DUBAI: Voted Dubai’s #1 show and best family entertainment spectacle, La Perle By Dragone celebrates the Easter Holiday with an exciting family package! During the holiday season, enjoy up to 50% off when booking 4 or more tickets for the family. Hurry up and book your tickets starting on Thursday 11 April until Sunday 21 April 2018. La Perle by …

DUBAI: The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), and the Internet Society held their first regional workshop on enabling the digital infrastructure in the Middle East region.  The workshop was attended by delegates from KSA, Egypt, Bahrain, Oman and the Internet Society. The Arab governments have all either embraced or started implementing their digital transformation strategies.  The Internet infrastructure has …

KARACHI: Easypaisa, the first and largest mobile financial services (MFS) provider in the country, has joined hands with Zong 4G, Pakistan’s No.1 Data Network, to provide direct integration between Easypaisa and Zong 4G. This collaboration between the two companies who have been recognized for their digital innovations will enhance consumer experience with superior value, convenience and promises to be a …

DUBAI: Dubai-based Pakistani Asma Jan Muhammad has won Chartered Accountant Woman of the Year Award held by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) in Islamabad. President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi presented the award to her. Asma has been living in Dubai for the last 12 years. CA Women Awards are constituted to recognize and honour outstanding female …

By Rafiq Vayani SHARJAH: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), received today its first Airbus (A321neo Long Range). The aircraft flew nonstop from Airbus’s facility in Hamburg to Sharjah International Airport. Air Arabia is the first Middle Eastern airline to operate the A321neo LR and this delivery is the first of six aircraft …

DUBAI: Expo 2020 Dubai and its legacy are expected to contribute AED122.6 billion of gross value added (GVA) to the UAE’s economy from 2013–31, according to the EY report, ‘The economic impact of Expo 2020 Dubai’. The report states that Expo 2020 is also expected to support up to 905,200 full-time equivalent (FTE) job-years in the UAE from 2013–31, which …

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: In a keynote address at the Afghanistan Mining Investment Forum convened by INVEST, a global initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to mobilize private investment in partner countries, H.E. Minister of Mines and Petroleum Nargis Nehan announced 43 new large and small-scale mining projects available for private sector investment and development. The projects …

DUBAI: With the Southern Runway revamp starting tomorrow at Dubai International Airport, Emirates has been working hard to implement measures to further maximise operational efficiencies at DXB and deliver a seamless experience for its customers departing and transiting through Dubai. The Southern Runway Closure at Dubai International Airport will be taking place from 16 April to 30 May 2019. On …

DUBAI: The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) will join the Beautyworld Middle East 2019, the latest edition of the region’s largest international trade fair for beauty products, hair, fragrances and wellbeing in Dubai. The event will kick off on April 15, 2019 and will run until April 17, 2019. The ABCC’s exhibition stand will be located at Hall 2, …

DUBAI: Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) is set to host the first-ever edition of what is to become the most influential Artificial Intelligence (AI) event to date, Ai Everything (AiE). The summit will run from April 30 – May 1, 2019 and will witness the highest calibre of AI talent engage with a thriving global AI community. The two-day event …