The newly formed Board of Dubai Chambers today held its first meeting at Dubai Chambers’ headquarters, which discussed objectives and as the organisation prepares to adopt a long-term strategy.   The meeting was headed by H.E. Abdulaziz Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chambers, and attended by H.E. Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, His …

Bestway Cement and Reon Energy Limited today energized 14.3 MW captive Solar Power Project at Farooqia, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Solar Photovoltaic Plant is part of around a 50 MW project deal dispersed across Bestway’s four locations i.e., Farooqia, Chakwal, Kallar Kahar and Hattar. The deal between Bestway and Reon is the largest distributed energy project in the region to date. …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates is expecting more than 450,000 passengers to travel from, to and through Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport over the course of the next two weekends on over 1,600 flights. The busiest days for the airline will be the next two weekends, 2-3 July and 9-10 July, although high passenger traffic is expected to start …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in line with its commitment to invest in Bahraini workforce has appointed two Bahrainis in executive and management roles: Mr. Adnan Hashim as Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Jamal AlKuwaiti as Director Human Resources. Mr. Adnan Hashim brings with him more than 25 years of experience in the banking and …

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) has announced the latest members to join the du Youth Council. Established in 2017 as part of the UAE leadership’s vision for future success at the national level, the du Youth Council empowers Emirati youth within the organization to realize their professional potential through ICT and inspire the nation’s youth to pursue their …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Jaffer Business Systems (JBS) has announced its partnership with WALLIX – global leader in access and identity cybersecurity solutions to protect data from unauthorized access to keep the highest level of data confidentiality and prevent cyber frauds. Remote work is increasing in organizations worldwide, creating a need to facilitate secure access to more and more remote …

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a self-registration portal to make it easier for COVID-19 testing labs to join the IATA Travel Pass Lab Network. IATA’s Lab Network provides a list of eligible lab locations around the globe so that travelers can easily find a location for a COVID-19 test prior to travel.  The newly launched portal provides …

At the recent Arab Health 2021 conference, Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai highlighted their upcoming research and innovation strategy and the hospital’s current and future plans. Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, which opened in 2007, focused on the theme of this year’s conference which is ‘Research and Innovation’, a theme the hospital in Dubai and in London are continuously contributing towards to advance …

Apple International Community School (AICS), a newly opened school in Al Karama; will provide a variety of sports activities for Dubai residents, at no cost. Managed by a reputed sports academy, Zen Sports- activities will take place only in July at AICS’ extensive sports facility. It will include a variety of activities, such as tennis, badminton, cricket, etc. – for …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) and Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at identifying and developing new 5G use cases for enterprises in the UAE. These use cases will focus on improving operational and cost efficiency through digital transformation for various industrial sectors including manufacturing, transport, shipping, aviation, energy and health …