DUBAI: Hundreds of Expo 2020 Dubai team members have participated in a ceremony to mark UAE Flag Day, with just over 700 days until the largest event in the country’s history. People from 62 nationalities working to deliver the first World Expo in the Arab world joined in Expo’s celebration of the annual event. Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates NBD, a leading banking Group in the region, today marked the UAE Flag Day with staff ceremonies at its Deira headquarters and Meydan offices. Emirates NBD officials, including Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director; Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, Board Member; Shayne Nelson, Group Chief Executive Officer together with a number of key customers, senior …

DUBAI: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority, H.E. Humaid Al Qatami, Director General of Dubai Health Authority today officially inaugurated the 3rd edition of the Annual Radiology Meeting in UAE (ARM), the dedicated event for radiologists, radiographers, nurses and industry professionals …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: A team of pediatric specialists from Gaslini hospital, Italy, visited the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) today. The hospital serves over 1000 patients daily in its out patient department. The Italian delegation visited the various departments of the NICH including the newly commissioned 13 bed medical ICU and the 70 incubator neonatal ICU which is …

KARACHI: Green Eye Productions organised a CSR campaign of tree plantation beginning with NAPA, here today in collaboration with students of Iqra University, with the aim to plant 100,000 saplings throughout the city. The CSR project involved the plantation of saplings by the students first at NAPA and later in various areas of the city. With the plantation drive Green …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Executive Committee of World Memon Organization (Pakistan Chapter ) held a press conference here in Karachi Press Club today i.e. on 25 Oct 2018 to inform media about their flagship event “16th Annual General Meeting” of leaders of Business Community and Government Ministers and high officials. Shoaib Ismail Mangroria , Secretary General Memon Organization welcomed the press and …

KARACHI: Mövenpick Hotel Karachi strongly believes in giving back to the area it operates in through supporting key social causes, especially related to education. The hotel recently took part in a global CSR campaign ‘Kilo of Kindness’ that comes under the CSR function of Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts, SHINE, which focuses on assistance of underprivileged sections of the society. The …

ISLAMKOT: Continuing the mission to make quality education accessible for all, The Dawood Foundation (TDF) in collaboration with The Thar Foundation, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC), Engro Powergen Thar Private Limited (EPTL) and Engro Corporation will be organizing the first TDF Magnifi-Science Thar Exhibition on 26th and 27th October in Islamkot, Tharparkar district. TDF Magnifi-Science Exhibition is a collaborated effort of …

KARACHI: Awards were conferred on six top journalists for their outstanding contributions in humanitarian reporting at the 2nd Humanitarian Reporting Awards 2018 jointly organized by the Centre for Excellence in Journalism at the Institute of Business Administration (CEJ-IBA), Karachi and the International Committee of the Red Cross. The awards were given in three categories: mainstream broadcast (Urdu), mainstream print and …

DUBAI: Beggar turn entrepreneur, Kareema Juma whose family have been beggars all their lives, was honored with LADIESFUND Idol Award at the 10th LADIESFUND® Women’s Awards for Pakistan 2018 at Sindh Governor House, alongside Saliha Bibi, an illiterate Kalash woman who is now an educator.  “It is very important for us at LADIESFUND to spotlight and recognize such truly inspiring …