held virtually. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, the EAU commemorated the graduation of over 600 students who have successfully …

JBS (Jaffer Business Systems) has become the first VMware Principal Partner in Pakistan in datacenter virtualization. The JBS achievement is the result of outstanding efforts across the entire JBS team. “Pakistan’s booming digital economy offers a perfect opportunity for businesses to modernize their infrastructure and harness frontier technologies to drive greater innovation, agility, scalability and superior digital experiences to their …

Air Seychelles will operate more flights from Dubai to the Indian Ocean paradise this July to provide travellers more choice and convenience when planning their Eid al-Adha holidays. The weekly flights starting from 2 July until 24 July 2021 will depart from Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 on Friday mornings, returning from Seychelles International Airport every Thursday afternoon, providing visitors a full week of adventure in the Seychelles. …

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently concluded its latest series of the Global Business Forum (GBF) virtual roadshows, which examined the business landscape in emerging markets across the Latin America and the Caribbean regions. Several high-level focus groups were organised as part of the roadshows over the last six months, which were joined by prominent businessmen, trade officials and …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The UAE courier industry has been passing through a transformation phase amid stiff market competition in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and rapid progress on technology front, industry experts say. Sachin Gupta, general manager of Gulf Pinnacle Investments (GPI), the UAE subsidiary of Gulf Pinnacle Logistics, said most of the courier companies are well placed …