ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has signed a major partnership agreement with the UAE’s Football Association. The partnership was officially announced at a signing ceremony at the UAE Football Association Headquarters in Dubai, by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the UAE Football Association, Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer and Mohammad Al …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Leading integrated IT solutions provider Jaffer Business Systems (Pvt.) Ltd recently put together a new WFH (work from home) policy to facilitate employees. The post-pandemic work landscape has caused most businesses to rethink and remodel their operational approach. To that end, JBS’s futuristic program is all about flexibility. With it, the company intends to fully embrace the …

DUBAI: Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry,recorded a 236 percent year-over-year surge in membership during the first half of 2020, as accelerated digital transformation led many startups in Dubai and abroad to capitalise on emerging opportunities and bring new solutions to the emirate. Dubai Startup Hub membership reached 1,568 in H1-2020, compared to 466 …

By Rafiq vayani LADIESFUND held its 25th Power Lunch featuring 25 dynamic members networking and honoring chief guest Sheema Kermani, LADIESFUND 2008 award winner and iconic classical dancer and social activist. Spotted among the 25 guests at the lunch were Sayeda Habib, Moneeza Butt, Yasmin Dadabhoy, Kiran Ali Salman, Rukhsana Narejo, Shazia Farooqui, Farah Misbah, Lubna Shaikh, and LADIESFUND President …

KARACHI: On the occasion of the 17th Annual General Body meeting of Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society (PNDS) a panel discussion was organised on “ Promotion of Good Nutrition and Health by Media Professional in Pakistan at Movenpick hotel Karachi. President, PNDS Fayza Khan said that Good nutrition is important not only in the management of Chronic diseases such as …

ABU DHABI: Etihad today announced a new organisational structure that will position the business to deliver on its mandate in the wake of Covid-19 and meet the challenges of the global downturn in aviation head on. The restructuring sees the airline continuing its transformation into a mid-sized, full-service carrier concentrating on its fleet of widebody aircraft, with a leaner, flatter and scaleable …

KARACHI: The International Kashmir Convention against Indian Atrocities in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOK) will be held on Tuesday, November 10 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The event is hosted by Chairman World Kashmir Forum (WKF). Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will be the chief guest while Azad Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan will preside over the convention. Other prominent guests …

DUBAI: His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the arrival of all the 50 new Dubai Metro trains. 15 of these trains are designated for serving Expo 2020, and the remaining 35 trains are meant to improve the level of service of the existing Dubai …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Smart Dubai has announced its plans to participate in the 40th GITEX Technology Week, taking place on December 6-10, 2020, at the Dubai World Trade Centre, where it intends to showcase the latest developments in terms of city-wide smart transformation and the positive impact digitization is making on people’s lives. Furthermore, Smart Dubai will be highlighting …

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it is expanding service from New York City over the peak Thanksgiving weekend, with additional nonstop flights from New York, Newark and Westchester County airports. Additions include Florida destinations like Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando and Tampa, and more frequency in popular VFR markets like Port-au-Prince, San Juan, Santiago and Santo Domingo. Plus high-demand transcontinental routes to Los Angeles and San Francisco. These additional 25 flights will operate between November 20th and November …