News Desk ABU DHABI: Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world’s first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, has announced the appointment of Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf as Executive Vice President for Outreach and Engagement. As Executive Vice President for Outreach and Engagement, Dr. Al Yousuf will oversee the University’s external partnership mission, including outreach with the …

DUBAI: Carrefour, operated by Majid Al Futtaim, has launched a donation campaign across its UAE stores that invites shoppers to provide boxes of essential Ramadan items to families in need during the holy month.In partnership with the Emirates Red Crescent charity, the initiative encourages customers to purchase boxes worth AED 50 or AED 100 online or in Carrefour stores across …

News Desk KARACHI:  To enable customers to avail banking services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited is constantly working on introducing innovative solutions to meet customer’s daily transactional needs. To make online banking easier for customers, Khushhali Microfinance Bank Limited is now launching mobile banking app for android devices. Khushhali Mobile Banking app comes with a number of valuable …

MANAMA: Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, conducted optional COVID-19 medical tests at the airline’s headquarter for its staff members. The session was scheduled as a precautionary measure to contribute to the national efforts to combat and reduce the spread of COVID-19 within the airline staff, their families and society. …

News Desk KARACHI: Reckitt Benckiser (RB), the multinational producer of hygiene, health and nutrition products including Dettol, Harpic and Robin has pledged to invest another PKR 500 Million to help the country fight the Covid-19 pandemic.   According to WHO’s Director General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, without effective interventions there could be an estimated 200,000 cases by mid-July in Pakistan[1]. The impact …

ISLAMABAD: GE (NYSE:GE) has announced the appointment of Masroor Mahmud as its CEO for Pakistan. He is mandated with driving the company’s growth in the country and aligning business strategy across all GE sectors with the government’s vision for development. In addition, Masroor will focus on enhancing talent development, ensuring risk management, and building a strong GE brand, through long-term, …

AMSTELVEEN: Facial protection refers to non-medical face masks and to surgical face masks. The mask has to be large enough to cover the wearer’s entire nose and mouth. For the time being, this measure applies until 31 August 2020. Passengers who do not wear adequate facial protection/mouth masks may be refused boarding at the gate. Children under 10 years of …

DUBAI: Kleindienst Group, developer of The Heart of Europe – the US$5 billion (Dh18.3 billion) master-planned leisure tourism island destination – has speeded up the construction activities to deliver the Phase 1 of the mega project in the fourth quarter of 2020 that includes Portofino Hotel, an authentic Italian retreat in Dubai. Once delivered, it will create a unique experiential …

News Desk DUBAI: A recent analysis by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed that e-retail companies in the UAE have succeeded despite the challenges of high demand due to the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) and disruption of supply chain worldwide. The companies have managed to achieve benefits beyond the domestic market to include neighboring markets as well. The …

SINGAPORE: Amid lifestyle disruptions caused by the COVID-19 situation and local circuit breaker measures, Etiqa is extending goodwill relief to eligible annual travel and private car insurance customers. Customers holding or who have held annual travel insurance policies that expire between 1 March to 31 December 2020 will automatically receive a 6-month policy extension, to help cover the opportunity cost of being unable to …