News Desk DUBAI: UAE consumers are set to experience the ability to shop online with trust and confidence with DubaiStore, a new UAE ecommerce marketplace platform created by Digital Economy Solutions (DES) which has gone live. The new ecommerce platform is an initiative that will facilitate small and medium businesses to sell their products online providing a healthy competition with …

News Desk ABU DHABI: As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) and in support of the UAE Government’s efforts to protect our nation, Al Masaood Tyres, Batteries and Accessories (TBA) has announced the launch of a free car sanitization service at its AutoServ car care centre, at the Sea Palace area in Abu Dhabi. The free service includes the …

News Desk ABU DHABI, UAE: The UAE’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), have brought forward their directive to suspend all inbound, outbound, and transit passenger flights in the UAE to today. This decision has been made to limit the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus and to protect citizens, residents, and international …

News Desk DUBAI: Marking yet another achievement in establishing a strong foundation for distance learning initiatives, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, continues to equip teaching and academic professionals from inside and outside of the UAE with skills needed to manage and operate online classrooms via the internet. The University’s courses are receiving an …

LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan commemorated World Water Day by pledging to continue playing its role in better water management and encouraging best practices to meet future needs. This year’s World Water Day theme ‘Nature and Climate Change’, underlines how water resources are linked with climate change. “Through the Caring for Water (C4W)-Pakistan initiative and as a signatory to the Clean Green Pakistan, …

News Desk DUBAI: In a video message to the private sector, His Excellency Hamad Buamim, President & CEO, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, called on the Dubai business community to cooperate with the relevant government authorities in implementing preventive and precautionary measures to counter the spread of Coronavirus (Covid- 19). He urged the private sector to ensure the safety …

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan records its first deaths because of the COVID-19 outbreak, authorities must ensure that necessary measures are taken to protect prisoners, Amnesty International and Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) said today. According to media reports, an inmate at Camp Jail, Lahore has tested positive for COVID-19. The prisoner had been arrested in Italy, one of the worst-hit countries by the disease. …

News Desk DUBAI: Dr. Suhail Al-Bastaki, Director of Happiness and Marketing Department at Union Coop stressed: “Union Coop follows the highest international standards of public health & safety throughout the year to ensure the display and delivery of products safely and healthily.” Highlighting the fact that Union Coop contracts with suppliers who abide by the International health & safety standards …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways (Etihad) will temporarily suspend all flights to, from, and via Abu Dhabi following a decision by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), to suspend all inbound, outbound, and transit passenger flights in the UAE. This decision has been made to limit the spread of the …

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Africa’s response to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak received a boost today as the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the Government of Ethiopia received a consignment of medical equipment from the Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundations. The shipment included over 1.5 million laboratory diagnostic test kits and over 100 tons of infection prevention and …