EGYPT: In a signing ceremony hosted by H.E. Eng. Tarek El-Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for Egypt, Baker Hughes, a GE company (NYSE: BHGE) announced a major subsea contract from Petrobel for phase two of the “supergiant” Zohr Gas Field situated in the Mediterranean Sea, off the Egyptian coast. The project underscores the company’s position as the world’s …

KARACHI: Today The City School, one of Pakistan’s premium educational brands, holds its annual academic preparation for the new academic year. Held at their campus in Defence, the academic moot delivers training and development to all the staff focusing on the latest trends and technological changes in education, a practice observed by schools’ management across the world. The focus of …

MANAMA: Gulf Air yesterday announced it will increase its Moscow service from 4 weekly to daily flights with a new operating schedule that will come into effect in the last week of October, coinciding with the airline’s 3-year anniversary of direct, nonstop service to/from Domodedovo International Airport in the Russian capital. Commenting on this latest development, Ahmed Janahi, Gulf Air …

MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, signed an agreement with Takatuf Oman LLC, the Human Capital solutions provider, to introduce a range of assessment solutions to Oman Air’s dynamic talent management processes. This comes as part of the Company’s continued drive towards enhancing talent management processes. By using the techniques employed by the solutions, Oman …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: The upcoming drama Mujhay Jeenay Dou is all set to go on air from 11th September, 2017 on URDU1. Angeline Malik’s directorial Mujhay Jeenay Dou revolves around serious issues and questionable rituals such as domestic violence, child marriage, and marital rape that are prevalent in our society. The story incorporates all the dramatic elements, and at …

ISLAMABAD: Student recognition and High Achievers’ Ceremony of The Smart Schools Northern Region is planned to be held at Islamabad on Friday Sept, 8 2017. The ceremony is aimed to acknowledge the outstanding performance of students during academic year 2017. Students will receive awards for their academic brilliance in 2017 Matriculation Examinations in the presence of their directors, teachers and …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: As part of the Vasl Rooftop Talks Series, Vasl Artists’ Association hosted Canadian artist Althea Thauberger, who is visiting Karachi for a project based upon Capri Cinema as part of the Karachi Biennale 2017. Althea Thauberger will be speaking about her research alongside curator and art critic, Zarmeene Shah, followed by a discussion on the upcoming …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: As part of its global initiative to empower 5 million women by 2020 through the power of its brands; Unilever partnered with B4U Plus to produce a thirteen-week mini-series ‘Omo Achievers Kitchen’ – featuring UAE women entrepreneurs. UAE ranks 19 on the Global Entrepreneurial Index among 137 countries. According to statistics, close to 10% of start-up …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Emirates Flight Training Academy, the state of the art flight training facility being developed by Emirates to respond to the global aviation industry’s need for pilots, has taken delivery of its first two Cirrus SR22 G6 training aircraft in Dubai. These are the first of the 22 single-piston engine Cirrus aircraft that have been ordered by …

MUSCAT: Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate, has implemented a codeshare agreement with Kenya Airways (KQ) covering services between Muscat and Nairobi effective August 28, 2017. The new partnership will allow seamless connectivity to Kenya Airways customers in accessing Muscat directly from Nairobi. Oman Air launched its flights to Nairobi in March this year. On the Nairobi – …