News Desk KARACHI: Catwalk Event Management and Productions is organizing a Virtual Fashion Show to recognize and pay tribute to the front liners, volunteers who have worked day and night to fight against this pandemic and those who despite their own well-founded fears, are stepping directly into COVID-19’s path to aid the afflicted and help halt the virus spread. Virtual …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Today, YPO (www.YPO.org) Africa business leaders announced the creation of the Lead COVID-19 Response (www.LeadCOVID19.com). The goal is to create tangible, concrete solutions to community, health care, and business challenges that will ultimately impact millions of Africans across the continent in a scalable way. Located across 18 African countries, many of YPO’s 900 chief executives have launched COVID-19-linked projects. Lead …

DUBAI: KitKat Arabic Coffee is coming this Ramadan, with the beloved confectionary brand launching a new edition with an Arabic twist to meet local consumer demand for a flavor inspired by “Gahwa,” as Arabic coffee is socially referred to in the region. “We understand the cultural value of coffee time in the region, and are always listening to KitKat enthusiasts, many of …

News Desk LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan posted a revenue of PKR 29.8 billion, an increase of 2.6% compared to the same period last year, despite many difficulties emanating from COVID-19 crisis. Juices and water as well as products for out-of-home channel were severely impacted by the lockdown. In addition, Afghanistan border closure had a major impact on the exports. Net profit for …

KARACHI: METRO Pakistan as part of its METRO Humanity Program gave opportunity to its employees to donate and participate in the national relief efforts for deserving families directly affected by the COVID19 lockdown. The entire donation amount collected was used to buy food hamper filled with essential food supplies and were handed over to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) at …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates is set to operate limited passenger services to Frankfurt (02, 04, 06, 09, 11, 13 May), London Heathrow (03, 05, 07, 10, 12, 14 May), Manila (3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16 May), Sao Paulo (3 May), and Shanghai (2 May). The one-way special flights will facilitate travel for residents and visitors wishing to return …

AMSTELVEEN: Today, KLM’s first passenger carrier departed, carrying cargo not only in its belly, but on the passenger seats and in the baggage bins of the aircraft cabin. KLM operated a B777-300 flight from Shanghai to Amsterdam, for the first time introducing the new cargo carrying concept. The load consisted mainly of urgent medical supplies, including hundreds of thousands of …

News Desk DUBAI: Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO), today, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to enhance its remote learning initiative. The MoU signed between HE. Abdullah AlHumaidan, General Secretary at ZHO and Sayed Hashish, General Manager, Microsoft UAE, is a joint effort to ensure continuity in education, skills development and social empowerment of …

News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates Food Security Council, in conjunction with the Ministry of Energy and Industry, has revealed that 568 factories in the UAE produce 5.96 million tons of food and beverage products annually, with 2.3 million tons comprising essential food items. Releasing the statement to highlight the efficiency of the UAE’s food production landscape, the council announced that the …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: While the world yearns to travel once again, meet and hug loved ones, seek new adventures and close those business deals, Emirates is busy protecting and readying the world’s largest all wide-body fleet to take to the skies. This could have proved daunting, but Emirates Engineering, a division of the airline and one of the world’s most …