News Desk ABU DHABI / TEL AVIV: EL AL Israel Airlines, the national airline of Israel, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, are set to explore deeper cooperation following the signing of a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The wide-ranging MOU covers scope to introduce joint codeshare services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, as …

ABU DHABI: Swedish furniture giant, IKEA, today announced the opening of its second store in Abu Dhabi and fifth across the Emirates in Al Wahda Mall. The store offers a wide array of inspiring solutions and convenient services for the many people with the objective of getting closer to them. Located in a much more convenient location, the store is spread across …

LONDON: American Airlines, British Airways and oneworld® have launched an optional COVID-19 medical-based testing trial on selected flights from the United States (US) to London Heathrow (LHR), in a combined effort to scientifically demonstrate how COVID-19 testing can reopen international travel and remove the need for passengers to quarantine on arrival. The free tests will initially be offered to eligible …

A corporate briefing session of Faysal Bank Limited was conducted by Syed Majid Ali (Chief Financial Officer) on November 17, 2020 through video link Zoom to brief the analyst community and shareholders about the Bank’s current financial performance and its outlook. The Bank posted profit before tax (PBT) of Rs.9,070 million and profit after tax (PAT) f Rs. 5,515 million …

LADIESFUND held a dynamic interactive and information session with the State Bank regarding their special loan scheme for women SMEs.  More than 300 women registered for this seminar which was titled “LADIESFUND State Bank:  Funding Buraqs,” in reflection of The Buraq Center by LADIESFUND – Pakistan’s first all-female incubation center..  The webinar was done with the partnership of the Federation …

LAHORE: On this Iqbal Day, PAF collaborated with Zeb Bangash and Sarmad Ghafoor to produce the beautiful song from Iqbal’s Persian poem ‘Shaheen-o-Mahi’ – an inspiriting tribute to our national poet. The project was conceptualized by the Pakistan Air Force, Media and PR wing as the motto for the PAF “Sehra ast me Darya ast Tahe Baal O Pare Mast”(the …

Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s first and largest Islamic bank, in collaboration with The Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP) and CFO Club Pakistan, hosted a LIVE webinar on the newly launched Meezan Roshan Digital Account and Islamic Naya Pakistan Certificates for Non-Resident Pakistanis (NRPs). Engaged participants from across 36 countries comprising of exceptional entities, business associates as well as banking professionals; the …

DUBAI: Emirates announced plans to operate its popular A380 aircraft four times a day to London Heathrow from 27 November and six times a week to Manchester from 2 December, and to deploy additional A380 services to Moscow from the current two-a-week, to a daily service from 25 November. Emirates will also increase flights to Birmingham and Glasgow from the …

DUBAI: Aditya Chopra, Bollywood’s leading filmmaker and son of the industry’s legendary figure late Yash Raj Chopra, has unveiled a new, special logo of Yash Raj Films (YRF) that marks the starting of the big 50-year celebrations of India’s biggest production house! This coincides with the 88th birth anniversary of the iconic filmmaker Yash Chopra.   The new logo captures …

Emirates is offering UAE travellers a chance to plan a short getaway or visit family and friends during the upcoming long holiday weekend, winter break and beyond with fares to a range of destinations across Africa, Europe and the Far East. The offer is valid for bookings starting today until 29 November 2020, for travel until 31 May 2021.* Emirates Economy Class and Business …