ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has launched a collaborative project with the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) in a bid to combat illegal wildlife trafficking. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, recently hosted the Combating Wildlife Trafficking workshop at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, attended by 37 representatives of national entities and other key stakeholders involved …

News Desk DUBAI: The Emirates Group and AirBusiness Academy, a 100% subsidiary of Airbus and learning centre for the aviation and aerospace eco-system, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to extend Airbus’s leadership programme to UAE National employees at the Emirates Group. The MoU was signed by Amira Al Falasi, Emirates’ Vice President, HR Talent Acquisition and National Talent Development …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Effective 1 June 2020, Etihad Airways (Etihad), the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will transfer all its flights to and from Abu Dhabi and Beijing, and its flights to and from Beijing to Nagoya, Japan, to the new state-of-the-art Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX). Robin Kamark, Etihad Aviation Group Chief Commercial Officer, said: “In October …

News Desk LAHORE: Carrefour, operated in Pakistan by Majid Al Futtaim, has introduced a mobile app to better serve its Pakistani customers. The new app brings shoppers across Lahore a simple, digitised, and convenient mobile experience. Through the app, customers can now shop from the comfort of their home and choose from more than 5,000 products available at Carrefour stores, …

DUBAI: Following the outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), Union Coop has been taking several measures to ensure the health and safety of their consumers. The Dubai-based retailer recently revealed that it has been getting the shopping carts and trolleys sanitized regularly to make shopping safer for its consumers. Assuring a safe shopping experience to consumers, Union Coop’s Director of Happiness & …

By Afshan Lalani KARACHI: Gardens are always special places which are filled with trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs, plants and sometimes man-made materials adding to the natural beauty. The blooming flowers all over is known for its ethereal, star-like blossoms, as well its tendency to bloom simultaneously in the first week of March every year for the past 38-years initiated by …

KARACHI: Ms. Romana Sohail was announced the grand prize winner of Go Home with Luxury contest by Shell Pakistan Limited (‘Shell Pakistan’) and Visa.  A special celebration was held at SPL Defence service station today.  The proud winner of a Mercedes had participated in the contest, which was aimed at encouraging customers to use alternative payment options. The winner of this …

News Desk KARACHI: Lucky Cement Limited (psx: LUCK) won the Management Association of Pakistan’s Corporate Excellence Award in the Cement Sector category. Mr. Syed Noman Hasan, Executive Director of Lucky Cement Limited received the award at the35th MAP Annual Corporate Excellence Award Ceremony held at a local hotel yesterday. The Corporate Excellence Awards was instituted by MAP in 1982 with the sole aim to …

News Desk DUBAI: Under a special dispensation from the authorities in Saudi Arabia, Emirates will operate selected flights to Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam from 12 to 15 March 2020. This is to facilitate the return of travellers whose journeys were disrupted by the recent travel restrictions implemented by the Kingdom as a containment response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Only Saudi …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry honoured 35 companies and organisations with its Dubai Chamber CSR Label for the second half of 2019. The Chamber organised a ceremony at its headquarters to highlight these companies’ outstanding performance in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR). In total, the Chamber has honoured 413 organisations since the Label was launched …