DUBAI: A fantastic galaxy of top talent is once again set to light up the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships when play gets underway next month, with the current top three women in the world preparing to battle for the coveted trophy as the tournament celebrates the 20th anniversary of the WTA event. Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep …

ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today committed to a minimum target of zero net carbon emissions by 2050 and halving of its 2019 net emission levels by 2035. The company’s ambitious environmental targets will be achieved through a mix of internal initiatives, collaboration with industry partners and adoption of a comprehensive program of …

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Malaysia kick started Visit Malaysia Campaign 2020 (VM2020) by participating in the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2020 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 12 to 16 January 2020. The Malaysian delegation was led by YB Minister of Tourism, Arts & Culture, Datuk Mohamaddin bin Ketapi, accompanied by the Secretary General, Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture, …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trip.com Group, a world’s leading one-stop travel service provider. The agreement was signed in Shanghai by executives of both companies, signalling the start of a strategic cooperation between Emirates and Trip.com Group and allowing the airline to expand its reach in the Chinese market. …

LONDON: British Airways has been appointed the official airline partner of Team GB and ParalympicsGB ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.  The airline will fly hundreds of athletes and support team, along with their equipment to and from the Games as part of the partnership. British Airways has been supporting British Olympic and Paralympic athletes …

News Desk DUBAI: Samana Developers, a Dubai-based boutique real estate developer and a part of Samana Group of Companies, has announced Dubai’s first of a kind game-changer facility of 50%financing for its investors for itssoon to be launched resort-style design award winning Samana Golf Avenue project located in Dubai Studio City and near Dubai Sports City. Samana Developers move comes …

By Rafiq Vayani WASHINGTON, DC: The World Bank and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities is organizing Transforming Transportation 2020 will be held on January 16 and 17 at Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC, one of the largest global events dedicated entirely to sustainable transport and development. The conference features a prestigious lineup of government and private sector leaders, …

KARACHI: Mian Anjum Nisar, President and Sheikh Sultan Rehman, Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) urged the Government of Pakistan to provide gas connection to new industrial units as well as uninterrupted supply of gas to existing industries in order to meet export targets. They in a statement issued in Karachi strongly criticized the stoppage …

DUBAI: Huobi, a leading digital assets exchange provider announced that it has partnered with fäm Properties to offer secure crypto payment options for its real estate investors, offering more payment flexibility with this new service.  fäm Properties was recently honoured by the Dubai Land Department (DLD) following over AED 10 billion sales during last decade, this award winning agency is …

KARACHI: “The Conference titled ‘ICON 2020’ will highlight initiatives taken by the Indus Hospital to address healthcare challenges in Pakistan by bringing together disparate and like-minded institutions and individuals”. These thoughts were express by Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Indus Health Network (IHN) while addressing the media at the ‘ICON 2020’ launch press conference. ICON 2020 will be held …