DUBAI: Etisalat announced the top three winners of the second ‘Hello Business Pitch’ competition at a live awards ceremony, giving out prizes worth AED 350,000 to aspiring entrepreneurs and providing a platform to bring their business ideas to reality.   Focusing on innovation, the competition’s second edition received an overwhelming response this year with 52 candidates shortlisted progressing to the latter stages …

News Desk AJMAN: Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) has won the ‘Website Launch of the Year’ award at the Seamless Middle East 2020 Awards, highlighting the Free Zone’s continuing commitment to improve customer experience through driving digital transformation. The recognition, which consolidates AFZ’s position as a leading global business hub, is also a testament to its website’s superior functionality, ability to …

DUBAI: More than 57,000 employees across 42 companies and nine academic institutions and non-profit organisations took part in a Dubai Chamber-led campaign, which raised awareness about the importance of prioritising employee happiness and health.  The campaign, titled Let’s Create a Healthy and Happy Workplace, was organised as part of Dubai Chamber Sustainability Week 2020, held November 8th-12 under the theme …

As part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge 2020, RIF Trust organised a group yogalates session for employees. With participation of more than 20 employees, including RIF Trust’s CEO and COO, the event aimed to spread awareness about the importance of balancing mental and physical fitness. The most active metropolis in the world In 2017, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid …

Cityscape’s Real Estate Summit opened its doors on Monday, with His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, inaugurating the one-off edition of the annual event, organised by Informa Markets and held in partnership with the Dubai Land Department at Dubai World Trade Centre. HE Al Tayer was …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has partnered with Verteil Technologies, a New Distribution Capability (NDC) aggregation partner, as it continues its NDC strategy launched earlier this year. The new partnership will enable Etihad to expand its global NDC distribution with a particular focus on India, the home market of Verteil. The technology company will provide …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has been rated the safest airline in the world in its response to the COVID-19 Pandemic according to the Safe Travel Barometer. The airline, which has set industry-leading safety standards since the resumption of its operations back in May, has topped the ranks with a ‘Safe Travel Score’ of 4.4 out of 5.0 among 230+ airlines evaluated worldwide. The score is based …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch daily scheduled year-round flights to Tel Aviv, the economic and technological centre of Israel. The launch of flights follows the normalisation of diplomatic ties between the two nations, and the signing of the Abraham Accords between the UAE and Israel in Washington D.C. on 15 September. …

Sport Desk RIYADH: adidas Emerging Markets, a division of adidas for the GCC region (adidas GCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports (SAFEIS), the organization announced on Sunday, 15 November, 2020. adidas is the first sports brand to execute an MoU with SAFEIS, which serves as the regulating body …

DUBAI: The Islamic Republic of Pakistan acting through the Ministry of Finance and Revenue has successfully signed US$ 370 Million Syndicated Term Loan and Murabaha Financing Facilities (the “Facility”).  Amidst a challenging market backdrop due to Covid-19, the Facility represents Pakistan’s largest hybrid (Islamic and Conventional) commercial financing year this year and reiterates the strong international investor confidence in the …