DUBA: Italy, among the first countries participating in the Universal Exposition to start building its own pavilion, has broken ground at Expo 2020 Dubai. Themed ‘Beauty connects people’, it will showcase its finest minds, talent and expertise and feature Innovation Hub, an innovatively designed structure inspired by the most advanced sustainability and circular economy standards.  The groundbreaking ceremony was held …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Celebrating the great strides forward that rugby has taken in the UAE and the milestone 50th anniversary of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, Emirates is ramping up activities during the tournament, with exciting initiatives to engage with tournament visitors and fans of all ages over the three-day event. The 2019 Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens kicks off tomorrow …

DUBAI: Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) recently held its annual conference in Dubai examining key aspects of the new UAE Arbitration Law and their impact on the DIAC Arbitration Rules, which apply to all disputes referred to DIAC arbitration. The conference, organised as part of Dubai Arbitration Week, attracted 200 participants, including legal experts, judges, businessmen and academics. Presentations and …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards has launched Skywards Everyday, a location based app that gives members the power to earn Skywards Miles anytime, every day at their favourite retail, entertainment and dining outlets across the UAE. With Skywards Everyday, members earn Miles going about their daily routine – whether shopping for groceries or gifts, tucking into their favourite food, relaxing with a …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: HUM Network proudly announces the 17th edition of the country’s biggest and most sought-after bridal fashion show, Pantene HUM Bridal Couture Week, 2019. The bridal extravaganza is set to dazzle Lahore from 6th to 8th December, 2019 and with it comes new bridal trends by established and emerging fashion designers and an amazing runway show experience …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Middle East Airlines-Air Liban, the flag carrier of Lebanon, proudly announce their codeshare cooperation. This agreement will see Middle East Airlines place their ‘ME’ code on Gulf Air flights on the Beirut-Bahrain-Beirut route. Mr. Krešimir Kučko, Gulf Air’s Chief Executive Officer said: “We are glad to sign this codeshare …

KARACHI: Aimed at enhancing employability of workforce through skill development, mentoring and on-job training, K-Electric initiated a two-year Apprenticeship Programme in 2017 with a first batch of over 30 apprentices and the vision to train hundreds more across areas of generation, distribution and transmission. Recently the first batch of 38 distribution apprentices passed out as electrical technicians in a ceremony …

KARACHI: Jaffer Business Systems (JBS) and EFU Life Assurance recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to the MoU, JBS has partnered with EFU Life for providing Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Storage Solutions that include HPE 3PAR, Storage Switches and HPE Backup Appliance. HPE delivers an industry-leading predictive analytics platform that brings software-defined intelligence to the data center with the ability …

KARACHI: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) today announced the key findings of its latest Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Survey. The OICCI 2019 IPR survey highlighted that IPR protection continues to be of high importance for the business community of Pakistan, whereas there is need for better appreciation of the importance of IPR among other key stakeholders, including the …

KARACHI: The 12th international Urdu conference will be held at Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi from Thursday, Said President Arts Council of Pakistan Muhammad Ahmed Shah in a press conference at Arts Council Karachi. The twelfth conference will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah. President Arts Council said the conference will be different from all the …