By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Driven by scientific curiosity and analytical skills, dozens of young cyber Security enthusiasts are taking part in the second edition of Capture the Flag (CTF), organized by Dubai Police in collaboration with Great Minds Event Management. A total of 50 brilliant minds from 12 countries participated on the first day of Capture the Flag challenge. Participants …

HOUSTON: Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) is pleased to announce it will build the first oilfield chemical manufacturing reaction plant in Saudi Arabia. The Company held a ground-breaking ceremony on Monday, Feb. 18, at the plant’s PlasChem Park location in Jubail. Upon the plant’s completion in 2020, Halliburton will begin local manufacturing of specialty chemicals to help customers achieve production and …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates announced on 19 February it will launch a four times weekly service between Portugal’s second largest city, Porto, and Dubai, from 2 July 2019. Porto will become Emirates’ second destination in Portugal after its capital, Lisbon, which the airline currently serves with two flights a day. The flight will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in …

KARACHI: Careem has launched the biggest rewards programme, by number of users in Pakistan: Careem REWARDS. From 19 February, Careem REWARDS is active on all Pakistani Careem users’ apps giving points on all rides paid by cash, card, or invoice. No further sign-up is required and Careem users are now automatically earning points for every ride they take. Points can …

DUBAI: Former winner Petra Kvitova will face Belinda Bencic in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday after both claimed thrilling three-set victories. Kvitova defeated Hsieh Su-Wei 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Bencic edged past defending champion Elina Svitolina 6-2 3-6 7-6 (3). Both matches stretched to more than two hours and had the crowd on the edge of their seats as fortunes swung one …

DUBAI: The ‘European Organic Juices’ made from three different organic fruits were introduced at an event at Gulfood 2019. The campaign backed by the European Union (EU), took place on the 18th of February 2019, at Dubai World Trade Center. Europe is one of the important producers of organic juices. The 3 new flavors of organic pomegranate, organic cherry and …

KARACHI: BankIslami Pakistan Limited (BankIslami) has entered into an agreement with K-Electric Limited (KE) to enrol in their Centralized Billing Mechanism (CBM). By signing the agreement, BankIslami becomes the first Islamic bank to enter this program. The signing ceremony was held at BankIslami head office, attended by Mr. Farooq Anwar, Head of Operations, BankIslami, Sadarudin Pyar Ali, Head of Administration, …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The increasingly positive response from buyers at the Gulfood 2019 Exhibition held in Dubai from 17th to 21st February has created numerous opportunities for EBM to increase business in international markets. The company has already enhanced its operational capability to meet the level of demand that exists outside local consumption; a development which has enabled the organization …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s Largest Airline Group and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce to its customers that it has finalized all preparations to once again celebrate International Women’s Day by operating an All-Women Functioned Flight this time on Addis Ababa – Stockholm – Oslo route on March 08, 2019. The all-women flight will have as …

LONDON: British Airways has today revealed the second design in its series of heritage liveries to mark the airline’s centenary – an Airbus 319 will be painted in the colours of the airline’s short-haul predecessor, British European Airways (BEA). The announcement comes after huge crowds turned out to see the first heritage livery – a 747 in British Overseas Airways …