DUBAI: Meydan Racecourse hosts a matinee meeting on Saturday with the first of eight races due off at 4 p.m. The afternoon is highlighted by the Zayed Sports City Trophy, a 1400m turf handicap with the maximum allowed field of 16 declared. It may not be a Dubai World Cup Carnival fixture, but South African Mike de Kock has five …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has signed an Agreement with Guinea Airlines, for strategic partnership in management, maintenance and training, on January 30, 2018 at Ethiopian headquarters. Ethiopian Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Mr. Cheick Dem, from Guinea Airlines and Guinea’s Minister …

KARACHI: Indus Motor Company (IMC) initiated a Clean-drive campaign across the city of Karachi in partnership with Society for I Am Karachi(IAK). Spread over 4 months, the drive aims not only to clean Karachi but to bring citizens together to foster a sense of civic responsibility, ownership and unity among the Karachi-ites for keeping their city clean and litter-free. The …

KARACHI: Golden Chick, the American fast-food chain, opened their second flagship store yesterday at Seaview. The evening started with guests mingling at the Red Carpet and partaking of welcome drinks as they interacted with one another in the lounge area.The Red Carpet hosting was done by Sabeen Jaffer, while introduction to Golden Chick was given by Muhammad Hassan, assistant marketing …

MANAMA: H.E. Mr. Zayed Bin Rashid Alzayani, Chairman of Gulf Air’s Board of Directors, alongside Gulf Air Chief Executive Officer Mr. Krešimir Kučko and Gulf Air Deputy Chief Executive Officer Captain Waleed Abdulhameed Al Alawi, today welcomed talks with Gulf Air’s three unions at the airline’s Muharraq headquarters. The meeting saw representatives and members of the national carrier’s three unions …

DUBAI: Thursday’s fourth meeting of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival was highlighted by the US$250,000 Al Fahidi Fort Sponsored by DP World-UAE Region (G2) and the 1400m turf contest was won decisively by Jungle Cat, completing a quick treble for Godolphin. Trained by Charlie Appleby, he was ridden by James Doyle and the pair were always prominent, tracking early leader Janoobi until …

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA), the largest and the most modern aviation academy in Africa, a full ICAO TRAINAIR Plus Member and IATA Authorized/Accredited Training Center, has graduated 14  aircraft technicians from Nigerian, Tanzania and Cote D’Ivoire, who successfully completed classroom and on-the-job training on the Q-400 and B737 aircraft for a period ranging between one to six months. …

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines is celebrating Black History Month with numerous events and initiatives throughout February, including showcasing African-American aviation professionals. On Saturday morning, Feb. 17, the African American Diversity Network (AADN) Employee Business Resource Group (EBRG) will host Flying with American, introducing elementary and middle school students in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to careers within the airline industry …

KARACHI: The 9th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), the country’s most anticipated literary event, is scheduled to be held on 9, 10, and 11 February 2018 at the Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi. A vibrant programme of talks, interviews, panel discussions, readings, book launches, English poetry readings/slam, Urdu mushaira, Sindhi mushairo, stand-up comedy, author signings, performing arts, film screenings, open mic, book …

DUBAI: As part of its ENGAGE Dubai programme, Dubai Chamber’s Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) recently organised a seminar on Employees Volunteering entitled “Improving Business Performance Through Employees Volunteering.” Held at Dubai Chamber’s premises,the seminar aimed to raise awareness among ENGAGE Dubai member companies of the positive impact of employees volunteering on employees’ behaviour and business performance. During the event, …