By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The Memon Leadership Forum (MLF), under the leadership of its Chairman Mr. Iqbal Advani, will host its first-ever Students Excellence Awards Ceremony on Sunday, 25 January 2025, at the Pakistan Association Dubai. The landmark event aims to recognize outstanding academic achievements, leadership potential, and excellence among students, while celebrating the next generation of future leaders within …

DENMARK: Kenya Airways (KQ) has once again emerged as a leader in sustainable aviation, securing three awards at The Aviation Challenge 2025. This marks the fourth year the carrier has been recognized for its practical approach to green flight, proving how African aviation is driving global innovation through strategic partnerships and eco- conscious operations. At this year’s challenge, Kenya Airways received the following awards including: •  Most Impactful Solution – Catering •  Game Changer of the Year •  Special Recognition for Collaboration with KLM. George Kamal, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Pakistan is set to make a strong return to the UAE SWAT Challenge 2026, participating with two distinguished teams: the Elite Punjab Police and the Special Security Unit of Sindh Police. The return of both teams highlights Pakistan’s growing presence in the international tactical arena and reflects the high level of preparedness, discipline, and operational capability of …

Non-oil trade between Dubai and Greece reached a value of AED 2 billion in 2024, achieving 13.7% year-on-year growth DUBAI: Dubai Chambers has explored new opportunities to strengthen trade and investment ties with Greece during a series of meetings with public and private sector stakeholders. The discussions took place during an official visit to Athens organised by Dubai Chambers as …

By Rafiq Vayani ISLAMABAD: Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) successfully hosted a networking reception in Islamabad, graciously hosted by His Excellency Dato’ Mohammad Azhar Mazlan, High Commissioner of Malaysia to Pakistan, reaffirming strong educational cooperation between Malaysia and Pakistan. Addressing the gathering, High Commissioner Dato’ Mohammad Azhar Mazlan highlighted the deep-rooted and brotherly relationship between Malaysia and Pakistan, built on shared cultural, religious, and people-to-people …

ABU DHABI: Yango Group, in collaboration with INSEAD and Polynome, will host an invitation-only executive workshop at Machines Can Think 2026, the UAE’s premier AI summit, focused on how AI is being implemented in practice across the UAE’s public and semi-government sectors. The workshop will take place on January 26 in Abu Dhabi at Park Hyatt Saadiyat, from 11:20 AM …

News Desk DUBAI: On Thursday, 22nd January, 2026, Desert Stanzas the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature’s annual celebration of poetry, music and performance returned beneath the stars, transforming the desert into a vibrant meeting point for voices from around the world. Set against a serene desert oasis, the evening honoured the timeless power of storytelling through spellbinding performances that blended verse, …

DUBAI: Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has announced the general availability of Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Middle East (UAE) Region, enabling customers to unlock deeper data insights powered by AI to drive business innovation. The regional cloud expansion builds on the strong partnership momentum between Snowflake and AWS, with Snowflake doubling its transaction …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: This winners of First Chapter 2026, the ELF Seddiqi Writers’ Fellowship, were announced today at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. The fellowship pairs debut writers with internationally published authors and is open to writers working on their first novel in either Arabic or English. Ten winners were selected from 120 applicants, with the announcements made by …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) and Bustanica will make their joint debut at Gulfood 2026, presenting an expanded portfolio of food-service solutions for retail, hospitality, and catering partners. Gulfood 2026 marks EKFC’s first dedicated stand at the world’s largest annual food and beverage sourcing event, as part of a broader push into commercial food services beyond its core …