SHARJAH: H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, announced a budget with total expenses of AED29.1 billion for 2020, a 2 percent increase in comparison to its 2019 budget. The approved budget will see an increase in expenses across several sectors including infrastructure, social programs, economic activities, culture and education among others. …

DUBAI: The Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) – the first research and teaching institution focusing on governance and public policy in the Arab world – launched the ‘Professional Diploma’ programme, which targets high-ranking officials in the public and private sectors. Part of MBRSG’s Executive Education programmes, the new Diploma seeks to train and empower leaders of the future, …

News Desk LAHORE: All Pakistan Women Movement is an initiative that is working to promote gender inclusion in Pakistan through awareness, advocacy and capacity building of girls and women. APWM hosted a full day mega-conference on gender inclusion titled Evolve 2020 – Inspire .Include . Empower happening on January 12, 2020. The sensational event was brought to life by 30 eminent speakers from …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways will mark Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 by operating a special ‘eco-flight’ from Abu Dhabi to Brussels, featuring a range of initiatives designed to illustrate the airline’s broad commitment to sustainable practices in the air and on the ground. Flight EY 57, departing at 2.20am on Monday 13 January, will be operated with a Boeing 787 …

KARACHI: Precious Memories, the book launch event turned out to be an informative session on never seen before pictures from the vault of personal surgeon (late) Dr. Naseer Sheikh and his very special patient (late) Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The session started off by moderator Sasha Scheherzade who after a brief introduction, narrated the following encapsulating couplets of …

RIGA: Latvian airline airBaltic invites travellers from Abu Dhabi to visit the Baltic region by offering convenient direct flights four times per week to Latvia’s capital Riga. Winter season flights from Abu Dhabi to Riga resumed at the beginning of October 2019. Like previous year, four weekly flights will be operated until March 28, 2020, but following the strong demand …

News Desk LAHORE: Euro Oil, a newly established oil marketing company in the country, continues to expand its retail footprints across Pakistan. Adnan Nasir, Chairman Euro Oil, inaugurated the state of the art filling station in the provincial capital on Saturday 11 January, 2020. Expressing his views on the occasion, Adnan Nasir, Chairman, Euro Oil, said: “We believe in the …

PUTRAJAYA: Global technology leader Xiaomi has partnered with the Tourism Malaysia to boost Malaysia’s global tourism. The partnership sees both parties jointly producing impressive photography shots in several scenic spots in Malaysia through Xiaomi’s latest smartphone Mi Note 10, as well as contributing a promotional video for the Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) campaign. The partnership also aims to promote Malaysia’s …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Crescent Petroleum, the oldest privately-held upstream oil and gas company in the Middle East has outlined a range of efforts aimed at ensuring a sustainable future for company and the region in the decades ahead. Crescent aims to further reduce its already low level of gas flaring from operations, and is implementing plans to eliminate use …

News Desk KARACHI: Tania Aidrus, the former Google executive and MIT professional  heading the ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative recently launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has described it as having ‘an overarching vision that aims to unlock the potential of Pakistan’s digital future’.  She opens up about her views on the initiative and her plans for it in an exclusive interview carried …