DUBAI: Customers travelling on Emirates’ India flights in the coming days are in for a special treat as the award-winning airline celebrates the festival of lights with traditional Diwali delicacies. From November 4 to 10, customers travelling in all classes between Dubai and India will enjoy classic Indian sweets and delicacies associated with Diwali. Emirates will also extend the celebrations …

DUBAI: Alto-Shaam, the global manufacturer of commercial ovens for foodservice and retail operations, has announced a new range of Vector Multi-Cook ovens, designed and approved for Middle East, Africa and Asian customers and featuring its patented Structured Air Technology®. The Multi-Cook ovens comprise the compact Vector H-Series countertop model with a 533mm footprint and ventless operation. It is available with …

DUBAI: Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority, H.E. Humaid Al Qatami, Director General of Dubai Health Authority today officially inaugurated the 3rd edition of the Annual Radiology Meeting in UAE (ARM), the dedicated event for radiologists, radiographers, nurses and industry professionals …

DUBAI: Governments that are willing to embrace change, foster innovation and adopt disruptive technologies can gain a competitive edge as they adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. That was the consensus among government officials and industry experts who spoke on the topic at the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES 2018) in Dubai. Over 3,000 key decision makers, policymakers, business leaders …

DUBAI: Emirates is gearing up to launch the world’s first “biometric path” which will offer its customers a smooth and truly seamless airport journey at the airline’s hub in Dubai International airport. Utilising the latest biometric technology – a mix of facial and iris recognition, Emirates passengers can soon check in for their flight, complete immigration formalities, enter the Emirates …

Dr. Zarmina Ijaz DUBAI: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, officially inaugurated the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2018 (GIES) – the world’s largest forum dedicated to all aspects of the Islamic economy – which got underway in Dubai earlier today. Held under the theme …

DUBAI: Emirates Skywards has launched an on-demand ground transportation booking app called Emirates Skywards Cabforce in partnership with CarTrawler – the first of its kind in the world. The app is a mobile travel companion that will offer its loyalty members an affordable and efficient transportation service in 27 countries and 117 cities across the world with more countries in …

DUBAI: Gold Crest Dreams, major UAE real estate project developed by a Karachi, Pakistan-based property developer, joined the Karachians team to fuel the T10 League. This is the first major corporate endorsement by a major business group to support the Karachians, the new franchise team to play at the Second Season of the T10 League that takes place at the …

DUBAI: Emirates has expanded the network of destinations served by its flagship A380 aircraft with the launch of new scheduled A380 services to Hamburg and Osaka this week. The inaugural A380 service from Dubai to Osaka landed on October 28 at 16:55 local time while the second A380 service launch from Dubai to Hamburg landed at 12:55 local time on …

KARACHI: The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) elected its new office bearers for the year 2018-19 in its 305th meeting held here. The Council unanimously elected Jafar Hussain as President of the Institute, Muhammad Sharif Tabani as Vice President-South and Iftikhar Taj as Vice President-North. Jafar Husain is a fellow member of ICAP. He qualified in 1989 …