News Desk ABU DHABI: The Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA), the region’s leading centre of excellence for diplomatic capacity development, research and thought leadership, calls on young aspiring diplomats to apply to the Academy’s EDA’s Post-Graduate Diploma Programme and embark on a promising journey that best serves their nation. The EDA, which launches its campaign to recruit new students, under the theme ‘Golden Jubilee Diplomats’ …

The 2nd edition of ‘Biz Today Leadership Talks: Coffee and Conversation’ powered by Mentor Suiting was held on Monday 1st February 2021 at Mövenpick Hotel Karachi. With these leadership talks, Biz Today aims to bring the world closer and open new ways of collaboration over a cup of coffee. Speaker of this 2nd edition of ‘Biz Today Leadership Talks: Coffee …

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres, announced on Wednesday his decision to donate the prize of $500,000 received upon acceptance of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Zayed Award of Human Fraternity, named in honor of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, the late ruler of Abu Dhabi and founder of the United Arab …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announces that offence tickets will be issued against misusing the dedicate bus lane recently opened at Khalid bin Al Waleed St. The offence system will be activated as of Sunday, Feb 7th, following the end of a grace period. The offence for violating the use of the dedicated bus lane carries a fine of …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Uzma Babar debuts her latest luxury bridal collection ‘Zeenat’ at this year’s HUM Bridal Couture Week, 2021, where she is showcasing her regal designs, infusing confidence with a touch of traditional poise found in the bride of today. ‘Zeenat’ incorporates all the colours, rich texture and allure, creating the magic every bride wants on her special day. With hand-stitched …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today welcomed its new Airbus A321neoLR which landed in the new terminal of Bahrain International Airport at approximately 0640 local time on Friday 5th February 2021. The aircraft is designed with the special 70th anniversary Golden Falcon livery which showcases the airline’s iconic and vintage design from the last …

Etisalat today announced its support for the International Human Fraternity Virtual Summit as its official telecom partner. The summit, held on 4th February, was organised by the Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, in cooperation with the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity. It is under the patronage of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence. The insightful …

dnata has become the first global air services provider to adopt the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) platform for the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments. IATA’s innovative solution will help dnata further enhance safety and improve efficiency in the handling of dangerous goods at over 20 airports globally. Stewart Angus, dnata’s Divisional Senior Vice President for International Airport …

Global Indian International School Dubai announces attractive grants & scholarship programmes across grades. These grants & scholarships are being offered to the top performers and deserving students in various fields. Means scholarships based on economic considerations are also being offered to a few students to encourage continuity of classroom education. For higher Grades of 7-10, the Global Citizen Scholarship and the …

COLUMBUS: NetJets announces it has made a significant investment in WasteFuel, a next generation waste to fuel company that aims to transform landfill waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), making it the first private aviation company to buy a stake in the production of sustainable aviation fuel. NetJets will also purchase a minimum of 100 million gallons of WasteFuel’s SAF over the …