News Desk DUBAI: Emirates, the Official Airline of the 2019 Arabian Travel Market, welcomed His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and President of the UAE National Olympic Committee to its stand on the first day of the travel and tourism trade event. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed …

RIYADH: Careem NOW has expanded its delivery services to Riyadh, with over 100 restaurants and outlets available at launch. Careem NOW, which is already operational in Jeddah, is Careem’s expansion into the food-delivery market as the company expands its platform beyond ride-hailing. The launch will initially cover the areas Ash Shuhada, Ghirnatah, Al Izdihar, Al Mughrizat, Al Falah, Al Hamra, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, Premier Partner and the Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, today unveiled the design and visitor experience concepts of its ultramodern pavilion for the 6 month mega-event. The Emirates Pavilion’s design and visitor experience will utilise interactive technologies and design-thinking focusing on the future of commercial aviation. Emirates has already broken ground on the pavilion and construction …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: A consultative dialogue on mental healthcare in detention facilities was held at the Marriott Hotel on Saturday. The session was organised by the National Academy for Prison Administration (NAPA) with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Justice Project Pakistan as a partner. NAPA Director Waqar Ali, consultant psychiatrist Asma Humayun and Justice …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: The Okhai Memon Jamat (OMJ) after seeing the potential and spirit in its youth, the OMJ’s Sport Committee has decided to arrange a tournament and its name is League of Okhai Champions. This team consist of 8 teams. In this tournament 112 players of different communities have given an opportunity to show their talent. All the …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Birmingham Dubai. The MoU calls for the two parties to cooperate in setting up a transport education and research programme that will help to train the next generation of UAE transport engineers. Nasir Bu Shehab, CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance and …

ABU DHABI: Yas Island’s three world-class theme parks were all named winners at this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA) Middle East gala ceremony, which took place on the 25th of April. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, home to the world’s fastest rollercoaster, was named the ‘Middle East’s Leading Theme Park’ for the third year running, while fan-favorite Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi was …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates Holidays is revealing the highlights of its new travel programme for 2019 – 2021. Now available online and in print, ‘Be There: The Worldwide Holiday Collection’ has been curated to include trending destinations for travellers from Dubai as identified by Emirates Holidays’ team of travel experts. Mark White, Head of Product at Emirates Holidays commented: “In …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier conglomerate, Engro Corporation (PSX: ENGRO) announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2019, at a meeting held yesterday at the Engro Leadership Academy. Consolidated revenue grew by 21% in comparison to the prior period, driven by higher Urea sales in the Fertilizer business. The Company posted a consolidated profit-after-tax (PAT) of PKR 6,565 …

KARACHI: The second meeting of PREDA Council (PR, Events, Digital and Activation) took place here yesterday to finalise the constitution of a much-needed Council in Pakistan. The Council is being represented by all the big-wigs of the industry, on a national level. The Council has issued the following statements, “PR, event management, digital communication and activations have all become growing …