DOHA: Qatar Airways has reconfirmed and upsized its earlier or der for 50 A320neo with a firm order instead for 50 of the larger A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex configuration), in an order signed today in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, and French President Mr. Emmanuel Macron. The …

DUBAI: Yousuf Al Gurg was named Emerging Emirati Entrepreneur at the 2017 Enterprise Agility Awards during a prestigious ceremony in Dubai. Al Gurg founded Gravity Calisthenics Gym in 2015 under the Tejar Dubai entrepreneurship development programme. The business venture is the UAE’s first and only gym dedicated to Parkour and calisthenics training, and provides a more functional, healthy, and effective …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: For 60 years the Goethe-Institut has been engaging with arts and culture developments in Pakistan, and has innovated many contributions to these developments via increased cultural exchange between Pakistan and Germany. On the weekend of December 16th and 17th, Goethe-Institute is celebrating its 60th anniversary in Pakistan with a line up of artists who represent the …

KARACHI: The Citizens Foundation (TCF), Pakistan’s leading education sector not-for-profit organization held its annual Teachers’ Awards ceremony to recognize and encourage the dedication of its teachers and principals. After multiple award ceremonies held in the major cities of Pakistan, the final awards ceremony concluded here in Karachi. The event was attended by more than 4,000 teachers and principals of Karachi …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority, and supported by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, the 4th edition of the Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine Conference (ESEM17) opens today, 7th December at the Intercontinental …

PARIS: Yesterday, 15 airlines from the Middle East & North Africa have entered into a 10-year framework agreement with Amadeus for distribution services, negotiated and led by the Arab Air Carriers Association (AACO). The airlines participating in the framework agreement to date carried 110 million passengers in 2016, meaning that these airlines will serve over 1 billion passengers during the …

SHARJAH: Under the patronage of Her Highness (H.H.) Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), the pioneering edition of the biennial Women Economic Empowerment Global Summit (WEEGS), opened today (December 4, 2017) at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Organized by NAMA under the theme of ‘Women …

DUBAI: Students from across the UAE have participated in the Airbus Little Engineer A380 workshop during the Arab Aviation Summit in Dubai. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group – who inaugurated this year’s summit – the …

KARACHI: Faysal Bank Limited (FBL), one of the leading banks in Pakistan has signed a BancaTakaful distribution agreement with Jubilee Life Insurance Company Ltd. Window Takaful Operations (JLI-WTO) for sales of their Shariah compliant Takaful products through its distribution channels. Commenting on this occasion Mr. Yousaf Hussain, President, and CEO, Faysal Bank stated, “This business alliance between two leading brands FBL & …

DUBAI: The 6th Dubai Hamburg Business Forum recently concluded in the German port city of Hamburg with a call to expand cooperation between Dubai-based businesses and their Hamburg counterparts in the areas of digitalisation, smart mobility and fintech, as both cities embrace the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The forum was organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation …