Fujairah Charity Association announced yesterday the launch of the ‘Dirham Khayr’ initiative, which aims at encouraging the local community to donate to less fortunate families with one Dirham or more through purchases from stores and restaurants participating in the initiative in Fujairah. This initiative was announced through the official cooperation with O7, the Media and Marketing partner and one of …

Arts Council organized a memorable picnic for the female journalists of culture beat, Journalists from various TV channels, newspapers, radio, and digital media accompanied Shahla Mahmood, the media manager of the Arts Council. According to details, women journalists gathered at Arts Council Karachi on Tuesday morning where they were they had breakfast. Before reaching the lake, female journalists visited the historical Makli …

News Desk RIYADH/DUBAI: Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals, to help SIRC set up its first chemical recycling project to enable the use of recycled plastic feedstock. The MoU, signed at SABIC headquarters in Riyadh on April 5, …

SHARJAH: Al Zahia — Sharjah’s premier lifestyle destination — has announced that Carrefour, operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, will be the first anchor store to open at the community’s North Hub— a retail destination bringing key stores to the community residents. The store is set to open by the third quarter of 2021, as the construction started …

A Dubai Airport staff member from India became a US dollar millionaire while three other winners will drive away in a luxury vehicle as their winning tickets were drawn today in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw held in Concourse C at Dubai International Airport. Mr. George Thomas, a 43 year-old Indian national based in Sharjah …

The world of social media has gone extensive. From the days of Orkut to an ever-expanding landscape that we are witnessing today, evolution has become the hallmark of this field. We started the modern timeline with Facebook. Then came Instagram and Youtube. Today however, the short videos format is taking over this domain at a rapid pace. The popularity of short video format …

Etisalat honoured its top performing partners of 2020 at the virtual ‘Partner Awards Event 2021’. Each year, Etisalat holds an awards ceremony to recognise and reward the company’s partners for their continued support and efforts in taking Etisalat to greater heights. The event was held virtually this year in line with Covid-19 protocols and safety standards. A total of 45 partners …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber‘s Task Force on Green Buildings recently organised a webinar, which examined the impact of Covid-19 on green bulding practices, and highlighted key benefits and improvements related to retrofitting commercial buildings. Case studies shared by members of the task force demonstrated how companies can implement innovative solutions within their offices to improve the health and wellbeing …

TEL AVIV: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), today launched its regular flight service between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv. Additionally, on Monday, Israel was added to Abu Dhabi’s ‘green list’, giving quarantine-free travel for visitors arriving in Abu Dhabi. The launch of scheduled operations comes as the next historic step in developing diplomatic, trade and tourism ties …

Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, is collaborating with Faysal Bank, one of Pakistan’s leading Islamic banks, to enhance its real-time bank account payout network in Pakistan. Receivers of international money transfers in Pakistan benefit from Western Union’s real-time[ii] account payout capabilities via a far-reaching bank network in Pakistan, with Faysal Bank processing real-time transfers to more than 35 …