MANAMA: Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, and Tamkeen have signed a joint cooperation agreement aimed at enhancing opportunities for the training and employment of Bahrainis within the Kingdom’s aviation sector. The agreement is tailored to Gulf Air’s requirements and brings a value-added, unmatched training experience to the airline’s aviation professionals. The joint cooperation agreement was signed by …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Karachians, the new T10 Cricket Team launched in April, has announced Shane Watson – former Australian Cricket team Captain and one of the most sought after cricket players in the world today, as the team’s Icon Player for the T10 League to be held later in the UAE. T10 League is a professional ten-over format Cricket …

DUBAI: Dubai Creek Tower, the global icon in the heart of the 6 sq km Dubai Creek Harbour, has completed concrete placement for the pile cap two months ahead of scheduled completion. The concrete pouring commenced in September last year and reached over 50 per cent completion in January 2018. Dubai Creek Tower’s pile cap is an approximately 20m thick …

ISLAMABAD: Arab News hosted an Iftar to celebrate three months of its operation in an event held at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. The event focused on appreciating local support and contribution to Arab News’ success in the region. It was attended by the politicians, diplomats, journalists, and civil society members and who’s who of the society. At the event, the general …

DUBAI: Emirates Engineering has successfully accomplished the first complete replacement of landing gear on A6-EDF, the first Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft to have its entire landing gear system replaced at one time. Comprising five sets of landing gear – two under the wings, two under the body, and one nose landing gear, the work was planned and executed in-house, at …

DUBAI: RTA’s Rail Agency announced the completion of a six months’ series of enhancement initiatives aimed to increase the customer’s happiness, as part of ongoing efforts to offer world-class services for Dubai Metro commuters. Director of Rail Operations at RTA’s Rail Agency, Mohammed Al Mudharreb, explained that RTA is closely monitoring the daily operations on the Dubai Metro to make …

LAHORE: Uber, the global smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers, has teamed up with Kashf Foundation in a bid to educate driver partners on how to refrain from inappropriate behavior to recognize and prevent unsuitable actions. Titled ‘Dignity at Work’, this training is a part of Uber’s global initiative to help prevent harassment of any kind. “Since launching …

YANTAI: ‘Pakistan Heritage Cuisine – A Food Story’has won the prestigious Gourmand World Award for the category, ‘Best Asian Cookbook in the World’, beating various culinary giants from across Asia, at the annual International Gourmand Awards held on 27th May 2018 in Yantai, China. Published by Pakistan’s leading and Multi-Award winning independent publishing house Markings Publishing and authored by Sayeeda …

KARACHI: Heels is now opening its new flagship store at Tariq Road, Karachi on Thursday, 31st May, 2018, visit and get flat 25% off on entire stock for first 3 days and free shoes for one year. Mr. Ashraf Mayia, Chief Executive Officer of well renowned brand “Heels” for ladies’ footwear and accessories said: right now our clientele is mostly …

DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, announced today that it will introduce the first scheduled commercial Airbus A380 service to Hamburg. To commemorate the inaugural arrival in Hamburg on 29 October, the A380 will be deployed on the morning service (EK059/EK060), while from 30 October the A380 will be regularly deployed on the afternoon service (EK061/EK062). The deployment of …