News Desk DUBAI: Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry will join chambers of commerce from around the world in Rio de Janeiro for the 11th World Chambers Congress (WCC) where members of the global chambers community will gather on June 12th– June 14th 2019. The WCC is the world’s largest gathering of chambers of commerce and the upcoming Congress in …

DUBAI, UAE: Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has contributed AED 2 million to the Dubai Community Development Authority (CDA) from its Zakat Account, to support low-income Emarati families through CDA’s Social Solidarity Fund. The contribution is in line with Emirates Islamic’s commitment to support humanitarian initiatives in the country through its charitable fund …

ABU DHABI: The Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) has reported that close to a billion dollars’ worth of products were exported by Brazil to Arab countries in April of this year. A total of USD 980.4 million was recorded during the first month of the second quarter, an increase of 40.3 per cent over the same month of the previous …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Muhammad Anwar Dawood, Member, Okhai Memon Jamat, Senior Vice President ABAD and Managing Director of OK Estate & Builders was speaking with the correspondent of YTN on his latest initiative by the name of ‘Hajiyani Sakeena IT Institute’. Mr. Muhammad Anwar Dawood said; “this project is an initiative by OK Family come under the umbrella of …

DUBAI: Shopinc.com, the UAE-based online retailer, has launched a virtual Ramadan Night Market offering customers a 10% discount on essential purchases when they shop between iftar and suhour. The promotion is just one of several new and seasonal offerings from the value supermarket that include generous rebates on a range of essentials, budget-friendly Iftar meal boxes starting at under AED5, …

DUBAI: In the observance of the Year of Tolerance and in conjunction with Zayed Humanitarian Day which falls on the 19th day of Ramadan, the Dubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department has launched the “Meals of Hope” initiative to feed all individuals, families, the needy, and workers residing in Dubai, regardless of their religion and race. This is in …

MANAMA: Gulf Air – the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier – in a move to facilitate and ease travel of football fans has upgraded its aircraft that is scheduled to operate to Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport on 29 May 2019 for fans of both Arsenal and Chelsea football clubs. The airline will operate its flagship Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to …

KARACHI: Hon Imran Ismail Governor of Sindh hosted a reception in a bid to acknowledge and pay homage to Pakistan Ju-Jitsu team on the remarkable achievement in Ju-Jitsu World cup in Thailand , MPA M. Ali Aziz, Tariq Ali, Associate Secretary Pakistan JuJitsu Fedration, & Mr. Muhammad Ali, Sadia Adanan & Mr. Shariq Ali executive board members of Sindh Ju-Jitsu …

DUBAI: HE Dr. Hamad Al Shaibani, Director General of the Dubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Ramadan Dubai, emphasized the importance of charity and voluntary work and the dissemination of noble and human values, especially in the holy month of Ramadan, which reflects the teachings and principles of Islamic religion and Sharia, …

TOKYO: Mrs. Varangkana Luerojvong, Managing Director, Catering Department, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI), and Mr. Arnuphap Kittikul, THAI General Manager, Japan, represented THAI at the Thai Festival 2019, held at Yoyogi Park, in Shibuya District, Tokyo, Japan, where THAI Catering served Thai food to guests of honor. The Thai Festival, held annually by the Royal Thai Embassy, Tokyo, …