KARACHI: PINE (People’s Incubation New Enterprise) welcomed its first batch of incubates. The Orientation and meet and greet was held at Karachi Gymkhana. Pine sets itself apart from all incubation programs based on the training they offer to entrepreneurs. They offer entrepreneurial training based on the Youth Entrepreneurship Policy of commonwealth and UNDP. The incubatees with innovative ideas will be …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s No.1 Data Network Zong 4G has partnered with Careem, Pakistan’s top ride hailing app, to bring yet another convenience for their users. Now Zong 4G customers can avail Free Careem Credits by simple Recharging Rs.500 & above on their Zong prepaid accounts in a day. These Careem Credits can be used for all Careem car types. The offer …

DUBAI: Seera Group, the region’s leading travel services company, has been appointed as Saudi Arabia’s first Official Ticket Reseller for Expo 2020 Dubai, a global mega event that will be held from October 2020 for a six-month period. With 192 countries expected to participate, and over 25 million visits Expo 2020 Dubai promises to be the World’s Greatest Show. Seera will …

DUBAI: yallacompare, the Middle East’s leading financial comparison platform, has formed a first-of-its-kind partnership with Smiles, the award-winning deals and rewards program of Etisalat. In addition to great offers across shopping, dining, entertainment, wellness and travel categories, users of Smiles will soon be able to compare insurance offers and buy their insurance from yallacompare within the Smiles app. Smiles users can …

DUBAI: Dubai Entrepreneur Council, operating under the umbrella of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, recently visited Noon.com’s headquarters in Dubai to learn about the e-commerce company’s activities and efforts to support entrepreneurs and SMEs in the emirate. The delegation, headed by Saif Ali Al Shafar, Chairman of Dubai Entrepreneur Council, and council members Fahad Al Bannai, Hadi Al Abbas …

DUBAI: Employees of Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, recently visited Thukher Social Club, a specially dedicated day-care centre for elderly Emiratis operated by the Community Development Authority (CDA). Representatives of the bank presented gifts to the elderly at Thukher Social Club and spent the day interacting and playing with them in a wide range …

DUBAI: Professional Communication Corporation – Nedaa, Dubai Government secure networks provider, and Safe-Net Forum, a south Korean based non-profit organization maintaining the fairness and transparency of the government’s policies related to the nationwide construction of Public Safety networks; recently signed a MoU in the presence of H.E. Mansoor BuOsaiba, Nedaa’s Chief Executive Officer and Daehyoung HONG, Chair of Safe-Net Forum to …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results for its 2019-20 financial year. Group revenue was AED 53.3 billion (US$ 14.5 billion) for the first six months of 2019-20, down 2% from AED 54.4 billion (US$ 14.8 billion) during the same period last year. This slight revenue decline was mainly due to planned capacity reductions during the 45-day Southern Runway closure …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Thousands of chess fanatics are expected to flock to the UAE for the inaugural Bench Chess Festival, touted as the biggest festival of its kind in the emirates. Filipina actress Lovi Poe will grace the event, as well as the grand opening of Bench’s new outlets in Al Wahda Street, Sharjah. The chess festival will be …

By Rafiq Vayani / Kamran Hashim DUBAI: 17th annual general assembly meeting of World Memon Organisation (WMO) was held at Metropolitan Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emiraets from 31st October 2019 and carried-on till 02nd November 2019. This annual event of Memon community unties Memons from all over the world as they assemble to promote to their organisation’s WMO’s motto which …