MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces that it will resume its direct operations to Istanbul Airport in Turkey with 2 weekly flights starting from 11 May 2021. Gulf Air has been operating direct flights between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of Turkey since 1985 and it is one of the airline’s main …

BankIslami, one of Pakistan’s fastest growing Islamic finance institutions has partnered with TPL Life to offer a consolidated COVID-19 coverage plan for customers. The package is a complete Shariah compliant takaful plan for the entire family with up to PKR 30,000 initial benefits upon diagnosis and further Hospital Cash Assistance for each member under the only COVID Protection Shield available …

News Desk GENEVA: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced an agreement with Eurofins to incorporate its worldwide COVID-19 testing network into IATA Travel Pass. Eurofins is a leader in bio-analytical testing with 800 laboratories across 50 countries. As part of the partnership, Eurofins’ dedicated COVID-19 portfolio encompassing multiple test types and hundreds of COVID-19 sampling stations globally will be …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s leading Airline, has transported   3.5 Million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Shanghai to São Paulo, Brazil, via Addis Ababa. The vaccine arrived in Brazil on Thursday, 15 April 2021. So far, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has transported over 20 Million vaccines to more than 20 countries. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam …

MANAMA: emption offer with an extended timeframe for travel until end of March 2022. Available for booking until 30 June 2021, Falconflyer members will be able to book tickets to their favourite destinations by redeeming only 50% of the required miles. The redemption offer, which is a members’ favourite every year, has been boosted this year to allow Falconflyer members …

Beginning of the Holy Month of Ramzan is a time long-anticipated and cherished by many. To help people observe the second Ramzan safely during unprecedented COVID times, Careem is launching new services and features which are focused towards making everyday life simplified. This Ramzan, Careem will also be exploring and highlighting stories of Pakistani’s who are making a difference at …

Celebrate the holy month of Ramadan enjoying authentic traditional Bahraini dishes at Café Délices, an exquisite Coffee Lounge and Eatery at the Gulf Court Hotel Business Bay, facing the Dubai Water Canal on Al Abraj Street, Business Bay. The cosy restaurant, perfect for visitors seeking an excellent location to unwind over authentic Bahraini cuisine has curated a special Ramadan menu designed to bring friends and loved …

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a digital-age networking solutions provider, has announced the general availability of two new Wi-Fi 6 certified access points: Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar AP1311 entry level premium model and the Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar AP1301 entry level base model. These new indoor access points provide powerful WLAN capacity, based on the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard and can address small and medium-sized …

SINGAPORE: dnata, a leading global air services provider, has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (‘CEIV Fresh’) certification at Singapore Changi Airport for achieving the highest quality and standards in the temperature-controlled handling of perishable products, including fresh fruits, meat, fish, dairy and flowers. The transport of perishable goods by air increases constantly with growing consumer demand for healthy products all year …

Likee Pakistan, one of the country’s leading short video platforms, has launched the ‘Likee Star Challenge’. The competition allows some of the most innovative creators on the platform to display their prowess and win cash prizes along with recognition on the Likee app and their social media pages in the form of banners as well as posts. The campaign will …