KARACHI: “The Middle East and Africa has reached a key chapter in its education story. Up until now, the conversation around education has revolved primarily around improving the standard of education across the region. But as digital transformation continues to sweep across the globe, there’s a unique window of opportunity to fast-forward to a completely revolutionised era of education.” These thoughts …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways,has augmented its digitalisation strategy by signing a landmark distribution agreement with cargo.one,the multi-airline e-booking platform. Finalised on the side lines of Cargo Connect, anindustry forum co-located with Dubai Airshow, the agreement confirms Etihad Cargo as the latest international carrier to partner with cargo.one. A key driverinits commitment to …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, today announced a firm order for 50 A350-900 XWB aircraft worth US$ 16 billion (AED 58.7 billion) at list prices at the Dubai Airshow 2019. Powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, delivery of the first Emirates A350 XWB is expected in May 2023, and will continue until 2028. HH Sheikh …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been named as an Official Expo 2020 Partner following the signing of a partnership agreement between the two organisations, H.E. Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director of Expo 2020 Dubai announced during her opening address today at the Global Business Forum Africa (GBF Africa 2019) in …

DUBAI: Emirates welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs, to its …

DUBAI: Dubai’s non-oil trade with Africa will exceed AED 1 trillion for the period extending from 2011 until the end of 2019, asserted His Excellency Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber, noting that it had already reached AED926 billion in the 2011-2018 period. H.E. Al Ghurair made the announcement in his opening speech at the fifth edition of the …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways and Boeing today announced a first-of-its-kind ‘eco partnership’, in which a specially-themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be used to test products, procedures and initiatives designed to reduce aircraft carbon emissions. The ‘Etihad Greenliner’, to be introduced early next year, will be used by both companies to explore and assess environmental sustainability initiatives while the …

KARACHI: Hazim Bangwar has released his debut song “Haram” from his upcoming debut album “Playing with fire”. The song is available on all major international platforms such as iTunes, Amazon Music and Tidal. The Pop/Electronic Dance song certainly lives up to the singers promise, as it is brilliantly smart, energetic and exuberant! The title of the song is “Haram”, because …

DUBAI: With just under one year to go until Expo 2020 Dubai, billed as “the world’s greatest show”, Emirates airline is lifting the lid on the futuristic, interactive technologies and experiences in store for visitors at its Expo 2020 pavilion. Emirates has been working with academics and its industry partners in aviation and aerospace, to create and carefully curate informative and …

DUBAI: Heads of state, ministers, policymakers, prominent business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from Africa are descending on Dubai for the Global Business Forum Africa 2019 which officially kicks off on Monday (tomorrow) and runs until Tuesday, November 19th. Held under theme “Scale-Up Africa”, the fifth edition of the forum is organised by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) …