MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces that it has appointed Mr. Mohamed Al Hamer as a country manager for its Colombo and Male stations and with this appointment, he will become the youngest ever country manager for Gulf Air in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Al Hamer will represent Gulf Air in Sri Lanka …

News Desk LA PAZ: The finest travel brands in Latin America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Bolivia. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America Ceremony in the administrative capital, La Paz, to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best. Winners at the red carpet reception …

ADDIS ABABA: Addis Ababa University conferred Honorary Doctorate Degree upon Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines at the University’s annual graduation ceremony held at the Millennium Hall in Addis Ababa on 13 July, 2019. Guest of Honor of the ceremony H.E. Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of Ethiopia, hooded and handed over the Degree to Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam in recognition and …

DUBAI: Avivo Group, one of the fastest-growing healthcare service providers in the GCC, has joined hands with Worldplast Foundation to help poor patients requiring reconstructive surgery during a leading charity programme in Pakistan later this month. Beside others, the third mission of the Worldwide Charity Foundation of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery – to be held in Mardan city of Pakistan’s Khyber …

BANGKOK: From August through to October 2019, passengers travelling with Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) in Royal First Class and Royal Silk Class can enjoy delicious Japanese Ramen noodles on flights operating between Bangkok and Japan.  This special service is a joint cooperation between THAI and Menya Itto Ramen Bangkok, a branch of the famous Ramen restaurant in …

KARACHI: The 5th Birds of Sindh Photography Exhibition was recently held at Alliance Française de Karachi to showcase the bird species endemic to the province. The two-day exhibition was a collective effort by 14 wildlife photography enthusiasts who have documented more than 320 species of birds in various locations of Sindh. This group of photographers aims at creating awareness about …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: A high-level delegation from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF), Govt. of Sindh as part of its Terminal Evaluation exercise. The aim of the visit was to observe the results that have been achieved in the Non-Formal Education sector. SEF, being a stakeholder, shared about its NFE intervention by the name …

KARACHI: After releasing one hit after another with Siyaah, Parchi and Janaan, IRK Films along with Arif Lakhani Films, is back again with the impending release of their upcoming movie ‘Heer Maan Ja’, the trailer of which has gone all over the media today. The trailer showcases a rollercoaster ride of emotions, drama, humour, music, dance, action and a whole …

KARACHI: One day workshop on capacity building on International Law, Human Dignity and Human Rights was held at SSU Headquarters’ conference hall. Former IGP Sindh Mr. Niaz Ahmed Siddiki, Professor Dr. Silvia Illari (Italy), Ms. Anna Ruffino Consul, Condulate of Italy in Karachi, Ms. Fouzia Tariq Human Rights expert and Malik Tahir Iqbal, Director Legal Rights Forum were distinguished guests. The programme …

LAHORE: OLX Pakistan’s number one marketplace, under their initiative to facilitate its users to exchange goods offline from the deal they have made online, has set up a “Safe exchange point” at the Packages Mall in Lahore. In Pakistan the number of online products and services industry is growing every year, from ride hailing to online shopping, from classifieds to …