News Desk DUBAI: The 2019 winners of the Middle East Legal Awards, the region’s premier legal awards that celebrate outstanding achievement within the profession, were announced at a grand event held at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai. The legal departments of Accenture Middle East and Flash Entertainment emerged as the big winners, claiming the prestigious Legal Department of the Year – Large …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that it has shortlisted the top 10 candidates for the 4th Dubai Smartpreneur Competition who will compete in the final round later this month. The top three winners of the competition will be named during the closing ceremony of the Enterprise Agility Forum 2019 on April 30th, 2019. …

ABU DHABI: In line with its continuous efforts to usher the region’s growth in digital technology, Emircom, one of the UAE’s leading systems integrators has proactively supported Cisco in its regional event – Cisco Connect 2019, as an exclusive Diamond Sponsor of the event, which was recently held at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai. The bi-annual event has attracted the attendance …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Dubai Chapter, NPIO recently held its 37th Annual Conference in the City themed ‘Accelerating Millennium Strides’. The focus of this conference was on transforming businesses to adapt to technological advancements.  His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Hon’ble Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance, Government of UAE was the …

DUBAI: Mint Middle East (MME) is reinventing online shopping and payments in the UAE and the region with three new products. Three products — GoMart, Marakez and MintPay — will foray into the country with the aim to taking consumer experience with online shopping to a new level, offering an integrated secure payments gateway that completes a seamless shopping experience. …

KARACHI: “Symphony of the Sea” – An exclusive exhibition showcasing fresh graduates by Ainee, Aliza Karim, Anas Abbas, Ayaz Hussain, Ehsan Usman, Haniya Athar, Ramsha Bin Nesar, Sana Khalil, Sana Mirza,  Syeda Fizza Fatima and Waseem Akram from National College of Arts, Lahore and Karachi University held at ArtKaam Gallery on Friday 19th April 2019, Karachi, Pakistan. This exhibition showcased …

KARACHI: The renowned clothing brand Alkaram successfully launched its new flagship store in Com-3 Mall, Clifton, Block 6, Karachi, with a spectacular opening ceremony on Friday, 19th of April. The new store is located right in the central hub of Karachi and is expected to carry all of the brand’s products in one retail outlet. The opening ceremony of the …

KARACHI: In line with its commitment to strengthen power supply to the city of Karachi, the power utility has recently energized a new 220 KV Surjani Grid Station along with two 132 KV, Shadman and Old Golimar Grid Stations. In addition, 17 new 132/11 KV Power Transformers & 2 new 250 MVA 220/132 KV have also been installed & commissioned …

KARACHI: Arts Council’s Adabi Committee and Dunya-e- Adab Magazine organized 69th poetic session of poetry and speech in Manzar Akbar Hall yesterday. The event was presided by Zahoor-ul-Islam Javaid whereas Miss Neel was the host. Two young poets Zaib Aurangzeb and Irum Zehra presented their poetry. Zaib’s first poetic collection has been published and was titled as “Banaye Herat”. In …

ISTANBUL/KARACHI: Hitit has set strong roots in Asia by opening a liaison office in Karachi (Pakistan) recently. The office opening ceremony took place exactly one year after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Hitit signed their agreement to provide PIA with Hitit’s new generation Passenger Service System (PSS). Today Hitit is the leading provider of airline software in Pakistan with its …