By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Birmingham (1 September), Cebu (20 August), and Houston (23 August). This will bring the airline’s network to 74 destinations, offering travellers convenient connections between the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas through its Dubai hub. Flights between Dubai and Birmingham will operate four times a week, while …

DUBAI: Ducab Group, one of the UAE’s largest industrial manufacturing businesses, has announced that overall profitability for the first six months of 2020has been maintained  as compared to same period last year, due to the resilience of its diversified cables and metals business with all manufacturing based in the UAE. Commenting on the company’s performance, Dr. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al …

News Desk DUBAI: To celebrate the Emirate’s recent reopening and encourage residents and visitors to rediscover the amazing flavours of Dubai’s dining scene at attractive prices, Jumeirah Group launches Jumeirah Restaurant Week as part of Dubai Summer Surprises 2020. From August 12th until 22nd, diners can experience a fabulous culinary extravaganza with special three-course creative menus at 12 of their …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Effective immediately, the Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) and the National Crisis & Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have launched the second phase of the UAE Resident Return Programme, which now removes the need for residents of Abu Dhabi to wait for approval to return to the capital while overseas. The development is welcome news for …

News Desk DUBAI: AVEVA, a global leader in engineering and industrial software, has donated over £100,000 (GBP) worth of 3D visualization shipbuilding software to support the restoration of the TS Queen Mary, an iconic steamship built in 1933 to serve Glasgow and the West of Scotland.AVEVA will supply its purpose-built solution for shipbuilding that offers integrated 1D, 2D and 3D …

RIGA: Starting on August 11 Latvian airline airBaltic will resume direct flights between Riga and Budapest in Hungary. The flights will be performed two times a week on an Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Martin Gauss, CEO of airBaltic: “We are glad to offer our passengers new traveling opportunities between Riga and Hungary. By continuing to monitor the situation and following a variety of additional safety measures we …

News Desk KARACHI: All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA), greets to open restaurants across the province till 10pm by Sindh government, but declaring the duration of opening of restaurants as insufficient and appealed to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to allow 24-hour opening of restaurants, table service & take away in Sindh as well as across the country. In an …

News Desk LAHORE: Nestlé Pakistan announced the winners of the Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) essay competition, a first of its kind writing contest for primary and secondary school students. This unique activity by Nestlé Pakistan was organized for the youth to engage their creative capacities resulting in 1,100 entries from across Pakistan as well as from Pakistani expatriate families living …

KARACHI: Well known intellectual Mr. Anwer Maqsood said that this country was in trouble for 73 years but trouble comes to those whose future is bright. I am sure about the good future of Pakistan. Further talking to the media he said that our youth is extremely talented and we made this song with positivity and patriotism. Arts Council Karachi …

KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading Telematics Company providing IoT, Tracking, Mapping and Location Based Solutions, has partnered with the country’s leading On-Demand Ride-Hailing and Logistics Service, Bykea to power its all-in-one mobile app. Following the partnership, Bykea is going to use Location Based Service (LBS) APIs powered by TPL Maps, the mapping arm of TPL Trakker, to power their all-in-one mobile …