DUBAI: Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food Security, has undertaken an official two-day visit to the United Kingdom, where she held a number of meetings with government ministers, officials and representatives of prominent food research centres, universities and companies to explore bilateral cooperation in the areas of food trade, investment and scientific research. Speaking about her trip, …

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-19) concluded yesterday charting future directions in radiocommunication systems and information and communication technologies. Chaired by Mr Sergey Pastukh of the Russian Federation, RA-19 set future work programmes for the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and approved a range of radiocommunication standards (ITU-R Recommendations) and Resolutions that will have a global impact on future …

KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Meezan Bank Limited, in its meeting, held on October 24, 2019 approved the condensed interim unconsolidated financial statements of the Bank and its consolidated financial statements for the nine months period ended September 30, 2019. The Bank posted after tax profit of Rs. 10.94 billion for the nine months period ending September 30, 2019. …

LAHORE: In a bid to address the issue of unemployment in Pakistan, METRO Pakistan and Star Farm led a training programme in collaboration with PSDF and Generation to train youth holding intermediate degrees and looking for jobs. The first batch of Retail Sales Associates training programme graduation ceremony took place recently at METRO Pakistan’s Head office in Lahore. Most of …

DUBAI: The holiday and resort-styled Samana Golf Avenue by Samana Developers wins Innovation in Design Award at the 2nd edition of Design Middle East Awards 2019, held on October 23 at Sofitel The Palm, Dubai. The accolade comes at a time when Dubai’s real estate is diversifying into holiday homes to accommodate mammoth influx of 25 million visitors and tourists …

LONDON: With seven in ten people planning a trip abroad in the next 12 months, and foreign-holiday taking at its highest level for years[1], British Airways has today revealed its 2020 holiday hotlist – the most popular British Airways Holidays destinations for the coming year. New York remains the most popular holiday destination, with Orlando, Las Vegas, Dubai and Barbados …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: OPPO announced the launch of its new Reno2 Series in the UAE at Armani Hotel Dubai. The Reno2 and Reno2F models are the latest iteration of OPPO’s popular Reno series, packed with photography-enhancing features that will redraw the boundaries of users’ creativity. The announcement comes right after the Reno2 Series was highlighted in a teaser campaign …

MELBOURNE: Engro Fertilizers Limited’s Project PAVE has won its second accolade this year when it received the award for Best Shared Value Project Through Cross-Sector Partnership in Melbourne, Australia at the 2019 Asia Pacific Shared Value Awards. Asia Pacific’s top corporate leaders and organizations driving the shift towards redefining capitalism for 2019 have been recognized at these pre-eminent Awards. Hosted …

LAHORE: The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, Pakistan Branch announced a new leadership appointment with Fahad Ashraf taking over as the new General Manager for Pakistan and Afghanistan region, effective October 2019, replacing Rizwan U. Khan, who retired from his current position after having served the Company for 20 years in different roles. In this period, he succeeded in putting Pakistan on …

ABU DHABI: Dell and Alienware arrive at the annual Middle East Games Con trade fair with new tech to satisfy the needs of die-hard gamers.Dell and Alienware host a Fortnite Challenge at the event to demonstrate its commitment of providing gamers in the GCC region with immersive, cutting-edge gaming devices. “There is a significant demand for high-end gaming machines with …