ABU DHABI: Avaya Holdings Corp. (“Avaya” or the “Company”) announced that it has successfully completed its debt restructuring and emerged from chapter 11. Senior executives from Avaya International celebrated the announcement with key channel partners from the UAE and Oman at an Avaya Edge World Tour event hosted yesterday in Dubai. Nidal Abou-Ltaif, President, Avaya International, thanked the partners for …

DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a workshop at its premises which aimed to provide businesses with more clarity on the legal aspects of managing insurance claims in the UAE. The workshop, organised in cooperation with Fichte & Co., was attended by Dubai Chamber members, lawyers and legal professionals, general managers, business owners, corporate counsel, insurance …

KARACHI: A seminar was held at the Pakistan Institute of Management under the ‘Time to Teach and Healthy Pakistan campaign organized by the Joining Hands Welfare Organization. In a seminar, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Owais guest-based professor from Ziauddin University, Joining Hands Welfare Organization Chairperson Ms. Sabeen Memon addressed the participants on the issues related to calamities and spreading of diseases. …

DUBAI: Intelak’s second cohort has graduated, marking the completion of the second class of start-ups under the 9 week accelerator programme within the Intelak Incubator, founded by the Emirates Group, GE, and Etisalat Digital. The four groups – made up of both university students and entrepreneurs – consisted of Team LiFi Tech, which delivered a solution to bring high-speed LED …

KARACHI: Kiran Sitara Program, IRD and Indus Health Network in collaboration with the Department of Education, Government of Sindh organized a conference  “She Leads”. ‘She Leads’ conference was conducted to highlight and celebrate the success of young students participated in the Kiran Sitara program.  This initiative is an Adolescent Health and Leadership program which mobilizes young girls at government schools and private schools across …

DOHA: His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, officially inaugurated Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) new Medical City complex. The new hospitals are part of the region’s biggest healthcare facility expansion project and will house 500 new hospital beds and 3,000 highly trained clinical and support staff. Her Excellency Dr. Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, the Minister …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: Superstar Ricky Martin will headline the third day of the 16th Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2018, taking place at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre between 21st and 23rd February. Martin has been responsible for bringing Latin music to the forefront of mainstream pop, and is credited for selling over 70 million albums across the world, apart from bagging …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, laid the foundations for the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai yesterday (Sunday, December 17, 2017). The ceremony, also included the signing of the official agreement …

DUBAI: Retail Leaders Circle (RLC), a pioneering industry summit bringing together global, influential and visionary industry leaders, will host its annual MENA summit on March 27th-28th, 2018, at Dubai’s Four Seasons Resort at Jumeirah Beach. The high-level summit is being organised in partnership with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry  under the theme “Re-imagining Retail in Middle East: Innovation …

DUBAI: Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of Dubai Economy, recently went on a trade mission to Vietnam as part of enabling exporters and manufacturers in the UAE to engage with high-growth markets and attracting further international attention to Dubai’s gateway advantage. One of the top 25 fastest growing economies globally, Vietnam’s GDP (gross domestic product) grew 7.5% during the …