RIGA, Latvia: Since the beginning of the crisis caused by the spread of the Coronavirus, Latvian airline airBaltic has taken severe steps to ensure sufficient liquidity of the company enabling airBaltic to operate during a longer period with lower demand. airBaltic took a decision to decrease its overall capacity between April 15 and October 31, 2020, cancelling approximately 50% of its flights. In line with the …

News Desk DUBAI: The current coronavirus pandemic is an unrivalled opportunity for improvement – that was the message delivered last week by His Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Sebaa Al Marri, Executive President of the Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG). Speaking at the first in a series of live Instagram sessions that MBRSG has launched to stimulate conversation on …

News Desk KARACHI: Jazz has partnered with the Edhi Foundation for supporting food supplies to 15,000 people in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar. This food ration distribution campaign is a part of the 1.2 billion COVID19 relief package announced earlier for emergency health services, communicative services, and food rations that vulnerable communities need amidst the lockdown. The non-perishable food rations …

DUBAI: flydubai’s grounded fleet has been undergoing a thorough scheduled maintenance programme following the announcement from the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to suspend all passenger operations until further notice. The airline has received the guidance issued by the manufacturer to all Next-Generation Boeing 737 operators on scheduled maintenance tasks …

By Afshan Lalani KARACHI: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). The means of transmission is through respiratory droplets produced when a person coughs or sneezes, or by direct physical contact with an infected person. “Testings are not being done as people consider it as stigma to get themselves tested and one …

LAHORE: Pakistan’s first E-commerce Index, which provides insights on consumer behaviour and maps out the growth of the ecommerce industry, was launched by Daraz at an online event hosted by the platform and attended by Federal IT Secretary Shoaib Siddiqui on April 16th, 2018. Pakistan remains a cash-reliant economy and consequently, collecting reliable data regarding the growth of the e-commerce …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: National Geographic and National Geographic Abu Dhabi announce that One World: Together At Home — a globally televised and streamed special in support of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic — will air on 19 April 2020 at 4 AM UAE Time/3 AM KSA Time with a rerun on 19 April 2020 on National Geographic at 1 PM UAE Time/12 PM KSA Time and on National Geographic Abu Dhabi at 9 …

GENEVA: Information and communication technology (ICT) is becoming more prevalent, embedded in many sectors and systems beyond the ICT sector itself. In response, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched the 2020 Global ICT Regulatory Outlook which includes the Benchmark of Fifth Generation Collaborative Regulation, a new tool for policy-makers and regulators to leverage digital transformation for all through stronger collaboration across sectors. …

News Desk DUBAI: The Centre for Responsible Business, under Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, organised an online training workshop on the safety and health of commercial vehicles drivers, during this period of Coronavirus (Covid-19). The e-workshop was organized by the “Road Safety” Task Force, which is part of Dubai Chamber’s Sustainability Network, and was attended by 55 participants from …

By Abdul Rasheed Ganatra / Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: 16th April 2020 is saddest day in the history of Okhai Memon Community as one of our most senior social worker Yousuf Haji Muhammad Jakhura passed away. He was doing social working for last many decades.  Yousuf Jakhura served The Okhai Memon Jamat and The Okhai Memon Youth Services on many occasions like …