du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), and Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced the launch of their new Multi-Cloud Platform. The two companies have partnered to deliver market-leading multi-cloud management and migration capabilities through this platform, which aligns with their aims to simplify and accelerate digital transformation and cloud adoption across the …

Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, concluded a four-day trip to Germany, where she discussed potential areas of collaboration with local and state government officials. From June 29 to July 2, 2021, H.E. Almheiri led a delegation from the UAE on a visit that spanned three cities – Munich, Düsseldorf, and Aachen. The …

Latvian airline airBaltic on July 2, 2021 launched new summer seasonal flights between Riga and the Italian city of Pisa. airBaltic now connects both cities with two weekly flights. Flights between Riga and Pisa are operated by the Airbus A220-300 aircraft. A complete schedule of airBaltic flights and tickets for the new destinations are available on the company’s homepage at www.airbaltic.com. Destination served Flight frequency Start date Price …

PUTRAJAYA: A collaborated production between Tourism Malaysia, SHARP, and Chilli Pepper Films have won The Special Award for Best Camerawork at the 21st WorldMediaFestivals, under the Tourism & Travel Media Awards category. Based in Hamburg, Germany, the WorldMediaFestivals have been honouring creativity in media worldwide for the past 21 years, including audiovisual, print, and online production. The 2021 Hall of …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Deputy Governor SBP, Ms. Sima Kamil, unveiled the commemorative stamp of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Museum to mark the 10th anniversary of its establishment. The Bank’s senior management, officials from Pakistan Post and well known personalities and patrons of the arts and museums were also present on this occasion. The design of the stamp …

DUBAI: UBL, Pakistan’s fastest-growing digital bank, has signed an agreement with Temenos (SIX: TEMN) (www.Temenos.com) and National Data Consultant (NdcTech) to provide and implement a next-generation digital banking solution. As a pioneer of innovation in the Pakistani Banking industry, UBL, earlier this year, launched Pakistan’s first Islamic Digital Account and the first of its kind ‘UBL Pay’ where customers can …

GENEVA: Your Runway to Success, published today by SITA, sets out five critical areas for the air transport industry’s rebuild in the next 18 months and highlights SITA’s remodeled solutions to tackle the major challenges facing air travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.    Over the past 12 months, COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the aviation industry financially and operationally. IATA estimates …

Kashan Hasan has been appointed as the lead for all Pakistan operations at Reckitt – formerly known as Reckitt Benckiser (RB). Previously, Kashan was leading the Health business in Pakistan since January 2020. During his tenure, the Health business not only achieved double digit growth, but was also recognized as the Market of the Year for Reckitt globally. Both the …

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL), has signed a contract with PepsiCo Pakistan to provide premium connectivity services at their multiple sites across Pakistan. Zarrar Hasham Khan, Chief business Services Officer, PTCL and Sadaf Saad, Chief Information Officer, PepsiCo Pakistan, signed the contract during a ceremony held at PepsiCo Pakistan Head Office in Lahore, along with senior representatives from both organizations. …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways was the first international flight to land in Phuket today, to mark the reopening of tourism to Thailand. To celebrate the occasion the aircraft was greeted with the customary water cannon salute on arrival. Etihad flight EY430 from Abu Dhabi to Phuket arrived at Phuket International Airport at 11am on 1 July, and is …