DUBAI: Top seed Kei Nishikori celebrated his debut at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday by defeating Benoit Paire 6-4 6-3 to reach the second round. The world No. 6 earned the only break of the first set to lead 2-1 but then had to fight off seven break points before holding serve in the next game. In the second set Paire …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Yalıkavak Marina, the winner of the Best SuperYacht Marina of the Year Award 2018/2019, holding 5 Gold Anchor awards from the British Yacht Harbor Association (TYHA), will meet with marine sector professionals at Dubai International Boat Show, between 26 February and 2 March. More than 800 international brands from 50 countries will participate at Dubai International …

DUBAI: Emirates Flight Operations has developed a new navigation technique that allows the airline to carry additional cargo into Kabul International airport. The innovative missed-approach procedure developed by the airline has replaced an older technique that required cargo bound for Kabul to be offloaded in Dubai during low-cloud or poor visibility weather conditions at destination. Emirates operates a daily flight …

DUBAI: An Indian accountant won US$1 million, while four others drove away luxury vehicles when their winning ticket numbers were drawn today, in Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise promotions held at Concourse B – Terminal 3 in Dubai International Airport. Mr. Muhamed Aslam Arayilakath, a 31 year old Indian national based in Sharjah became the latest US$1 …

DUBAI: The second edition of Maker Faire Dubai opened with a huge success with the attendance of hundreds of makers, school children, government officials, and representatives from the private sector who filled Za’abeel Halls 2 & 3 of the Dubai World Trade Centre. Maker Faire Dubai, which will run until February 28, is an initiative of the Hamdan bin Rashid …

DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, and Chairman & Chief Executive of Emirates Airline & Group, honoured the winners of the 10th cycle of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business Award and the 2nd cycle of the MRM Business Innovation Award today at a prestigious ceremony hosted at Dubai Opera. …

DUBAI: Roger Federer began his quest for his eighth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Champions title by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 3-6 6-1 on Monday. Victory this week would also bring him his 100th career title, taking him tantalisingly close to the record 109 titles held by Jimmy Connors. Playing his first match since losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round of the Australian Open, Federer …

DUBAI: At Mobile World Congress 2019, Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) unveiled the World’s Fastest 5G Foldable Phone, HUAWEI Mate X, redefining smartphone design with a foldable form factor. Reflecting the innovative DNA of the HUAWEI Mate Series, the HUAWEI Mate X features the Falcon Wing Mechanical Hinge, 7nm multi-mode modem chipset Balong 5000, a high-capacity 4500mAh battery supporting the …

KARACHI: The 5th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP) International Conference on “Health Challenges of Communicable Diseases (CDs) and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs),” jointly organised by Pakistan and Iran, will be opened at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (UoK) on Wednesday (February 27). Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah will inaugurate the conference, …

ISLAMABAD: Karandaaz Pakistan under its third round of Innovation Challenge Fund (ICF) has signed an agreement with Allied Bank Limited (ABL) to support the bank for developing an innovative, cash-flow based, credit scoring model for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). During this annual challenge, Karandaaz had invited ideas from entities interested in developing and testing innovative credit scoring models for SME …