ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways will mark Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 by operating a special ‘eco-flight’ from Abu Dhabi to Brussels, featuring a range of initiatives designed to illustrate the airline’s broad commitment to sustainable practices in the air and on the ground. Flight EY 57, departing at 2.20am on Monday 13 January, will be operated with a Boeing 787 …

KARACHI: Precious Memories, the book launch event turned out to be an informative session on never seen before pictures from the vault of personal surgeon (late) Dr. Naseer Sheikh and his very special patient (late) Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. The session started off by moderator Sasha Scheherzade who after a brief introduction, narrated the following encapsulating couplets of …

RIGA: Latvian airline airBaltic invites travellers from Abu Dhabi to visit the Baltic region by offering convenient direct flights four times per week to Latvia’s capital Riga. Winter season flights from Abu Dhabi to Riga resumed at the beginning of October 2019. Like previous year, four weekly flights will be operated until March 28, 2020, but following the strong demand …

News Desk LAHORE: Euro Oil, a newly established oil marketing company in the country, continues to expand its retail footprints across Pakistan. Adnan Nasir, Chairman Euro Oil, inaugurated the state of the art filling station in the provincial capital on Saturday 11 January, 2020. Expressing his views on the occasion, Adnan Nasir, Chairman, Euro Oil, said: “We believe in the …

PUTRAJAYA: Global technology leader Xiaomi has partnered with the Tourism Malaysia to boost Malaysia’s global tourism. The partnership sees both parties jointly producing impressive photography shots in several scenic spots in Malaysia through Xiaomi’s latest smartphone Mi Note 10, as well as contributing a promotional video for the Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) campaign. The partnership also aims to promote Malaysia’s …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Crescent Petroleum, the oldest privately-held upstream oil and gas company in the Middle East has outlined a range of efforts aimed at ensuring a sustainable future for company and the region in the decades ahead. Crescent aims to further reduce its already low level of gas flaring from operations, and is implementing plans to eliminate use …

News Desk KARACHI: Tania Aidrus, the former Google executive and MIT professional  heading the ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative recently launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has described it as having ‘an overarching vision that aims to unlock the potential of Pakistan’s digital future’.  She opens up about her views on the initiative and her plans for it in an exclusive interview carried …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Indonesian Consulate General in Karachi in collaboration with the Indonesian Women Association (Dharma Wanita Persatuan/DWP) and Indonesian Defence Attache in Islamabad participated in the 33rd International Gourmet at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Air War College (AWC) Karachi, Saturday 11 January, 2020. International Gourmet is an annual event organized by PAF AWC Karachi aimed at develops …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: In the frame is Shabana Razzak ARY Ladies Wing WMO MIddle East and Yusuf Kamdar Trustee WMO blue shirt is Nowsad Gani Deputy President WMO International black shirt with Nawsad is Shoaib Ismail Secretary General WMO in the blue kit sitting down is Kamran Gani Board Member WMO Middle East Khalid Dhedhi Regional Secretary General WMO …

News Desk ABU DHABI: The UAE Space Agency announced its collaboration with the Abu Dhabi-based global innovation hub, Krypto Labs, to launch the UAE NewSpace Innovation Program, which aims to maximize the growth of space technology start-ups in NewSpace, the rising private spaceflight industry. The program comes as part of the UAE Space Agency’s efforts to accelerate the growth of …