MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today celebrated Bahraini Women’s Day at the airline’s headquarter in Muharraq. The celebration included a ‘talk show’ event which featured a number of Bahraini female staff from Gulf Air and two external Bahraini women as guest speakers to talk about and share their career experiences. Gulf Air’s Bahraini female workforce …

DUBAI: From the Middle Eastern oud to the beats of the Djembe drum, the universal language of music provides a stirring soundtrack to Expo 2020 Dubai’s globetrotting celebration for the 48th UAE National Day in a new short film. Stars from across the planet are captured performing the UAE national anthem, Ishy Balady, in their home countries. The two-minute video begins with the subtle strains …

ABU DHABI: The International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IFHC),the global leader in pre-emptive species conservation, has released 48 Houbara in the wild in Al Ain to mark the 48th UAE National Day. IFHC partnered with the Ministry of Education (MoE), Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Falconry and Desert Physiognomy School (FDPS), Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination (ZHO), Al Ain …

KARACHI: Three hundred and fifty graduates celebrated the completion of their programmes at the Aga Khan University’s convocation ceremony on Saturday where they were urged to remember the importance of courage, perseverance and agility in the years to come. ​ The chief guest at the event, Dr Sania Nishtar, special assistant to Pakistan’s prime minister on social protection and poverty alleviation, …

KARACHI: EBM, the makers of Peek Freans signed the presenting sponsorship agreement for AdAsia 2019 which is being held at Lahore from December 2-5 this year. The MoU was signed yesterday by Dr Zeelaf Munir, Managing Director & CEO, EBM and Sarmad Ali, Chairman Adasia 2019 as well as Seema Jaffer, vice chairman PAA. EBM has been baking nutritious delights …

HATYAI: Tourism Malaysia has launched the “Malaysia Tourism Seminar and B2B Session” in conjunction with Cul-Tour Border Tourism for Visit Malaysia 2020 (VM2020) at the Centara Hotel, Hatyai, to promote Malaysia as a top of mind tourist destination among Southern Thai communities. More than 100 local delegates from travel agents, associations and members of the media from southern Thailand attended. Tourism …

LONDON: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has marked another remarkable global achievement as it has once again won Category B Membership into the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council–besting the competition that was composed of 10 leading countries in the field of international maritime trade, including Germany, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, France and Australia. The UAE was declared the winner of the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Scheduled to take place in Dubai, the China Homelife Exhibition returns to the city on December 17-19 at the Dubai Exhibition and Convention Centre. With over 2500 exhibitors and 100,000 products, they represent genuine and verified manufacturers. As the largest China sourcing event in the MENA and South East Asia, it covers a range of industries …

KARACHI: s and players of the water sector that are working on Water-Energy-Food Nexus concluded successfully. Major global, regional and national organizations and their representatives, researchers, professionals, decision-makers, business innovators, practitioners, experts, women’s groups, youth groups and leaders on WEF Nexus exchanged ideas on fostering new thinking, developing innovative solutions and work on the water agenda for the 21st century. …

DUBAI: International Apparel and Textile Fair (IATF), UAE’s Exclusive Fashion Sourcing Fair, a platform dedicated to sourcing for fabrics, textiles, apparels, footwear, handbags, accessories and more, with exhibitors from 14 different countries, have expanded to offer new and rich varieties of collections than ever in its 11th edition. The exhibition was inaugurated by His Excellency, Butti Saeed Al Ghandhi, recently …