DUBAI, UAE: BICSI, the association advancing the information and communications technology (ICT) and extra low-voltage (ELV) communities, has announced an important milestone that will play a significant role in shaping the future of BICSI’s global operations. The BICSI Middle East & Africa District has been combined with the UK & Ireland and Mainland Europe Districts to form the Europe, Middle …

DUBAI: Avivo Group on Monday (July 29) launched a new “Just-In-Time” campaign to highlight the importance of regular health check-ups to not only reduce the risk of getting sick but also to detect potentially life-threatening health conditions or diseases in their initial stages. The latest initiative by Avivo Group — one of the fastest-growing healthcare service providers in the GCC …

LONDON: Acclaimed Pakistani Actor Shaz Khan joins hands with renowned Hollywood actor-producer Faran Tahir, for his directorial debut film ‘The Martial Artist’. Both were present in London at a press conference during a trip to London to watch an exclusive Brave MMA event. Khan shared his story of how he had always envisioned making films that tell universal stories for …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways is to boost its services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow by adding a fourth year-round daily service between the two capitals, launching on 27 October 2019. The new service introduces a convenient mid-morning departure from Abu Dhabi and a late evening departure from London Heathrow and follows the introduction of additional seasonal services this summer.  …

DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB), the world’s busiest airport for international passenger traffic, added a new airline to its family of 70 international carriers, and expanded its connectivity to a new destination on Thursday evening with the arrival of GoAir’s inaugural flight from Kannur in the South Indian state of Kerala. The airline has launched daily direct flights between DXB’s Terminal …

KARACHI: Known for giving us blockbuster music like ‘Billo Hai’ and ‘Addi Maar’ with their films, IRK Films and Arif Lakhani Films have just released the complete soundtrack of Heer Maan Ja worldwide. The music album can now be found accessible on various online forums, including Jiosaavn, iTunes, Gaana.com, GooglePlay and Wynk Music. Comprising of four tracks in total, the …

DUBAI: Canon Middle East (CME), a provider of imaging technologies and services, will be rolling out the ‘Canon on the Road’ programme across the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and Lebanon. The programme is aligned with CME’s vision of supporting educational initiatives in the region by encouraging youth to interact with technologies of the future and …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: Bells n Bells is honoured to bring you another mega event to celebrate the end of Summer along with Pakistani village craft and Dhaba food on Saturday, 3rd August, 2019 from 11 AM onwards at National Sailing Club near BBQ Tonight Clifton Karachi. It is a family event where there’ll be: Tons of fun and attraction …

DUBAI: Pakistan successfully concluded its US$ 500 Million Syndicated Term Loan and Murabaha Financing Facility (the “Facility”) on July 25th 2019. The global syndication of Facility attracted more than 40% oversubscription driven by strong demand from local, regional and international investors.  Emirates NBD Capital Limited acted as the Global Coordinator on the Facility. The transaction was fully subscribed by 12 banks. …

DUBAI: Synology® recently found that several users were under a ransomware attack, where admins’ credentials were stolen by brute-force login attacks, and their data was encrypted as a result. Synology investigated and found that the causes of these attacks were due to dictionary attacks instead of specific system vulnerabilities. This large-scale attack was targeted at various NAS models from different vendors; …