Sports Desk DUBAI: Thursday’s sixth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse was highlighted by the Group 2 $450,000 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 sponsored by Al Naboodah Allied Products Division over 1900m on the dirt and boasting a purse of $450,000. Also on tap was the classic Group 3 $250,000 UAE 2000 Guineas, as well …

KARACHI: More than 1505 health conscious exhibitors and visitors were provided eye screening and consultation by Hashmanis Group of Hospitals at three-day Dawn Life Style Exhibition held here at Expo Centre Karachi. Visitors were provided facilities for random blood sugar test, blood pressure and diagnostic with general physician. Free eye screening was done through AutoRef Machine and Refraction. Visitors were …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain revealed its first new destination for 2019 being Malaga – Costa del Sol in Spain. Commencing 14 June and operating until 15 September 2019, Malaga will be added as a seasonal summer destination as the airline continues revealing throughout the year its further network expansion plans for 2019. “In …

DUBAI: Leva Hotels, announces the launch of their much-awaited 4-star Hotel property on Sheikh Zayed road, Dubai. The new hotel consists of 178 thoughtfully designed rooms with chic interiors, custom designs and fittings, luxurious bedding and fine furnishing that have been carefully selected to simplify and enhance one’s stay. Tucked between Al Wasl Road and Sheikh Zayed Road, the hotel …

KARACHI: The Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) is all set to celebrate its milestone 10th edition this year from 1-3 March 2019, Having ‘The Focus is Tomorrow,’ as the festival theme, the much-awaited festival has a lot to offer this year as well. Arshad Saeed Husain, Managing Director, Oxford University Press (OUP), shared details of the 10th KLF in a press …

KARACHI: Pakistan’s top professionals will feature in the Chevron DHA Karachi Cup All Pakistan Open Golf Championship which tees off here at the Defence Authority Country and Golf Club (DAC&GC) from February 7. Pakistan’s top players have confirmed their participation in the prestigious tournament which will carry at stake a prize purse of Rs 2 million. The tournament will be …

KARACHI: Engro Foundation announced the recipients of I Am The Change (IATC) Impact Awards for 2018-19 in a ceremony held today. In addition to the senior management of Engro, from the private, public, and the development sectors were also in attendance. A flagship initiative of Engro Foundation, IATC envisions to empower organizations making sustainable impact in the lives of people …

DUBAI: A high-level delegation from Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently visited Shanghai and Shenzhen and where they met with public and private sector stakeholders and discussed prospects for expanding Dubai-China economic cooperation in several areas of mutual interest such as innovation, smart city solutions, technology, manufacturing and tourism. The delegation was led by H.E. Hisham Al Shirawi, 2nd …

DUBAI: The total number of operational restaurants and cafes in the emirate of Dubai reached 11,813 at the end of 2018, according to a report issued by the Business Registration & Licensing (BRL) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai. This increase was driven by Dubai’s sophisticated infrastructure and its conducive environment for doing business. The report showed …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded gold prize as the top performing cargo transportation airline at the Customers Annual Meeting organized by Guangzhou Bayiun International Airport on 30th January 2019. The award was handed to Ethiopian for being the first …