During an interactive and engaging session at the ongoing Karachi Literature Festival, Peek Freans Gluco launched its much-awaited book of “Gluco Kahani Rhymes” along with renowned singer and songwriter Bilal Maqsood. The Gluco Kahani platform was created in collaboration with Bilal Maqsood with the inspiration to create rhymes for children in the Urdu language. The aim was to create purposeful content …

The 2023 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships got off to a blistering start under Sunday sunshine, as two stalwarts of the women’s game came out firing on all cylinders inside the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium. Opening proceedings on the emirate’s famed Centre Court, Madison Keys recorded a comfortable first-round victory over Italian opponent Jasmine Paolini. The American, now ranked …

Sport Desk DUBAI: World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka has backed herself for a title tilt at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, but only if she follows her process of dealing with one match at a time. Following a maiden Grand Slam win at last month’s Australian Open – a triumph that propelled the Belarusian to her current career-high ranking …

Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi organized a prestigious ceremony in memory of Zia Mohyeddin and Amjad Islam Amjad, two intellectual and literary figures of Pakistan, in Jawn Elia lawn. President Arts Council Muhammad Ahmed Shah Anwar Maqsood, Iftikhar Arif, Zahra Nigha, Kishwar Naheed, Anwar Shaoor, Azra Mohyeddin, Noor ul Huda Shah, Anbareen Haseeb Anbar, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Ashfaq Hussain, Nasir …

Mr. Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, President FPCCI, has expressed his longstanding concerns that bilateral trade deficit with Malaysia has been in excess of $1 billion historically; and, it needs to be addressed in the new FTA bring discussed between the two governments. He highlighted that there are many Pakistani products which are exported to Malaysia through third countries after only packaging …

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the International Defence Conference (IDC) kicked off today in Abu Dhabi, ahead of IDEX and NAVDEX 2023. The Conference, which was organised by the ADNEC Group, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence and in strategic partnership …

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, has hosted the sixth episode of a series of digital industry workshops focusing on the e-commerce market. Attended by Dubai’s e-commerce industry leaders, the workshop saw discussions on topics surrounding regulations, funding, talent, and infrastructure. The dialogue sought to provide clarity and a better understanding of …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Seventeen-year-old history-maker Stefania Bojica slipped out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday, but did so with her head held high, acknowledging the experience gained in what was her first WTA 1000 event had “surpassed all expectations”. On Friday, the young amateur not only became the first UAE-born female to play in Dubai’s WTA tournament …

Dubai Municipality has launched the Smart Inspection Program that aims to execute environmental monitoring activities in the Emirate of Dubai with high precision and efficiency as per international standard specifications. This will contribute to organizing, planning, and overseeing the environmental monitoring operations in industrial and service facilities and development projects in the emirate, as part of the Municipality’s efforts to …

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is set for a star-studded week of world-class action following the Official Draw for the WTA 1000 event, which takes place at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium from February 19–25. With 64 players in the draw, including 17 of the world’s Top-20 ranked players, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships field includes five …