National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), in collaboration with the European Union-funded Huqooq-e-Pakistan Project (HeP), plans to launch its strategic plan in October, announced NCSW Chairperson Nilofar Bakhtiar while speaking at a consultation  with Media and civil society. NCSW has carried out a series of consultations across the Country with Civil Society. These consultations are aimed to gather …

PLM Global, the international retail and design specialists, celebrated the grand opening of The Portuguese Pavilion at Expo 2020, Dubai as the experts who manage the Pavilion, PLM also is responsible for the manager of the First Portuguese Concept Store, in addition to all brands activations and events at the Pavilion’s Traditional Portuguese Restaurant; Al-Lusitano and its exhilarating terrace. Earlier …

Emirates Group Security has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which will see both organisations work closely on capacity building for the industry by providing ICAO-recognised Diploma programmes provided by EGS and Edith Cowan University (ECU). The Ground Handling Diploma programme is the first initiative ICAO and EMIRATES are collaborating on. Aviation professionals …

Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has rolled out exciting offerings with Skywards Exclusives – a unique airline loyalty initiative that offers experiences from Emirates’ expansive sponsorships portfolio. The loyalty programme continues to offer members more ways to redeem Skywards Miles on-ground at world-renowned sporting events across cricket, motorsport racing and football matches. Visit exclusives.skywards.com for a chance …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The Arab Fashion Council is proud to announce Etihad Airways as the official airline partner of Arab Fashion Week, which is set to take place at Dubai Design District (d3) this October. Arab Fashion Week (AFW) is the official fashion week in the Middle East and one of the main fashion weeks in the global fashion …

National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) organized a webinar to celebrate “World Maritime Day” on 5th October 2021. The theme of this year’s set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is “Seafarers: at the Core of Shipping’s Future”. IMO has chosen this theme to make 2021 a year of action for seafarers. Purpose of this webinar to raise awareness about …

Opportunities and trends emerging in the post-COVID digital era will be in the spotlight at the 12th World Chambers Congress (#12WCC) in Dubai, where chamber leaders and members, prominent business heads and industry experts will convene to share their insights and experiences in dealing with disruption and enhancing their preparedness for future challenges. The three-day event, held under the theme …

Natufia, a Saudi Arabia-based agri-technology provider that enables you to grow fresh plants and herbs all year round, has emerged winner of the KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia competition for 2021.Natufia now joins the winning tech innovators from 20 countries worldwide to qualify for the inaugural KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator competition at Web …

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) welcomed the Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Mr. Ramiz Raja with a gong ceremony held in his honour. Mr. Raja struck the gong at the PSX Trading Hall to open the trading day amidst the presence of senior management of PCB and PSX. This is the first time in the history of the Exchange that a …

Sports Desk FUJAIRAH: Under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Dr Rashid bin Hamad al-Sharqi Tennis & Country Club Fujairah will be launching the first-ever courts of Padel Tennis in the city of Fujairah. Padel Tennis will soon make its debut in the courts of Tennis & Country Club Fujairah and the opening will be graced by the attendance of H.H.Sheikh …