DUBAI: Emirates NBD, one of the leading banks in the region, continues to receive industry recognition for its leadership in digital innovation, winning three awards at the recently held Infosys Finacle Client Innovation Awards 2019. The awards recognise Emirates NBD’s best in-class capabilities in cloud innovation, API architecture and financial platforms, which are continually being enhanced under the bank’s AED …

DUBAI: Award winning jewellery retailer, Pure Gold Jewellers, has launched exquisitely crafted diamond pendants that symbolize the spiritual blessings of Eid. Inscribed ‘Allah’ and “Mashallah’ in Arabic calligraphy, the two beautiful pendants celebrate the month of blessings and giving that Ramadan signifies. According to Karim Merchant, Group CEO and MD of Pure Gold Jewellers: “During Ramadan we give thanks for …

SHANGRI-LA, China: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded “Best First Class” by Condé Nast Traveller China in the publication’s “Gold List 2018”, announced at an award ceremony at Songtsam Linka Shangri-La in Yunnan Province, China. It is the third consecutive year Etihad has been selected as a “Gold List” winner. Robin Kamark, Chief …

SHARJAH: Sharjah English School, a not-for-profit school, has received a glowing report from a team assigned to inspect accredited British schools overseas (BSO) by the UK Department for Education. The BSO report characterised SES as “an outstanding school”, stating that “it is very effective and standards across all areas are high”. Commenting on the report, SES Principal John Nolan said: …

DUBAI: Construction of Expo 2020 Dubai’s petal-shaped Thematic Districts is now complete, marking one of the most significant milestones on the road to welcoming the world to the UAE for 173 days of fun, creativity and inspiration. More than 100 million working hours have now gone into developing the site, including the completion of all shell and core works for …

THARPARKAR: Thar Foundation held the first tri-lingual Spellathon for the school children of all Thar Foundation managed schools in Tharparkar. 72 school students between the ages of 04 and 14 from 06 campuses of Thar Foundation competed with one another in a spelling competition to show off their spelling skills. The tournament was judged by a panel of external experts …

News Desk DUBAI: All the features in the Emirates app are now available in Arabic, bringing the total number of languages supported to 19. The Emirates app currently receives an average of 600,000 monthly downloads and allows users to search, book and manage their flights as well as their Emirates Skywards accounts. Emirates is the only airline globally to have its …

DFW AIRPORT, Texas: Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport and American Airlines have announced plans to develop a sixth terminal, providing a long-term commitment from the airline and opportunities for businesses and customers in the fastest growing region in the United States. The plans call for DFW to invest up to $3 to $3.5 billion in terminal improvements, including the …

DUBAI: 2300 worshippers joined the Taraweeh prayers held at the Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum Mosque in Zabeel, with Sheikh Idris Abaker, Imam of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. The participation of Idris Abaker is part of Ramadan Dubai activities, which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al …

AJMAN: Ajman University (AU) students College of Architecture, Art and Design have come up with outstanding designs for interior spaces challenges and problems. These span interior space issues for upcoming Expo 2020, according to informed sources. “The students’ graduation projects, recently reviewed by concerned faculty, featured how interior design can play a pivatol role in solving the problems of interior spaces mainly …