Dr. Aliya Kemal Ahsan: A Transformative Force in Global Healthcare, Research, and Women’s Empowerment By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dr. Aliya Kemal Ahsan stands as an extraordinary figure in modern medicine and leadership, currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Paediatric Cardiology at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Karachi, Pakistan. Holding both an MBBS and a prestigious Fellowship of …

News Desk DUBAI: Four leading brands—Ariston Group, Grundfos, Global Water Solutions, and K-FLEX—joined forces to co-organize “Energize Tomorrow,” a high-level summit held on 21st May at JW Marriott Marina in Dubai. Designed to unite key players in the built environment sector, the invitation-only event spotlighted cutting-edge, energy-efficient solutions aimed at accelerating the transition to net-zero-ready buildings across the region. Each …

News Desk AJMAN: In a landmark announcement at the recently held Gulf Medical University (GMU) Career Fair and Industry Partners Meet 2025, Thumbay Group, a leading diversified international conglomerate and a pioneer in private healthcare and medical education in the region, declared that 3% of all future job vacancies across its companies will be reserved exclusively for GMU alumni. This groundbreaking …

By Rafiq Vayani RIYADH: AJEX Logistics Services, the Middle East’s leading specialist in e-commerce distribution and logistics solutions, has been recognized with two prestigious honors at the Logistics Saudi Awards 2025. AJEX was named Cold Chain Operator of the Year and Last Mile Provider of the Year at the awards ceremony held in Riyadh, affirming its role as a game-changer in Saudi Arabia’s logistics landscape. …

News Desk ABU DHABI: As part of efforts to promote human rights’ awareness and foster a culture of protecting domestic workers’ rights, the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI), in cooperation with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), recently organised an awareness workshop for staff at domestic worker recruitment centres at the Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai, targeting “Tadbeer” centres …

DUBAI: Yango Ads, the Ad Tech division of Yango Group, a global tech company, has won the Silver award in the Real-Time Marketing category at the MMA MENA SMARTIES™ 2025 for its campaign “Journey into Her Story,” created in partnership with Al-Futtaim Toyota, Memac Ogilvy and PHD Media MENA. Launched to commemorate Emirati Women’s Day last year, the campaign transformed …

Engro Holdings Limited is delighted to announce that Engro Corporation Limited has secured all approvals for its strategic partnership with Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (“Jazz”) and its parent company, VEON Group. Through a Scheme of Arrangement, Jazz’s shareholding in Deodar (Private) Limited – which houses its telecom infrastructure assets – will vest with Engro Connect (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of …

KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organized a three-day “Arts Alumni Festival 2025,” which began with a colourful inauguration on Friday. Chief Guest, Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Asif Haider Shah, along with President Arts Council Mohammad Ahmed Shah, officially opened the festival by cutting the ribbon at the Ahmed Pervez Art Gallery exhibition. Also present at the event were Vice …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and CEO of Expo City Dubai Authority, headed a delegation from Expo City Dubai on a visit to Expo 2025 Osaka aimed at building on the success of the initiatives and programmes launched at the World Expo in Dubai. The two-day trip included a …

News Desk DUBAI: Employees expect easy, efficient HR experiences that allow them to focus on the work they were hired to do. However, navigating HR support often feels like a frustrating maze. Employees waste valuable time jumping between systems and contacting HR to complete simple tasks, like submitting PTO requests. This is especially challenging when 90% of HR professionals are already stretched …