DUBAI: On the occasion of World Literacy day, Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, organised various events at the bank’s headquarters in Dubai Healthcare City. The bank honoured Mahra Salem Ali Al Muhairi, the eldest participant enrolled in an adult education centre to celebrate participants’ efforts towards achieving literacy and their contribution to national development. …

DUBAI: Smart Dubai revealed that its flagship data platform Dubai Pulse – the backbone of the emirate’s smart transformation – has made a significant leap in terms of international appetite for the data it publishes, registering 1.5 million visits as of August 2019. The increased interest from users around the world came shortly after Smart Dubai Data – the Smart …

MUSCAT: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has recently organized an event to reward key travel agents in the Sultanate of Oman. The event was held in InterContinental Hotel Muscat and was attended by main travel agencies and tour operators of the Sultanate. Based on 2018 performance and sales growth, a number of agents were rewarded …

DUBAI: The substantial investment in infrastructure by the Middle East and North African governments has led to an increased interest in public-private partnerships (PPP). It is estimated that $224bn-worth of public-private partnership (PPP) projects are planned or underway in the Middle East and North Africa.   PPP MENA forum taking place on 11-12 DEC 2019, DUBAI, UAE with supported by the region’s …

DUBAI: Back to School has never been better at BurJuman. As the long summer holidays come to an end, the Mall has the perfect collection of offers and activities to get little ones excited for the new school year.  Ease into school with complimentary arts and crafts sessions for children and adults until 20th September 2019 between 2 to 10 pm at …

News Desk SHARJAH: The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) has announced that it is aiming to attract more Russian visitors this year as an increasing number of tourists from the country continue to flock to the emirate to experience first-hand its world-renowned hospitality and unique cultural heritage. According to the 2018 figures released by SCTDA, Russian visitors, ranked second on …

DUBAI: Danube Properties, The UAE- based affordable housing pioneer and one of the most dynamic & popular private real estate developers in the UAE, yesterday launched its operation in the south Indian state of Kerala by opening its sales and marketing office in Kochi. Present on the occasion was Mr Rizwan Sajan, Founder and chairman of Danube Group, Atif Rahman, …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Pursukoon Karachi announces ” Sheher-e-Funn “, a two-day free entry Children’s Festival on September 28 & 29, 2019 (for ages 5 – 15 yrs.). Through interactive, creatively designed activities, the aim is to create awareness and motivation in children to engage with the city. To date, Pursukoon has organized many such events in the past like …

KARACHI: Venue was the Media-tech of Alliance Française (French Cultural Center), where the book and art aficionados converged recently to be part of the inaugural ceremony of Karachi University’s Economics Department student Shafia Khan’s book Bhatka Hua Mun and paintings.  According to the author Bhatka Hua Mun and the supporting paintings are meant to raise awareness and understanding of the difference it makes to …

ABU DHABI: The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has conducted two simultaneous awareness and inspection campaigns to verify compliance with the ‘Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme’ in the first month since the ban on selling cigarettes not bearing the Digital Tax Stamps in local markets went into effect. The Stamps placed on cigarettes allow for tracking the products from the …