Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and ITA Airways, the national carrier of Italy, have signed a codeshare agreement connecting the networks of the two airlines. This new commercial partnership is designed to boost business travel and tourism between Italy and the United Arab Emirates, and will offer travellers more options and better connectivity when travelling …

Union Coop, the largest consumer cooperative in the UAE, announced the winners of the daily raffle draw for its mega discounts campaign, which it launched on November 10, with the country’s celebrations of its golden jubilee, which also coincides with the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Emirates. The prizes have so far been awarded to 102 winners from 18 …

Gerry’s dnata, Pakistan’s leading ground services provider, has been recognised for consistently delivering quality, safe and innovative services at its Islamabad hub and received the ‘Best Station’ accolade at the 2021 Pride of Ground Handling Awards.  Gerry’s dnata was also shortlisted for four additional awards. Syed Haris Raza, Vice President of Gerry’s dnata, said: “We are delighted to receive one of …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, met in Abu Dhabi to review the success of their global health partnership and plan future efforts, ten years after their first philanthropic collaboration to tackle diseases in the developing world. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and …

With the end of school term and the start of the holiday season, Emirates is expecting over 1.1 million passengers to pass through Terminal 3 at Dubai International during this busy travel period which will run through until 21 December. This weekend will see a peak surge of close to 250,000 travellers departing from Terminal 3. Customers are encouraged to …

By Kamran Hashim KARACHI: Biz Today International, one of the leading and pre-eminent 24/7 English language online business news portal, agreed to collaborated with ‘Howdy Pakistan’, the pioneer in introducing high quality real charcoal grilled gourmet burgers in Pakistan. To mark this collaboration, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ceremony was held at Howdy Pakistan’s DHA Branch located on main Khayaban-e-Sehar, DHA Phase …

The Consul of Italy in Karachi Mr. Danilo Giurdanlla has arranged a sonography machine from Italy to be gifted to the National Institute of Child Health, the largest public sector children hospital that provides free healthcare for the underprivileged and needy children. This generous donation was successfully done in collaboration with the Rotary Club in Sicily and Perth. A special …

Pakistan’s largest real estate enterprise Zameen.com, organisers of the Pakistan Property Event Dubai, displayed Dh5.5 billion worth of properties which attracted over 10,000 Pakistanis, mainly from the UAE, and some from the neighbouring GCC countries. The event was held at Pakistan Association Dubai. More than 125 residential and commercial properties from different cities of Pakistan were on display. Zameen.com is …

Union Coop, the largest consumer cooperative in the UAE, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cotopia for Social Responsibility, intending to provide material and moral support for the “Your breakfast, their Suhoor 4” initiative, one of the community initiatives supported by the cooperative since the launch of its first session. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Dr. …

DUBAI/RIYADH: Saudi Reinsurance Company (Saudi Re) announced that SIMAH Rating Agency (Tassnief) affirmed its Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) at “AA+” with a stable outlook. The AA+ rating is indicative of a very high prospect of meeting policyholder liabilities and minute risk factors, in addition to diversified business profile and sound enterprise risk management. “We are pleased to have retained …