By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates’ commitment to supporting initiatives across the culture and arts spectrum in Dubai will culminate tomorrow at the 11th edition of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. The airline continues to support the Festival’s aim of revealing the world in words, bringing books and ideas to a wide audience, encouraging the lively exchange of thoughts and opinions, …

News Desk DUBAI: Technology is playing a key role in transforming the learning process in the Gulf region as educational institutions are investing heavily to shift from lecture-style classrooms to active-learning environments, say experts. According to Patrick Hayes, Director at British Educational Suppliers Association, “The strategy not only enhances the knowledge of the students via increased engagement but also improves …

DUBAI: To ensure that the graduates from the UAE remain future-proofed against the rapidly changing demands of the modern workforce, global technology companies have come up with new products that will boost learning process at the educational institutions in the Gulf country. More than 500 local and international companies exhibiting at the Global Educational Supplies and Solutions (GESS) being held …

DUBAI: The second edition of Maker Faire Dubai opened with a huge success with the attendance of hundreds of makers, school children, government officials, and representatives from the private sector who filled Za’abeel Halls 2 & 3 of the Dubai World Trade Centre. Maker Faire Dubai, which will run until February 28, is an initiative of the Hamdan bin Rashid …

KARACHI: The 5th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP) International Conference on “Health Challenges of Communicable Diseases (CDs) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs),” jointly organised by Pakistan and Iran, will be opened at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) on Wednesday (February 27). Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah will inaugurate the conference, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), H.E Lieutenant General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security in Dubai and Chairman of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University’s Board of Governors, today officially opened …

KARACHI: Dettol recently conducted a Story Telling session at the Deaf Reach School, unveiling the latest adventure of the Dettol Warriors against their evil germ rival, Germoon. Dettol started the year with their new campaign for children, where one lucky winner gets the chance of winning “The Dettol Warrior Education Fund” worth Rs. 250,000. The campaign is based on the …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s Largest Airline Group and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce to its customers that it has finalized all preparations to once again celebrate International Women’s Day by operating an All-Women Functioned Flight this time on Addis Ababa – Stockholm – Oslo route on March 08, 2019. The all-women flight will have as …

LAHORE: The Little Art organized the opening event of the 8th season of ArtBeat – National Child Art Competitions & Exhibitions. The ceremony was organized at the Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallery, National College of Arts to announce the start of the national gallery exhibitions in Lahore. Following the Lahore event, the exhibition will then travel to Karachi (22nd February 2019) and Islamabad …

News Desk ABU DHABI: His Excellency Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, called for all investment to be directed at developing the digital sphere during his session at the International Defence Conference 2019, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Supreme Commander of …