News Desk HERNDON: COMSAT, the global satellite connectivity solutions provider and member of the Satcom Direct family,is further expanding its international terminal, hardware and service footprint following the signing of a new distribution agreement with global provider of airborne and maritime satellite solutions, Orbit Communications Systems Inc. (Orbit). The addition of Orbit’s Multi-Purpose Terminals (MPT) bolsters the extensive COMSAT portfolio, …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates will re-start passenger services to Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) with two flights a week, starting 11 September. The resumption of flights to Moscow will take the airline’s expanding network in Europe to 26 cities – offering Emirates’ global customers with more travel options to Europe, and customers in Russia with renewed connections to the Middle East, …

ISLAMABAD: Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (BAJK) and Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited have recently entered into a distribution alliance for Jubilee Life’s insurance products in order to augment the accessibility of insurance products and capitalize on the significance of financial inclusion. The signing ceremony was held at a hotel in Islamabad. The consumers would benefit from innovative products as …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Shane Lowry will tee it up at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open for the first time since his career-defining Open Championship triumph, as Galgorm Castle Golf Club plays host to the island of Ireland’s national open from September 24-27. The 33-year-oldlifted the Claret Jug in front of his home fans last year following a six-stroke win …

DUBAI: Emirates has announced a collaboration with Huawei, one of the world’s top smartphone brands, to promote the Emirates app to Huawei phone users and build a more convenient and rewarding experience for passengers as travel demand recovers in the post-pandemic era. Since January 2020, Emirates passengers have been downloading the Emirates app (Android version) at AppGallery and benefiting from …

News Desk DUBAI,: Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), a wholly owned tech co-working space by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), today announced, five home-grown startup projects from the UAE are one step closer to launching after completing the second phase of the Emirati Development Programme, which comprised …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Department of Planning and Development – Trakhees at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, expressed their intents to step up cooperation in several fields of common concern. Of late, the two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to streamline the process of issuing permits of lands impacted by the …

KARACHI: Engro Fertilizers Ltd and MCB Bank Ltd have partnered to accelerate digitization of financial products and developed Pakistan’s first-ever solution to electronically manage bank guarantees.  With businesses adopting virtual operations and enforcing minimal physical interaction in the wake of COVID-19, Engro Fertilizers Ltd engaged MCB Bank Ltd, one of the leading Banks in the country, to develop an electronic bank …

KARACHI: Kutiyana Memon Hospital (KMA) signed MoU with Transparent Hands at Kutiyana Memon Hospital Kharadar. This collaboration between the two organisations will result in providing absolutely free surgeries and free medical treatments to thousands of deserving patients in and around the city of Karachi.Transparent Hands through its online portal will collect donations from across the globe for the underprivileged patients …

News Desk DUBAI: Designed to support students and parents in this unprecedented time; Futures Abroad will host a two-day virtual expo for the UAE students looking to pursue education in Canada on September 25 -26, 2020. The expo will enable students to connect and directly interact with senior representatives from over 10 universities. Although virtual, students/ parents can go through a …