DUBAI: Months of planning have successfully led to the final piece of Al Wasl dome being lifted into place after an intricate and complex construction operation. The dome’s huge steel crown was positioned at the top of the jewel of the Expo 2020 Dubai site in an inspiring feat of precision engineering. Enclosing a space of 724,000 cubic metres and …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Zong 4G, Pakistan’s leading telecommunication operator, stole the show at the 19th ITCN Asia held in Karachi today. ITCN Asia is Pakistan largest IT and Telecom extravaganza and is being attended by over 800 local and international organizations. Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication , Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Secretary IT, Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, PTA Chairman Maj. Gen …

KARACHI: Nestlé Pakistan announced a change in its top management with the appointment of Samer Edmond Chedid as the new Managing Director in the country. He took over the responsibilities of Managing Director and CEO of Nestlé Pakistan on August 1 after the departure of Ms Freda Duplan. Mr Chedid is an accomplished and top performing business leader, having served in Nestlé, …

Early on Friday, 6 September, a batch of salmon arrived in Dubai in the cargo hold of Emirates flight EK 28 from Glasgow. The shipment of Scottish salmon, destined for restaurants and consumers in the UAE, was the first that was being transported for Seafood Souq, a Dubai based start-up working on transparent and efficient sourcing of seafood, by Emirates …

KARACHI: ARY Digital is gearing up for another eye opener drama Ruswai, starring Sana Javed and Mikaal Zulfiqar in the lead. Ruswai, a Six Sigma Plus production has been directed by Rubina Ashraf and will star Muhammad Ahmad, Seemi Raheel, Isra Ghazal, Usman Peerzada and Natalia Awais in pivotal roles alongside Sana Javed and Mikaal Zulfiqar. Ruswai revolves around the …

KARACHI: Standard Chartered announced the launch of its “Standard Chartered Karachi United Youth League” as part of its community service mandate to promote sports amongst children. This is the third time in a row that the Bank is sponsoring the league. The objective of the “Standard Chartered Karachi United Youth League” is to provide a platform for Youth football teams …

KARACHI: The Italian Consulate in Karachi in collaboration with the Department of Communication and Languages, Institute of Business Management (IoBM) hosted a session ‘Study in Italy’ on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. H.E Ms. Anna Ruffino, Italian Consul General in Karachi talked to students and faculty about the online students’ portal ‘Study in Italy’ developed under the supervision of the Italian …

DUBAI: Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, established in association with Sorbonne University in Paris and specialising in arts, law, humanities, business and science degrees, has become the first university in the UAE to transition its virtual learning environment to the Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Presidential Elections of Okhai Memon Jamat (OMJ) for the tenure of 2019 to 2021 will be held on Sunday 22nd September, 2019 from 09:00 AM in the morning till 05:00 PM in the evening without any break at the central office of Okhai Memon Jamaat Hussein Ibrahim Sports Complex, Hussainabad, Federal B. Area, Karachi. Chairman of OMJ Election Committee has requested …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman & Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group, and Chairman of Dubai Airports, honored today (Tuesday) the 6th batch of master’s graduates from Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government In his opening remarks at the ceremony, His Excellency Humaid Mohammed Al …