At the virtual ceremony for the Business Traveller Middle East Awards, Dubai Duty Free was announced as the “Best Airport for Duty Free Shopping in the Middle East” for the 20th consecutive year. Dubai Duty Free, which marked its 37th anniversary in December 2020 came out top in the readers’ survey conducted by the Business Traveller magazine within the duty …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Telal Gents Fashion has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the Largest Mobile Clothing Store. The traditional gents fashion brand is the first company in the UAE to convert a fleet of buses into custom-made replicas of their stores, offering customers an on-demand mobile boutique straight to their doorstep. Launched earlier this month, shoppers across …

Emirates is helping take the stress out of travel for UAE travellers wanting to travel and reconnect to new experiences. The airline is offering special fares to more than 10popular destinations, now open for visitors, so they can enjoy their long-awaited summer holidays. Destinations like the Maldives, Seychelles, Athens, Moscow and cities in the US included in the offer require little …

Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General, General Directorate of Residency & Foreign Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA-D), said the department was able to continue its work to translate the visions of the wise leadership in developing government services and their service channels in a way that contributes to enhancing the quality of life and achieving happiness for the customer. …

PayFast, the indigenous payments solution by APPS,is now the first payment gateway in the country to receive a commercial license from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) under its rules for Payment System Operators / Providers (PSO/PSP). PayFast enables merchants, billers, and aggregators to receive payments from their customers through a variety of methods such as bank accounts, wallets and domestic …

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) signed an agreement to onboard NBP as a ‘Market Maker’ for government securities listed on PSX. During a ceremony held at PSX trading hall, PSX welcomed NBP senior management team and started proceedings by striking the Gong to mark the beginning of the trading day on the Exchange. Present at …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been nominated in the ‘Best use of Audio Branding” and ‘Best Brand Experience’ categories at tonight’s Transform Awards in Dubai, a global event that recognises excellence and rewards innovation in branding. Created in partnership with leading sonic branding agency, Sixième Son, Etihad is the first airline in the Middle …

Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, has announced that it will be the Official Hotel Partner for the UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. The partnership was officiated at an event held by Majid Al Futtaim at the Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates on Monday 24 …

New business incentives, initiatives, innovations, policies and infrastructure have strengthened Dubai’s status as global gateway for trading commodities in the Covid-19 era, industry experts said during the latest instalment of the Dubai Chamber Interview Series. The virtual event featured an in-depth discussion with Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), who shed light on …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Samrah Enterprises commemorates the launch of Dandy in an exclusive event held at Naheed Supermarket on the 22nd of May. The announcement was made at the event, by His Excellency Mishal Mohammed A. A. Al –Ansari, Consul General of the State of Qatar who graced the occasion as Chief Guest and inaugurated the launch of Dandy. …