DUBAI: Emirates gears up for a busy travel period this weekend for the Eid holiday. The busiest time for departures in Terminal 3 will be on Friday 9th August with close to 100,000 passengers travelling through Terminal 3 at DXB. Customers are reminded to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departure to avoid any delays. Peak …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Day 1 of the two-day programme of 60th Children’s Literature Festival CLF culminated here today at Arts Council, with children and adults participating with great gusto in all the sessions. All locations of the venue being used for the festival had been renamed by CLF to commemorate authors, literati, artists, citizens, noble prize winners and grand …

BANGKOK: On the auspicious occasion of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s Birthday and Mother’s Day, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) is serving special inflight meals and desserts for passengers on 10-12 August 2019. Domestic Flights Passengers traveling on THAI domestic flights will be served special meals between 10-12 August 2019 and special desserts on 12 August …

KARACHI: A UK commitment to provide financing for renewable energy and energy efficiency to Pakistan’s industrial Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector has been signed by the Department for International Development (DFID). As part of DFID’s Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) programme, Karandaaz will invest over £15 million to promote renewable energy generation and efficiency measures in Pakistani businesses. The SEED …

KARACHI: KIA Lucky Motors has launched the much-awaited, Pakistan’s first all-wheel 2000 CC SUV. KIA Sportage is Pakistan’s first All-Wheel Drive car with 100,000 km or 4 years warranty. KIA Sportage comes in two models- top of the line being an All-Wheel Drive (AWD) version, which is a first of its kind in Pakistan among locally manufactured vehicles. We promised that we will introduce high-tech specifications and innovation and we have started setting …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: marhaba, one of the world’s fastest growing passenger services providers, continues to enhance its lounge offering to meet the growing demand for its globally renowned hospitality services.  Following the recent opening of its new facility at Changi Airport, marhaba has expanded its popular lounge at Dubai International’s (DXB) Terminal 3 by 400 square meters, increasing its …

ISLAMABAD: Telenor Microfinance Bank and Samsung Electronics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for disbursement of payments to Samsung’s channel partners through the bank’s digital banking service, Easypaisa. The partnership will enable Samsung Electronics to make payments to its retailers using Easypaisa’s reliable and secure network. Through this efficient disbursement solution, Samsung’s retailers across Pakistan will have instant access …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has announced the lucky winner of its monthly Kunooz Savings Account draw for June 2019. Sudanese national Azza Taha Mohammed Ahmed Taha was handed the keys to her brand-new car at the Tesla showroom in Dubai. Wasim Saifi, Deputy CEO – Consumer Banking and Wealth Management …

KARACHI: An important element of Interior Sindh’s landscape is the increasing social, ethnic and religious fragmentation and polarization of the various groups living in Sindh. Limited opportunities to positively engage with one another to break social, cultural and economic barriers have made the socio-ethnic and religious fault lines more prominent. Both of these factors have significantly diminished the resilience of …

DUBAI: A total of 9,062 companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry as new members in the first half of 2019, marking a year-over-year (y-o-y) increase of over 22% and bringing the organisation’s total membership to over 240,000. The number of international delegations visiting Dubai Chamber rose 51.7% y-o-y to 1,094 over the same period, while a 7.5% growth …