DUBAI: AkzoNobel, the world leader in paints and coatings and manufacturer of Dulux paints in the UAE, has added to the color and joy of students at the Pakistan Educational Academy in Dubai by contributing two metric tonnes (2 MT) of its decorative paints to support the school’s renovation programme. AkzoNobel and Pakistan Educational Academy also joined hands to organise …

News Desk KARACHI: Naya Nazimabad, a housing project of Javedan Corporation Limited and Power Cement Limited, both of which are Arif Habib Group companies, have signed on as the official helmet sponsors of Quetta Gladiators, a franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for PSL Season 5. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Arif Habib, Chairman of Javedan Corporation Limited …

DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB) retained its position as the world’s number one hub for international passengers for the sixth consecutive year with annual traffic for 2019 reaching 86.4 million – 6 million more than the nearest rival London Heathrow. The year was also exceptional for DXB in terms of customer service with shorter wait times, record-breaking baggage performance and new …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will increase frequencies on its popular Abu Dhabi to Athens route during the busy summer peak months. The additional overnight service will be operated between 8 July and 31 August by an Airbus A320 configured with 8 seats in Business and 150 seats in Economy. The extra frequency complements the …

DUBAI: Air Tanzania has commissioned Swissport to handle their entire hub operation at the airports of Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro. The new agreement includes a comprehensive service catalogue for Airport Ground Services, Air Cargo Handling and Aviation Security. Swissport, the global leader in airport ground services and air cargo handling, has been awarded a contract for hub management services …

KARACHI: Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi, Totok Prianamto said the relations between Indonesia and Pakistan in different sectors were becoming stronger with the passage of time and bilateral trade was also increasing year-on-year. The top import items from Pakistan include rice, chemical, raw cotton, wheat, paper, fruits, garments, leather, plastic materials, cotton yarn, cloth, other textile …

KARACHI: Dettol, the leading brand on cleanliness and hygiene, has launched a Cleanathon Challenge for institutes and organizations under its campaign, HogaSaaf Pakistan, to inculcate hygienic behaviors and responsibility towards environment. Students of Institute of Business Management (IoBM) have now stepped up and joined the movement by taking the challenge to clean the Clifton Beach. Talking about this cleanathon challenge, …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s representative office in Baku, Azerbaijan, participated in the International Business Forum “Moldova 2020: Reshaping the Future of International Economic Cooperation”, which recently took place on the sidelines of “Made in Moldova” national exhibition in Chișinău. The forum was organised in cooperation with the European Union’s project Enterprise Europe Network with the aim of …

DUBAI: Meet Ameera Mohamed Al Haranki Al Marzooqi, an Emirati Master’s student passionate about driving environmental change and raising awareness around critical sustainability issues to inspire action among local youth in the UAE. In the spirit of UAE National Environment Day, Ameera and two female companions recently travelled to the Arctic, a trip supported by Emirates, to study and observe the changes …

News Desk ABU DHABI: In a multi-year partnership, Etisalat has announced that it has teamed up with Microsoft to drive public cloud first strategy through a digital transformation program that enables Etisalat to build a digital platform infused with automation and AI providing a simplified network architecture and operations empowering Etisalat subscribers and improving customer experience. “Today, Etisalat and Microsoft embark …