KARACHI: In his keynote remarks delivered yesterday at the Potsdam Conference on National Cybersecurity in Berlin, Germany, Ken Hu, Deputy Chairman, Huawei said that in recent days, restrictions, based on ungrounded allegations, have been imposed on Huawei in order to disrupt our business operations. We believe this behavior is totally unjustified. Ken highlighted that in Europe, approximately three-quarters of smartphone …

DUBAI: UAE Exchange, a renowned financial services brand in the United Arab Emirates, received an appreciation award from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for their commitment and contribution to the Emiratisation initiative under the Government Accelerators program. The award was presented by His Excellency Nasser Bin Thani Juma Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratization, and His …

Sports Desk DUBAI: Emirates flights with Live TV will screen the UEFA Europa League Final on May 29 and the UEFA Champions League Final on June 1 live on the dedicated in flight sports channel, Sport 24. With two all-English finals, the airline has made special arrangements to ensure all the 23 Emirates flights operating to and from England during match times are equipped with Live …

KARACHI: The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on Friday May 24th held an iftar meal event hosted at the Baitussalam Education Complex situated in the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. As part of its services during the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan, TİKA served iftar to 1,000 villagers and students in the outskirts of Karachi according to a statement issued …

DUBAI: A total of 6,377 new companies joined Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the first four months of 2019, bringing membership growth to 20% compared to the 5,316 members accounted for in the same period last year. The number of renewed members reached 39,338 between January and April 2019, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 3.3%. Over the …

DUBAI: Star Business Centre, which operates three business centres in Dubai, has launched a flexi-desk package for start-ups and small businesses, for Dh833.33 per month that includes rent of office space, utility, telecom as well as support services including maintenance, secretarial and Ejari rent registration services. Star Business Centre has also launched complete office package for small companies that includes …

TAIPEI: Engro Fertilizers Limited and Engro Foundation received an international award for their Partnerships and Value Expansion in Seeds Value Chain (PAVE) project at the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan on May 24, 2019. Co-funded by Engro Fertilizers Limited and the Department of Foreign Aid and Trade (DFAT), Government of Australia, PAVE aims to build capacities …

By Rafiq Vayani ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Careem has entered the micro-mobility space with the acquisition of UAE-based company Cyacle. Cyacle is the leading bikeshare service in UAE. Launched in December 2014, it’s a fully-automateddocked bikeshare service currently operating in Abu Dhabi. Stations run 24-hours a day via an app, a touch screen kiosk and docking system that releases bikes …

GENEVA: ITU has established a new Focus Group to study environmental efficiency in the age of Artificial Intelligence, increasing automation, and smart manufacturing. The group’s work is also expected to support ITU’s ongoing studies of the environmental requirements of IMT-2020 (5G) systems. The Focus Group is open to all interested parties. It will lead a two-year consultation process to identify new …

DUBAI: 10,400 worshippers performed their prayers with Sheikh Mishari bin Rashid Al-Affasi, Imam of the Grand Mosque in Kuwait, including 5,000 worshippers at the Grand Rashidiya Mosque on the night of 21st day of Ramadan and 5,400 worshippers at the Sheikha Hind bint Jumaa Al Maktoum Mosque in Zabeel on the night of 22nd day Ramadan. Dr. Omar Mohammed Al-Khatib, …