DUBAI: Small and medium-sized enterprises are playing a vital role in expanding trade ties between the UAE and Caribbean region, according to the heads of chambers of commerce who spoke at the inaugural UAE-Caribbean Cooperation Forum in Dubai earlier today. During the forum, a panel discussion entitled ‘The Role of the Private Sector in Building a Connected and Competitive Future’ …

News Desk DUBAI: CASIO Middle East has launched in the UAE its recently improved AT-3 and brand-new CT-X series keyboards specifically designed for the Arab market, marking the company’s formal entry to the growing Arab electronic musical instrument industry. The formal unveiling of the two products took place at the Music Chamber, the one-stop music experience showroom and academy, at …

KARACHI: The Grand Finale of Obhartay Sitaray 2018, was a treat to the ears with the young, soulful voices echoing through the hall. In the new season of Obhartay Sitaray, more than 75,000 household from 138 school campuses in Karachi participated in the fundraising efforts while over 862 students (206 teams) competed in the school level singing rounds. For the …

KARACHI: Out of school kids of dock workers of Port Qasim attended their second Sunday Street School established by their parents in their sit-in camp in front of the Karachi Press Club. More than 100 children attended this second sunday school and urged authorities to release four months salaris to their parents and not to release them from their jobs …

KARACHI: Dolmen Malls, Pakistan’s first international standard mall, commences a one of its kind Universal Children’s Day event from 16 – 20 November with fun and learning for kids and their families. Multiple activities have been arranged across all its key locations in the city; Clifton, Tariq Road and Hyderi. The mall along with some of the most popular brand …

ABU DHABI: Aqdar World Summit, the global event that discuses various topics in the field of sustainable development and human empowerment, is set to begin this Monday, 26 November 2018, in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre -ADNEC. The second edition of Aqdar World Summit will be held under the theme “Role of Human Empowerment in Developing Stable Societies: Sustainable Development” …

DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and industry has announced that its President and CEO H.E. Hamad Buamim has been appointed to the coveted post of Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce’s World Chambers Federation (WCF), the International Chamber of Commerce’s forum uniting a global network of 12,000 chambers and their respective business communities. The announcement came during a high-level …

KARACHI: Students are at the core of every university but are often excluded from decisions on campus life, teaching and learning initiatives, and gender equity programmes; according to students, teaching faculty and public intellectuals at Parwaaz, Aga Khan University’s three-day inaugural conference on student experience. “Higher education is often portrayed as being a journey of discovery that is unique to …

ABU DHABI: Comedy Masala International launched in Karachi in February 2017 and has since produced 48 sold-out shows to raving reviews. Comedy Masala returns from 29 November – 01 December, featuring a brand-new line up of 3 international comedians who will perform live in Pakistan for the first time! Comedy Masala International is Pakistan’s premium international stand-up comedy experience and …

DUBAI: Emirates NBD, a leading financial institution in the Middle East, is pleased to announce that it has received the “Best Big Data Implementation in Banking for Next Generation Analytics” Award from Infomatica, the world’s enterprise data management leader. The award recognises Emirates NBD’s efforts as the first bank in the region to establish a fully-automated ingestion framework as it prepares to …