DUBAI/LONDON: Emirates and the European Tour have renewed their existing European Tour Agreement for four years until 2021. The new deal includes Emirates becoming an Official Partner of The 2018 Ryder Cup. The 48th edition of The Ryder Cup, scheduled to be held at Le Golf National in France in September 2018, will host 24 of the top golfers from …

By our correspondent ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company recognized, today,five ADNOC Distribution employees who calmly and effectively dealt with an incident at an Abu Dhabi city service station. The employees’ swift actions ensured customers, the surrounding community and station facilities were protected. H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and ADNOC Group CEO, acknowledged …

ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has issued Federal Decree-Law No. 7 of 2017 on Excise Tax, which will be imposed on select products, determined by the Council of Ministers and suggested by the Minister of Finance. As per the Law, the Excise tax rates that shall be imposed on the “Excise …

KARACHI: Dawood Global Foundation celebrated the 14th Anniversary of the LADIESFUND Power Lunches at Okra, where women entrepreneurs and professionals network for business development. This lunch featured guest speaker Shaniera Akram, Akram Foundation, speaking on her career and vision for building her foundation. Spotted at the full house gathering were Sehr Hafeez Pirzada, Shehla Rashid Hashmi, Moneeza Butt, Zeenat Saeed …

DUBAI: Parents and kids have been loving AED 30 movie mornings at Reel Cinemas! With one week to go, enjoy a family-friendly movie, delicious popcorn and a juice, in the air-conditioned comfort of Reel Cinemas – Dubai Marina Mall. Enjoy specialty screenings of some of the past year’s blockbuster family movies, between 10am and 3pm each Sunday-Wednesday, for a chilled …

KARACHI: The Consulate of Italy in Karachi, together with the Embassy in Islamabad and the Trade Commission, organized a Business Seminar with two distinguished guests from Italy: Mr. Roberto Stabile, Head, International Affairs Department of Italian Association of Cinematography and Audiovisual Industry (ANICA) in Rome and Italian Trade Agency (ICE) Audiovisual Desk and Mr. Giordano Bruno Guerri,Italian writer, journalist and …

DOHA: Qatar Airways continues to demonstrate strong global growth with the announcement of new flights to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The ‘Airline of the Year’ has responded to continued robust demand from passengers by increasing its Colombo service from four to five flights per day from 1 September 2017, just one month after the last frequency increase. Its Dhaka service …

DUBAI: Emaar Properties announced the launch of ‘Dubai Hills Mall,’ a family retail district located in the heart of Dubai Hills Estate, the 11 million sq m master-planned green oasis set in easy proximity to Al Maktoum International Airport and Downtown Dubai. A regional retail and leisure destination scheduled to open late-2019, Dubai Hills Mall will have a gross leasable …

DOHA: Qatar Airways is rolling out a bespoke service for its premium class passengers, giving them even more choice and freedom to create a personalised dining experience every time they travel on long-haul flights from Doha. The new Pre-Select Dining service is being introduced on selected flights to Europe, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. Passengers travelling in First …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan (ICMAP) is jointly organizing ‘Best Corporate and Sustainability Report 2016’ award ceremony will be held on Friday, August 25, 2017 in Karachi local hotel. The was announced by Chairman Joint Evaluation Committee Yaqoob Suttar and Khawja Ahrar-ul-Hasan Honorary Secretary ICMAP …