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 …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Cousins Food is proud to announce its participation in Gulfood 2026, the world’s largest food sourcing exhibition, taking place from 26–30 January 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai. As a dynamic player in the global food industry, Cousins Food will present a diverse portfolio of high-quality products, innovative solutions, and its forward-looking vision—reinforcing …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI/KARACHI: A meeting was held at the Korangi Association of Trade & Industry (KATI) with Mr. Herman Hardynata Ahmed, Consul General of Malaysia, to discuss matters of mutual interest and enhance bilateral engagement between the business communities of Pakistan and Malaysia. The meeting was attended by Mr. Muhammad Ikram Rajput, President KATI, Mr. Zahid Hameed, Senior Vice …

News Desk DAVOS, Switzerland: His Excellency Faisal F. Alibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning, today at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting participated in a session titled ‘A Check-In on the Saudi Economy’. The session explored how reforms introduced under Saudi Vision 2030 to support economic diversification have attracted global investment and enabled the private sector. In the session, His …

KARACHI: ABHI Microfinance Bank and Finleap Financial Services (Private) Limited have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to digital loans and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions, a move that reflects a growing effort to address financial disparity and improve access to formal credit across Pakistan. For many individuals and small households, limited access to timely and …