SHARJAH: Sharjah Holding PJSC, a strategic partnership between Majid Al Futtaim Properties and Sharjah Asset Management, has announced a collaboration between the Al Zahia community and the Ministry of Health and Prevention to deploy autonomous vehicles in the community to support residents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Since its recent launch, the vehicles, known as AI Mobility Service Cars,have been traversing …

News Desk DUBAI: DXBUY, UAE’s foremost B2B e-commerce platform dedicated to the small & medium businesses in retail, unorganized trade and F&B has announced its official launch. After being available to select users during the beta phase for nearly six months, DXBUY is now available to all businesses in the UAE to download and self-register. The mobile eCommerce app is …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli has urged the Sindh Government to completely do away with the ongoing lockdown at least during the last week of Ramadan ul Mubarak in which all the shops and shopping malls be permitted to operate 24-hours a day, which …

KARACHI: Lipton Pakistan is bringing loved ones together in a time of crisis and uncertainty with its new digital film. One of the world’s leading tea brands, owned by Unilever, unveiled the digital film that aims to bring hope and positivity amongst the people during these difficult times. Showcasing the everlasting connections and love, the advert highlights the essence of …

News Desk KARACHI: Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading mobile platform, is offering easy and convenient international remittance services to provide much needed relief to consumers amid the difficulties caused due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Through digital partners including Xpress Money (Worldwide), Valyou (Malaysia), Small World (Europe), Hello Paisa (Africa) and Rocket Remit (Australia), Easypaisa users can now receive international payments directly into …

KARACHI: The Board of directors of Haleeb Foods Limited (HFL) appoints Syed Mazher Iqbal as CEO effective April 2020; Mr. Iqbal is a certified director and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan.  Mr. Iqbal brings to HFL over three decades of senior management experience of local and multinational companies including manufacturing concerns as well as commercial and …

ISLAMABAD: As part of PTCL’s Coronavirus support and relief package, the company is supporting Shaukat Khanum Research Center for the purpose of enhancing Coronavirus testing facilities. Nadeem Nazir, GM HR, PTCL is presenting cheque to Nadeem Hashmi, Marketing Head, Shaukat Khanum Research Center, along with Akram Zubair, GM Admin & Security, PTCL and Zeeshan Sarwar, Head of Corporate Collaboration, Shaukat …

News Desk SHARJAH: Air Arabia (PJSC), the Middle East & North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, today reported a profitable first quarter (January to March) 2020 despite COVID-19 impact on the carrier’s first quarter financial and operational performance. Air Arabia reported a net profit of AED 71 million for the three months ending March 31, 2020, a 45 percent less than the …

GENEVA: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) marks the anniversary of the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on 17 May 1865, when the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris. The theme of this year’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is “Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. It reaffirms ITU’s commitment …

RIGA: After a decision from the Government of Latvia to enable international passenger traffic between Baltic states and receiving all of the necessary permissions, on May 18 airBaltic will resume daily direct flights from Riga to Tallinn and Vilnius. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “We provide the best connectivity to and from the Baltics. Now we return with a clear target to maintain our …