By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Tourism Malaysia, a leading organization under the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture that is responsible for promoting the country as a preferred destination for travellers, outlined its ambitious plans for growth today during a well-attended media event at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2019 in Dubai. Tourism Malaysia’s participation at ATM, the Middle East’s leading …

DUBAI, UAE: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, the 14th edition of the Hemaya International Forum began today at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference and Events Center in Dubai, discussing “The Role of Security, Education and Research Institutions in Countering Drugs and …

DUBAI: dnata has won four accolades at the 2019 World Travel Awards earning the titles of Middle East’s Leading Corporate Travel Company; Middle East’s Leading Airline GSA (general sales agent); United Arab Emirates’ Leading Travel Agency and Abu Dhabi’s Leading Travel Agency. The awards were accepted by dnata’s senior executives at a gala dinner in Abu Dhabi. “We are delighted to earn four prestigious titles at …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates, the Official Airline of the 2019 Arabian Travel Market, welcomed His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and President of the UAE National Olympic Committee to its stand on the first day of the travel and tourism trade event. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed …

RIYADH: Careem NOW has expanded its delivery services to Riyadh, with over 100 restaurants and outlets available at launch. Careem NOW, which is already operational in Jeddah, is Careem’s expansion into the food-delivery market as the company expands its platform beyond ride-hailing. The launch will initially cover the areas Ash Shuhada, Ghirnatah, Al Izdihar, Al Mughrizat, Al Falah, Al Hamra, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates, Premier Partner and the Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, today unveiled the design and visitor experience concepts of its ultramodern pavilion for the 6 month mega-event. The Emirates Pavilion’s design and visitor experience will utilise interactive technologies and design-thinking focusing on the future of commercial aviation. Emirates has already broken ground on the pavilion and construction …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: A consultative dialogue on mental healthcare in detention facilities was held at the Marriott Hotel on Saturday. The session was organised by the National Academy for Prison Administration (NAPA) with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Justice Project Pakistan as a partner. NAPA Director Waqar Ali, consultant psychiatrist Asma Humayun and Justice …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: The Okhai Memon Jamat (OMJ) after seeing the potential and spirit in its youth, the OMJ’s Sport Committee has decided to arrange a tournament and its name is League of Okhai Champions. This team consist of 8 teams. In this tournament 112 players of different communities have given an opportunity to show their talent. All the …

DUBAI: Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Birmingham Dubai. The MoU calls for the two parties to cooperate in setting up a transport education and research programme that will help to train the next generation of UAE transport engineers. Nasir Bu Shehab, CEO of Strategy and Corporate Governance and …

ABU DHABI: Yas Island’s three world-class theme parks were all named winners at this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA) Middle East gala ceremony, which took place on the 25th of April. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, home to the world’s fastest rollercoaster, was named the ‘Middle East’s Leading Theme Park’ for the third year running, while fan-favorite Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi was …