News Desk DUBAI: More than 200 students from 20 schools across the UAE came together yesterday to participate in an exciting Water Rocket Challenge exclusively sponsored by Boeing and hosted for the fourth time by the university. The challenge, which took place at Emirates Aviation University’s campus in Dubai Academic City, has become famously interesting to students within science, technology, …

DUBAI: Australia’s Lucas Herbert, the winner of the 31st edition of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, was on hand to conduct the Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise draw for a BMW 750Li xDrive (Mineral White) following his maiden European Tour title after a nail-biting play-off victory at the Emirates Golf Club. The Australian player, who drew the winning Finest Surprise …

ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) is inviting Emirati jobseekers, Emirati professionals and Emirati high school students to visit its stand at TAWDHEEF 2020 and avail of the career opportunities at the department. DoE’s participation in the annual job fair TAWDHEEF goes to show the department’s commitment to Emiratisation to build a competitive knowledge economy in the UAE. …

KARACHI: Inaugural ceremony of Gerry’s dnata Pakistan’s First Robotic Import Cargo Terminal, at the cost of Rs 1.7B developed at Quaid e Azam International Airport Karachi by Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan. The country will be counted among the few destinations with airports that possess the most advanced cargo warehouses, in line with the vision of Gerry’s to …

News Desk LAHORE: Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia,has joined hands with Lahore-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Miracle School Ministries to support fifty underprivileged families through the harsh winter season. The families, which are associated with the NGO, were provided with essential food items and warm clothing from …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today bids farewell to its last Airbus 330 aircraft after its service of 19 years in the airline’s fleet. In a farewell event at Bahrain International Airport, members of Gulf Air’s executive management and aircraft engineers and maintenance technicians joined to celebrate sending off the aircraft on its final flight …

DUBAI: Emirates Hospital Group, an Emirates Healthcare company, participates in the Arab Health 2020, scheduled to take place from January 27-30 at the Dubai World Trade Center where it offers a patient-centric continuum of care by owning and operating an extensive portfolio of full-service hospitals, specialty clinics, urgent care centers, med-spas and pharmacies. Each entity focuses on the patients’ well-being. …

News Desk ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranked first in the Arab world and 21st globally on the Global Labour Resilience Index 2020, which was issued in Davos, Switzerland during a special session held on the sidelines of the 50th summit meeting of the World Economic Forum in the presence of H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, …

KARACHI: The Standard Chartered SDG Investment Map reveals an almost USD10 trillion (USD9.668 trillion) opportunity for private-sector investors across all emerging markets to help achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with Pakistan representing USD96.2 billion of that totals. The study identifies opportunities for the private sector to contribute to three infrastructure-focused goals between now and 2030: SDG 6: Clean …

DUBAI: For the second time in three years, Arabian Adventures Meetings, Incentives & Events (MICE) has won the prestigious SITE Crystal Award for Excellence in Incentive Travel, Africa and the Middle East. The UAE-based destination management company (DMC) has been recognised for designing and delivering exceptional experiences for the top-performing advisors of a U.S. finance company during its multiple-day event in …