DUBAI: Naomi Osaka‘s rapid climb to the very top of the game has been nothing short of astonishing. Last year when she competed in Dubai she was ranked a modest 48, but immediately after losing in the quarter-finals she took her first steps to super stardom by winning the Indian Wells title, and just a few months later she stunned the …

DUBAI: Nshama, the developer of stylish master-planned communities trusted by customers for quality and delivery, has signed a contract with Majid Al Futtaim Retail to open a new Carrefour Hypermarket in Town Square Dubai. Spanning 8,000 square feet, the Carrefour Hypermarket will be centrally located in Town Square Dubai and is scheduled to open in the third quarter of this …

DUBAI: The women’s final of the Australian Open saw current US Open champion Naomi Osaka battle with two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova, with both players vying for their first Australian Open title and the world No.1 ranking for the taking. Prior to the match, the Emirates suite played host to a mix of celebrities, Skywards members and VIP guests, showcasing …

LONDON: Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) and INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions achieved an outstanding participation in the annual educational trade fair ‘Bett Show’ in London, with the aim of promoting Innovation Arabia 12– a pioneering conference and exhibition dedicated to ‘innovation’ in the Middle East. The delegation was headed by Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammed …

KARACHI: The much-awaited event Beyond Beautiful finally had a grand opening with a Gala Night on 25th January at Marriott Hotel. The three-day event strives to bring the best in the beauty industry and aimed to give new perspective & set new standards, and so Gala Night proved that it will successfully manage to do that. The first day of …

KARACHI- Sindh Provincial Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho on Friday said that diabetes had acquired an epidemic proportion in Pakistan and in other Asian countries, effecting millions of people. Sindh government has introduced a new bill ‘Sindh Injured Persons’ Compulsory Medical Treatment in the provincial assembly to offer medical assistance and treatment to any injured …

KARACHI: Coca-Cola Pakistan will be sponsoring Shabnam Bashir, an up and coming self-made beautician from Lahore, to participate in ‘Beyond Beautiful’ – the first ever beauty expo in Pakistan, to be held in Karachi on January 26 and 27, 2019. Shabnam is one of the 7,500 beneficiaries from the Coca-Cola funded microfinance project ‘5by20 Pakistan’ in partnership with Kashf Foundation, …

By Irfan Pardesi LONDON: Founders Forum, a global community for digital and technology entrepreneurs, is giving start-ups the chance to pitch their business ideas on the future of air travel.  On June 12, with support from British Airways, a panel of leading investors and CEOs will be 30,000 feet in the sky while ideas are pitched from the ground via …

KARACHI: Recently Google released its YouTube Ads Leaderboard for Pakistan for the year 2018. This list represents the top 10 ads and branded content people chose to watch on YouTube through a combination of popularity and promotion. According to an Ipsos research, YouTube is the number one online video streaming platform among millennials in Pakistan with it reaching 80 percent …

DUBAI: Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, yesterday announced a milestone at its under-construction Guinea bauxite mining project as the first loaded train travelled from its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation’s mine to the coast. The 80-wagon train carried some 6,800 tonnes of bauxite ore from GAC’s mine to the company’s …