By Muhammad Rafiq ABU DHABI: Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the newest national airline of the UAE, has announced an exciting list of new destinations in time for the summer. Amongst the new destinations include the idyllic Greek islands of Mykonos, Rhodes and Crete. Flights to Mykonos will start on 07 July, Crete on 09 July and Rhodes on 12 July. The route to Mykonos …

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and eBay have signed a memorandum of understanding to help Chamber member companies and UAE businesses go global and boost their online sales abroad by leveraging eBay.com. Through the eBay for Business – UAE Program, UAE companies will receive practical training through tailor-made support with starting a new store and expanding their business on eBay.com, as …

US-based brand Encounter Scents under the aegis of Dua Fragrances held its Virtual Launch on June 5, 2021, with great fanfare. The virtual event with strict Covid SOPs in place was orchestrated by Catwalk Event Management & Productions. Hosts Mahsam Raza, CEO of Dua Fragrances and Encounter  Scents; and Partner and Board Director, Actor/TV Host and Producer Faysal Quraishi invited …

“Adorn yourself to empower her.” Standing for gender equality and diversity, Swissôtel Al Ghurair will be joining hands with online jewelry brand, D’NOUR for an enlightening new initiative to support “Evolvin’ Women”.  D’NOUR, a UAE-based online jewelry brand crafts unique pieces that are all about women, for women and giving back to women. With love, creativity, integrity, passion, perseverance and empowerment being the …

DUBAI: The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tech Mahindra Ltd., a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions. The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the parties focuses on creating together the Global Chess League, a project first proposed by Tech Mahindra Ltd. earlier this year. Now, with the support …

Signing ceremony for first batch of Research Grants awarded by ICAP-IBA Research Unit (IIRU). The ceremony was organized at ICAP House Karachi and Faisalabad on June 04, 2021. Chairman ICAP-IBA Research Oversight Committee & Council member ICAP Mr. Khalilullah Shaikh and senior officials from ICAP and IBA attended the ceremony. ICAP and IBA joined hands together and formed ICAP-IBA Research …

Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi recently announced the winners of the Dr. Ahmer S. Karim (ASK) Grant Challenge. The events and their proceedings were held virtually. Five student teams have been selected so they can take their innovative business startup ideas to the next level. They will undergo a rigorous capacity building and monitoring program under the aegis of …

With Spain welcoming fully vaccinated international visitors starting from tomorrow, UAE travellers planning their summer getaways can now choose from over 30 cities in 19 countries across the Emirates network that have opened their doors for tourism and business. From July, Emirates will operate over 280 weekly flights from Dubai to cities in Europe, the US, Middle East, Africa, and …

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital’s first low-cost carrier, has announced the introduction of a new service to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina with direct flights from Abu Dhabi starting on July 12th, 2021.  Schedule to Sarajevo, effective July 12th, 2021 (all times local) Flight Departure Time Arrival Time Aircraft Frequency 3L  604 Abu Dhabi 08:15 Sarajevo 12:10 Airbus …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Russian-UAE Business Council and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, recently organised a virtual forum as part of its newly launched Dubai Global Partnership Series, which explored new avenues of economic cooperation between the emirate and Russia. The virtual forum, was attended by …