By our correspondent KARACHI: Art-work by Rabia Farooqui titled “Clap Clap, I Approve!” was exhibited at Sanat Initiative Art gallery recently and the opening reception of this event was a huge success attended by leading diplomats, industrialists, celebrities, socialites, art-fraternity and media personnel. 13 paintings done with gouache on wasli paper were on display at the exhibition and drew mixed response from …

DUBAI: Sudheer Bahl, owner of the award-winning Khyber restaurant in Mumbai, was joined by Abdulla Bin Sulayem, CEO of Seven Tides; and Mr Vipul, Consul General of India in Dubai; as they officially opened the new Khyber restaurant in DUKES Dubai, in the company of VIPs, dignitaries and business leaders. This is the first venue to open under the Khyber …

News Desk KARACHI: A legacy of almost 50 years of excellence, Pakistan’s leading biscuit manufacturing company, English Biscuit Manufacturers (Private) Limited have been the founding partners of School of Leadership premiere annual event – the Young Leaders Conference consecutively for the past 16 years. The event spanning over six days in Karachi starting from Wednesday, July 26, 2017. The theme …

RIYADH: In recognition of the importance of Saudisation, and seeking to provide opportunities for Saudi citizens, and according to Saudi Vision 2030 to reduce unemployment rates among the Saudi youth, BurjRafal Hotel Kempinski has employed 25 Saudis in the hospitality, food, beverage and housekeeping departments. Mr Juan Uribe, General Manager of BurjRafal Hotel Kempinski, explained that the general policy of …

DUBAI: Mr. Piao Ma, a Dutch national from Gelderland will be pleasantly surprised when he finds out that he just became the latest US$1 million winner in the Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Promotion in Series 248 with ticket no. 1722.   Mr Ma, who purchased his winning ticket online from dubaidutyfree.com, is currently not available for comment. Following the Millennium …

DUBAI: The leading Bollywood entertainment channel, B4U Plus today announced that it is ranked the second most preferred and viewed Asian entertainment channel in the UAE by the leading market research company, IPSOS. In its recent affluent survey, IPSOS has ranked B4U Plus second – due to its highly engaging content and popularity among females from the age group of …

News Dewsk DUBAI: Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Founding Chairman of the Al Habtoor Group confirmed that the construction of three residential towers at Al Habtoor City is on track with more than 70 per cent of the project completed.The sought-after freehold property boasts 1,427 luxury apartments set in the heart of Dubai directly on the banks of the Dubai Water …

DOHA: Porsche Club Qatar (PCQ) wrapped up last week its Tour of Germany, an initiative organized on the sidelines of the Qatar Germany 2017 Year of Culture. The one-week tour was organized in collaboration with Qatar Museums and the Qatari Embassy in Berlin, with the support of the German Embassy in Doha. PCQ Tour of Germany invited club members and …

News Desk TOKYO: Tawazun Holding and the University of Tokyo (UTokyo), the first national university in Japan, have entered into agreement for joint collaboration and research and technology. His Excellency Saif Mohamed Al Hajeri, Chief Executive Officer of Tawazun, and Professor Masatoshi Ishikawa, Dean of the UTokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, signed the agreement in Tokyo on …

KARACHI: Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) has announced the distribution of 28 percent surplus among its Individual Family Takaful Participants (Direct Sales Force-DSF) for the year 2016. With this declaration of Surplus, PQFTL is the only Takaful operator in Pakistan to declare distributable Surplus for Individual Family Takaful in all nine years of its operations. The single-rate method has been …