News Desk SHARJAH: Air Arabia (PJSC), the Middle East & North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, today reported a profitable first quarter (January to March) 2021 despite COVID-19 continued impact on the aviation’s industry financial and operational performance. Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED 34 million for the three months ending March 31, 2021, a 52 percent less than …

Emirates has set up a humanitarian airbridge between Dubai and India to transport urgent medical and relief items, to support India in its fight to control the serious COVID-19 situation in the country. Emirates will offer cargo capacity free of charge on an “as available” basis on all of its flights to nine cities in India, to help international NGOs …

TIME Hotels, the UAE-headquartered hospitality company and hotel operator, is all set to reveal its plans to open eight new properties across the Middle East and the Indian Ocean, over the next 18 months. The properties, which will see the growth and launch of existing as well as new TIME Hotel brands to key territories throughout the region, will be …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etisalat Group announced the successful completion of a bond issuance worth one billion euros to refinance the maturing bond tranche it had issued in 2014  for the acquisition of a controlling stake in Maroc Telecom. Etisalat Group issued bonds in two tranches, the first is a 7 years tranche amounting to 500 million euros with an …

Medlab Middle East, the MENA region’s largest medical laboratory exhibition and congress, in partnership with leading research firm Frost & Sullivan, has revealed the global in-vitro diagnostics (IVD) market grew by 14% in 2020 to US$85.9 billion, up from US$ 75.2 billion the previous year, as a result of meeting the demand for COVID-19 testing. IVD, which refers to tests …

ABU DHABI: Etisalat announced that customers on eLife Unlimited plans would get a free broadband speed upgrade until the end of July. Etisalat is committed to keeping the UAE at the forefront of telecommunications worldwide, delivering customers the fastest mobile network experience on earth. Further supporting this commitment, eLife Unlimited plans are the number one choice for home broadband entertainment in …

K-Electric has announced an exciting offer for new users of its KE Live Mobile application through strategic alliances with foodpanda – Pakistan’s largest delivery platform, and Befiler – the country’s leading tax filing and NTN registration portal. Customers who download the KE Live App will be able to avail exclusive discounts of up to PKR 500 on foodpanda and savings …

Pakistani telecom operator, Ufone has announced free data ‘Eidi’ on mobile top-ups for its consumers under Eid Recharge Offer. Consumers will receive free data on regular balance recharge of Rs. 100 and above via across all recharge mediums. The offer will help Ufone users stay connected with their loved ones during Eid vacations while COVID related restriction bar physical socialization. …

Tennis & Country Club Fujairah will be presenting an Art Exhibition titled as ‘Different Vision’, which will be inaugurating on from 20th May 2021 and will go on till 26th May 2021. The motto behind hosting the exhibition is to promote the idea that ‘Art is beyond the form of entertainment and can be a source of creativity and thought-provoking …

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK Airport) has commenced commercial passenger operations with “flyEgypt”, the North African low-cost carrier. The new schedule, which enhances Ras Al Khaimah’s connections with MENA’s most populous country, marks an acceleration in the airport’s current expansion strategy that is seeing it as the fastest-growing aviation hub in the UAE. Commencing yesterday May 6th with the touch-down …