KARACHI: Facebook has launched a new product in Pakistan to help limit the spread of misinformation and to provide people using the platform with additional context before they share images that are more than a year old and that could be potentially harmful or misleading. “We’re empowering people to detect misleading content by giving them more context so that they can …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Accra, Ghana and Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 6 September. The addition of these two destinations takes the total number of points served by Emirates in Africa to 11. This will also take the airline’s passenger network to 81 destinations in September, offering customers around the world even more connections …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Family Business Council – Gulf(FBCG) that will see the two entities cooperate on a research agenda that meets the changing needs of family business in Dubai. Earlier today, officials from Dubai Chamber and FBCG met virtually to discuss …

AMSTELVEEN: The scale model of the Flying-V – the energy-efficient aircraft of the future – has flown for the first time. A year and a half ago TU Delft and KLM announced the start of the design of the Flying-V during IATA 2019 and after extensive wind tunnel tests and ground tests it was finally ready. The first successful test …

BANGKOK: Mrs. Varangkana Luerojvong, Managing Director, THAI Catering, said that following the success of the activity on July and August selling high quality meals prepared by its international chefs at THAI Head Office’s lobby, THAI Catering extends the activity on every Wednesday to Friday starting 2 September 2020, from 9.00-14.00 hours, at THAI Restaurant, Second Floor, Building 2, THAI Head …

News Desk DUBAI/KARACHI: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, has transported over 10 million mangoes from Pakistan this season to destinations around the world. Pakistan is regarded as one of the most important producing markets in the world for mangoes of quality. Mango, also considered the ‘king’ of fruits, is a specialty export product and makes a major …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: To promote research in the field of Accounting and Finance, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and Institute of Business Administration laid the foundation of ICAP-IBA Research Unit (IIRU). The two institutes expressed their intention to promote research and development in Pakistan by attracting and retaining outstanding scholars having research interest in the areas …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai-based airline flydubai has announced today that passengers booking with flydubai for travel between 01 September and 30 November 2020 will automatically receive free global cover for Covid-19. The new service covers passengers’ health expenses and quarantine costs if diagnosed with Covid-19 during their trip and is valid for 31 days from the time they take their …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates Aviation University is offering live 1-2-1 consultations where prospective students and their parents can meet with the university admissions team and faculty members for advice and guidance on multiples subjects. EAU team will give prospective students detailed information about the application process, programmes and courses, accommodation and fees so that they are able to make …

News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recorded a 20% month-on-month (m-o-m) increase in the value of member companies’ exports to Africa in June 2020, which reached AED 2.94 billion ($800 million). The value of exports and re-exports to Africa, tracked by Certificates of Origin (COOs) issued to Dubai Chamber member companies, signalled a rebound in trade activity …