DUBAI: Six races filled with Thoroughbred stars from eight different nations allowed for a global affair on Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse, but it was locally based trainer Charlie Appleby and owner Godolphin who stole the show, with the latter landing four races and Appleby taking home a Group treble. Al Tayer Motors sponsored the evening, the eighth Dubai World …

AJMAN: The Department of Economic Development-Ajman (DED-Ajman) received a delegation from the Government of Sharjah, which included representatives from Sharjah Economic Development Department and Department of Statistics and Community Development. The visit aims at consolidating the ties of cooperation between government entities in the country and to learn best practices in the field of economic studies and surveys. The delegation …

DUBAI: Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, is offering new customers of their Infinite and Signature Skywards credit cards programmes an upfront welcome bonus of 100,000 Skywards Miles. The welcome bonus promotion runs until 28 February 2019. Commenting on the campaign, Wasim Saifi, Deputy CEO – Consumer Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates Islamic, …

DUBAI: Travel to and from Dubai World Central (DWC) is now 25% cheaper thanks to a partnership between Dubai Airports and Dubai’s leading technology platform, Careem. A long-term agreement, which will make travel to DWC even more convenient, was announced today and marked with a traditional water salute, usually reserved for much larger vehicles… with wings. Using the code FLYDWC, …

DUBAI: Thursday’s eighth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival is another truly global affair, filled with quality horseflesh representing France, Sweden, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, USA, UK and UAE. Three Group affairs highlight the $1,105,000 card—the Zabeel Mile (G2), UAE Oaks (G3) and Dubai Millennium (G3)—supported by a triad of handicaps that could easily serve as preps for Dubai …

DUBAI: Hsieh Su-Wei claimed a stunning comeback against fourth seed Karolina Pliskova to win 6-4 1-6 7-5 and reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday. Her victory came a day after she had beaten fifth seed Angelique Kerber. The 2015 finalist had recovered well from losing the opening set by surrendering the last 11 points, easily winning the second …

RIYADH: Emirates will be showcasing its flagship Airbus A380 for two days at the first ever Saudi International Airshow. The popular double-decker aircraft will be on display on March 12th and 13th at Al Thumamah Airport in Riyadh, giving visitors the opportunity to tour its interior and experience its award-winning products across all classes, including Emirates’ refreshed OnBoard Lounge. The airshow is …

KARACHI: One of the largest, well established garment and textile machinery exhibitions in South Asia, the IGATEX PAKISTAN will take place from 26-28 February, 2019 at Karachi Expo Centre. This will be 12th edition of this mega expo. IGATEX PAKISTAN 2019 will provide the exhibiting textile machinery manufacturers by providing them an opportunity to directly offer their technological solutions to …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) recently organised a training session which aimed to familiarise companies with the Dubai Chamber CSR Label framework and application process. The session, hosted at Dubai Chamber’s premises, was attended by prospective applicants representing companies in Dubai who were briefed on the criteria that businesses must meet to …

By Wendy Murilo Cerdas DUBAI: Between the 17th and 21st February 2019, Costa Rica participated at Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food and beverages trade show. Food and beverage industries and professionals will fly to Dubai from all over the world to share and exchange the latest news, innovations and technologies in the industry. From bananas and coffee, to medical …