DUBAI: To celebrate the inaugural flight to Edinburgh on October 1st, Emirates is offering passengers attractive fares to the Scottish capital. Travellers in the UAE can book special fares on all Economy and Business Class travel starting today until 10th September 2018 for travel between 1st October and 31st May 2019. Economy Class passengers can enjoy fares starting from AED …

BIZ TODAY REPORT ISLAMABAD: The Unknown Mountaineers written, directed, and produced by Shehrbano Saiyid, screened by the Pakistan International Film Festival (PIFF) in April 2018, has been selected by the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) and the Monthly Film Festival (TMFF) in Glasgow UK for screenings in September. The film is about a group of aspiring women climbers …

DUBAI: Emirates will boost its services to Riyadh with the addition of a fourth daily flight to the Saudi capital from 1 September 2018. The addition of the fourth daily service will take the total number of weekly Emirates flights serving Riyadh to 28. Adil Al Ghaith, Senior Vice President Commercial Operations, Gulf, Middle East & Iran said:  “Emirates’ expanded schedule …

DUBAI:  GEMS Education yesterday officially welcomed more than 1,500 new teachers from around the world to its network of schools during GEMS Awareness Day, adding to the UAE’s education sector a vast array of expertise and experience across all subjects and curriculums. One of the largest education induction events of its kind in the country, the annual event is an …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI:  A developer for innovative technologies; i-Life Digital Technology yesterday announced the launch of its latest notebooks for students in the UAE. With schools moving towards e-learning; digital devices are the most essential and a must-have for students today. I-Life has launched three new devices, Zednote Prime- Convertible, Zedair-Ultra slim and Zedair-Lite Ultra slim notebook. i-Life’s new range …

DUBAI: T10 Cricket League – the world’s first 10-over cricket league sancionted by the International Cricket Council, starts Season 2 with the Team Draw led by Kerala Kings and Punjabi Legends – the Champions and Runners-up teams of the first T10 League. Eight teams – Kerala Kings, Punjab Legends, Maratha Arabians, Bengal Tigers, Karachians, Rajputs, Northern Warriors and Pakhtoons – …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines would like to inform its esteemed customers that the planned strike by Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) in Addis Ababa on Monday August 27, 2018 will have no effect on its operations. The airline has made provisions for adequate alternative measures enabling smooth conduct of its operations with no delays or flight disruptions, …

DUBAI: Ring, a leader in neighbourhood security, announced that it is collaborating with Hitches and Glitches (H&G), a Dubai-based, technology-led home maintenance company, which is part of the Farnek Group. As part of the collaboration, H&G will retail Ring products via its online store and install Ring’s smart home security products in residential communities in the UAE, providing effective, easy-to-use, …

KARACHI: Shaheen Air International head office reopened on Friday after the submission of bank guarantee and successful negotiation between SAI official and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials. Director Marketing Zohaib Hassan, stated “As we had assured before Eid holidays, we have been successful to restore the SAI head office after the submission of bank guarantee and detailed negotiation between SAI …

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has said that the government attaches top priority to the enhancement of the railways’ revenue and reduction of its deficit. He was chairing a high level meeting at the Railways Headquarters in Lahore. Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said railways is facing a lot of problems which will be solved and we would invite the …