Held under the patronage of the League of Arab States, the Arab Water Council convened more than 10 Ministers, 400 officials and over 22 Arab Country representatives on the first day of the Arab Water Convention to listen to more than 60 speakers discuss critical regional water-related topics, including in-depth projection of future actions. Held at the Ritz-Carlton Dubai International …

DUBAI: Following the announcement of 12 new real estate projects, Samana Developers, the Dubai-based trendsetter real estate company, today launched first two projects – AED 320 million Santorini and Mykonos luxury residential projects in Dubai Studio City. The design and name inspiration of the new projects reflects the popular two islands in Greece – Santorini and Mykonos in Aegean Sea. …

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 …