DUBAI: Dubai International (DXB) retained its position as the world’s busiest airport for international customer numbers for the fifth consecutive year with annual traffic for 2018 surpassing 89.1 million.  Aside from record traffic numbers, DXB enjoyed a banner year for customer service with shorter wait times and new retail and food and beverage offerings all of which are summarised in …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a high-level delegation from Hamburg at its headquarters where the two sides agreed to explore prospects for cooperation in several strategic areas, including smart city solutions, autonomous transport, blockchain and 3D printing. The visiting delegation was led by H.E. Dr Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor and President of the …

BIZ TODAY REPORT DUBAI: OPPO, a global smartphone brand, has opened its second regional hub within the UAE and will make Dubai its new center for operations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. This is the brand’s latest move in the region after announcing its plan of launching the R17 Series in Saudi Arabia earlier this month which …

News Desk KARACHI: Dr. Arif Alvi, the Honourable President of Pakistan expressed his support for the development of Islamic banking industry in the country in a meeting held with Mr. Irfan Siddiqui – President & CEO, Meezan Bank and Mr. Jameel Ahmad – Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan along with a delegation from Meezan Bank. The group discussed the opportunities …

KARACHI: Etihad Airways has celebrated the new year with Special Olympics Pakistan by sponsoring the NGO’s Annual Fundraising Gala in Karachi. The Fundraising Gala is hosted by Special Olympics Pakistan and is attended by leading figures from the local government, as well as diplomats, media, and corporate partners. For the past nine years, Etihad has been supporting the charity organization …

News Desk DUBAI: The AVEVA World Conference held at the W Escape Hotel, Palm Dubai, closed yesterday. It was the first event held in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region by the global leader in engineering and industrial software since its successful merger with Schneider Electric’s Industrial Software Business last year. The conference was opened by CEO Craig Hayman …

RAS AL KHAIMAH: Ras Al Khaimah’s Jebel Jais, the highest peak in the UAE, is also home to Jebel Jais Flight – the world’s longest zipline as certified by Guinness World Records. This has seen the UAE’s most northern emirate rocket into the major league of global adventure tourism and cementing Ras Al Khaimah as the region’s leading adventure tourism …

DUBAI: Al Bustan Centre & Residence, the popular hotel-apartment among tourists and businessmen in the heart of Dubai, hosted a wellness program for their employees consisting of diet and wellness consultation along with a body composition analysis in association with VLCC Wellness. As part of their Responsible Awareness Program, the event aimed at keeping employees health and also focused on actively …

ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces witnessed, today, the signing of two new strategic equity partnerships between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Eni and OMV covering both ADNOC Refining and a new trading joint venture, which will be jointly established …

AJMAN: The Department of Economic Development – Ajman (DED Ajman), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai SME, to implement several initiatives aimed at enhancing cooperation that support national entrepreneurs. The MoU seeks to fulfil key initiatives for SMEs such as signing them in various concessions, providing the best training and marketing strategies for their projects and products, collaboration …