MUSCAT: Oman Air recently helped hundreds of Muscat students enjoy a happy take-off to the new school year by delivering Junior Sindbad lunch boxes to a number of schools in Muscat. Under the airline’s Junior Sindbad community-engagement program, 350 kits featuring specially designed lunchboxes filled with a soft toy, coloured pencils and fun, educational activities were distributed to the children. …

By Rafiq Vayani RAS AL KHAIMAH: The Stevie® Awards, known widely as the ‘business Oscars’, has reached an agreement for a strategic partnership with Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RAK Chamber) for the first annual Middle East Stevie Awards to be held in Ras Al Khaimah in February 2020. The Middle East Stevie Awards will recognize innovation in the workplace from across …

DUBAI: The world’s 5th largest watchmaker, Titan, celebrated the launch of its latest campaign in an event held yesterday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The highlight of the event was the unveil of the company’s brand-new campaign film, ‘Create Your Moment’ – specifically created for the Middle East region – that aims to encourage people to push their boundaries and to cherish those …

Sports Desk DUBAI: Emirates played host to a variety of stars at the 2019 US Open in The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens in New York City. Global celebrities joined Emirates in the private hospitality suite and cheered on their favourite tennis players from the suite’s terrace with a prime center-court vantage point in …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has re-launched etihad.com as part of its continuous commitment to improve the online customer journey, making it easier for guests to plan their trip, search for information, and manage their booking.  The refreshed website is now live globally on all Etihad’s site editions in 16 languages. Redesigned from …

News Desk DUBAI:​ Careem, the region’s leading internet platform, has launched mobile recharge payment services within the Careem PAY wallet across Egypt and Pakistan, with UAE and Jordan to follow soon. Careem entered the payments space with closed loop peer to peer transfers in November 2018 as part of a broader, ambitious payment strategy. The Careem PAY wallet is the …

KARACHI: FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited (FCEPL), is one of the foremost dairy nutrition expert in Pakistan. FCEPL joined hands with Total Parco Pakistan Limited (TPPL), a leading energy company in Pakistan, with an extensive network of more than 800 petrol pumps across the country. The two corporate giants have come together for a joint merchandising partnership contract on Monday, 2nd …

CAPE TOWN: Platform introduced to an additional 14 countries across Sub Saharan Africa; Growth of online retail driving DHL Africa eShop’s rapid success. Since its initial introduction in April of this year, the DHL Africa eShop (https://www.Africa-eShop.DHL/) app has seen its user base grow rapidly, and within the first three months of operation, it had already been rolled out to 20 countries …

DUBAI: The Chartered Institute of Arbitration (CIArb) and Middlesex University Dubai (MDX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last week, further cementing their ongoing partnership. The agreement aims to assist students through education, training and experiential opportunities across the fields of arbitration, mediation, dispute avoidance and dispute management. The MoU was signed by Mr Anthony Abrahams, the Director-General of CIArb and …

ISLAMABAD: NdcTech, a regional IT service provider of mission critical and strategic Core and Digital Banking solutions for banks and FI’s, has won the “Best Implementation of the Year Award- Middle East 2019” at the Temenos MEA Sales and Partner Summit, held recently in Dubai, UAE. In accepting the award, Ammara Masood, NdcTech CEO commented: “We are thrilled and honored to have been …