SHARJAH: Tilal Properties, the leading real estate development & investment company and the premier developer of residential complexes and freehold projects in the Emirate of Sharjah, has announced the launch of investment packages for real estate developers, agents and investors for its flagship project ‘Tilal City’. The announcement was made at a Ramadan Suhoor banquet hosted by Tilal Properties, a joint …

DUBAI, UAE: Ban Ki-moon, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations and co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Center for Global Citizens has accepted the ambassadorship for GEMS Education for the Model United Nations (MUN) at GEMS World Academy schools, including GEMS World Academy in Dubai. The signing ceremony was held between Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman of GEMS Education and Ban …

DUBAI: On Friday evening, Dr. Sulaiman Al-Rihili, a Saudi scholar and a teacher at the Holy Prophet’s Mosque, delivered a religious lecture directly after Taraweeh prayer entitled “Fear a day when you will return to God” at Al Salam Mosque in Al Barsha, in one of the activities of Ramadan Dubai, a project organized by the Dubai Islamic and Charitable …

DUBAI: Emirates NBD, one of the leading banks in the region, continues to receive industry recognition for its leadership in digital innovation, winning three awards at the recently held Infosys Finacle Client Innovation Awards 2019. The awards recognise Emirates NBD’s best in-class capabilities in cloud innovation, API architecture and financial platforms, which are continually being enhanced under the bank’s AED …

DUBAI: Award winning jewellery retailer, Pure Gold Jewellers, has launched exquisitely crafted diamond pendants that symbolize the spiritual blessings of Eid. Inscribed ‘Allah’ and “Mashallah’ in Arabic calligraphy, the two beautiful pendants celebrate the month of blessings and giving that Ramadan signifies. According to Karim Merchant, Group CEO and MD of Pure Gold Jewellers: “During Ramadan we give thanks for …

SHANGRI-LA, China: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded “Best First Class” by Condé Nast Traveller China in the publication’s “Gold List 2018”, announced at an award ceremony at Songtsam Linka Shangri-La in Yunnan Province, China. It is the third consecutive year Etihad has been selected as a “Gold List” winner. Robin Kamark, Chief …

SHARJAH: Sharjah English School, a not-for-profit school, has received a glowing report from a team assigned to inspect accredited British schools overseas (BSO) by the UK Department for Education. The BSO report characterised SES as “an outstanding school”, stating that “it is very effective and standards across all areas are high”. Commenting on the report, SES Principal John Nolan said: …

DUBAI: Construction of Expo 2020 Dubai’s petal-shaped Thematic Districts is now complete, marking one of the most significant milestones on the road to welcoming the world to the UAE for 173 days of fun, creativity and inspiration. More than 100 million working hours have now gone into developing the site, including the completion of all shell and core works for …

THARPARKAR: Thar Foundation held the first tri-lingual Spellathon for the school children of all Thar Foundation managed schools in Tharparkar. 72 school students between the ages of 04 and 14 from 06 campuses of Thar Foundation competed with one another in a spelling competition to show off their spelling skills. The tournament was judged by a panel of external experts …

News Desk DUBAI: All the features in the Emirates app are now available in Arabic, bringing the total number of languages supported to 19. The Emirates app currently receives an average of 600,000 monthly downloads and allows users to search, book and manage their flights as well as their Emirates Skywards accounts. Emirates is the only airline globally to have its …