DUBAI: The total number of foreign investors who were naturalized since the new regulation easing the conditions to get citizenship last year has hit 2,611. With the family members, a total of 9,962 foreign nationals acquired Turkish citizenship through investment since Sept. 19, 2018, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. Imran Farooq, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai-based AAA Associates, said: “For migrants, Turkey is a …

TASHKENT: flydubai is participating at the “TransLogistica Uzbekistan” Exhibition taking place in Tashkent from 20 to 22 November Thursday, November 21, 2019 — Dubai-based flydubai has marked the recent launch of its flights to Tashkent by participating in the 16th edition of the “TransLogistica Uzbekistan” exhibition which began in Tashkent on 20 November 2019. flydubai became the first UAE carrier to …

PARIS: Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), joined a group of international figures participating in the 40th Session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which was held recently at UNESCO headquarter in Paris, France. Dr. Al Awar attended the meeting along with Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO’s …

DUBAI: Dubai Government Workshop (DGW) recently organized an interactive seminar entitled “How to Measure Productivity” as part of its ongoing partnership with Dubai Customs. The key features of the Productivity Engine, which aims to utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, were reviewed in order to help improve productivity and increase efficiency. The move aligns with DGW`s efforts to speed up the …

SHARJAH: Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) has received the Wells Fargo Operational Excellence Award 2018-2019.The award is granted for banks that achieve over 95 per cent straight through processing (STP) rate of their payments through Wells Fargo money transfer systems. Winners of the Operational Excellence Awards were judged based on several criteria’s. SIB as an entity was acknowledged for consistently demonstrating …

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Airports Company’s CEO Bryan Thompson has been appointed to the board of Airports Council International (ACI), the global trade body that represents the world’s airport authorities. The prestigious appointment coincides with the UAE capital hosting the ACI Airports Exchange 2019 exhibition from November 25 to 27. ACI is a non-profit organisation representing the world’s airports with …

KARACHI: Alkaram Textile Mills celebrated a festive and joyful “Universal Children’s Day” with the students of The Citizens Foundation School (TCF) Alkaram Campus in Landhi Area. Mr. Fawad Anwar, Managing Director, Alkaram Textile Mills and Mr. Zia Akhter Abbas, Executive Vice President, The Citizens Foundation were the guest of honour for the event. The children added colour to the occasion …

DUBAI: The UAE Space Agency has organized the fourth meeting of the representatives of member states of the Arab Space Cooperation Group on the sidelines of the 16th edition of Dubai Airshow 2019, which was hosted by Dubai World Central between 17 – 21 November. His Excellency Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education …

DUBAI: TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, an internationally leading provider of SOHO, SMB networking products and wireless LAN solutions, to host the third edition of their annual event “ConneXions” on 27th November 2019 at Sofitel The Palm in Dubai. Event will showcase the launch of AX product and outline TP-Link Achievements and Strategy for 2020. Lucas Jiang General Manager TP-Link MEA …

News Desk DUBAI: ASDA’A BCW’s pioneering thought leadership initiative, the 11th Annual Arab Youth Survey 2019, was named Best Campaign in the Middle East at the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) Awards 2019, held in Dubai recently. Titled “A Call for Reform”, this year’s edition of the Survey also won gold for ‘Best Use of Data and Insights’,and took silver …