DUBAI: With the new year, Emirates Aviation University’s (EAU) students have brave new worlds to conquer as theythrow their graduation hats high and into the ring of promising careers. At the 33rd EAU graduation ceremony, 302 highly skilled and successful students were honoured with their degrees, which announced their arrival into the world of aviation. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed …

The DP World ILT20 season 2, with a galaxy of star-studded teams, takes off from tomorrow January 19 (Friday). This one-month long contest consisting of six teams, is an Emirates Cricket Board’s event, and has a List A status granted by the International Cricket Council (ICC).  On Thursday, team captains and vice captains who assembled at the Dubai International Stadium …

Dubai Duty Free received two top awards at the 20th anniversary edition of the Global Traveler – GT Tested Reader Survey Awards with the “Best Duty-Free Shopping in the World” for the seventeenth consecutive year and the“Best Duty-Free Shopping in the Middle East” for the fifth time, at the awards ceremony held in December at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, California. …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: The UK headquartered professional services group, K3 Capital Group (K3) has appointed financial services litigation and regulatory expert, Lynsey Gregory as General Counsel. Lynsey will join the K3 leadership team, with a group-wide remit to provide legal leadership and advice to K3 and its subsidiaries across the globe with a particular focus on the Quantuma group of companies.   Lynsey …

By Mariyam Hina DUBAI: Universal Brothers Private Limited demonstrated its commitment to offering outstanding services in the realms of Umrah and Hajj during a meet & Greet event held at the Grand Excelsior Hotel in Dubai recently. The Meet & Greet event brought together major industry figures and underlined the company’s commitment to personalised and high-quality travel experiences. As the …

Mahaana Wealth, Pakistan’s pioneering digital asset management company operating within the SECP regulatory sandbox, has sealed a partnership with IGI Life Insurance, a leading insurance provider with 29 years of local experience offering life, health, takaful and wealth management solutions, to collectively introduce a Pension Fund (Voluntary Pension Scheme). The collaboration aligns with IGI’s previous announcement at the Pakistan Stock …

MANAMA: In championing Bahrain’s dedication to achieving zero neutrality, H.E. Dr. Khaled Alalawi, Assistant Undersecretary for Industrial Development at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, underscored the pivotal role of the recently launched ‘Green Factory Label.’ Initiative. Rooted in the pillars of the Industrial Sector Strategy 2022-2026, this initiative strives to propel sustainable industrialization, fortify the circular carbon economy, and …

Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in digital payments, together with HBL, Pakistan’s leading Bank today, announced five winners of Pakistan’s inaugural edition of the She’s Next program,  Visa’s global platform dedicated to supporting women in their efforts to fund, run and grow their small businesses. Winners included Ziana Sakhia, CEO & Cofounder of Bechlo, Sadaf Rehman, Cofounder of CodeSchool, …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), emphasised that in line with the vision and directives of the wise leadership, Dubai’s state-of-the-art infrastructure in various sectors such as electricity, water, transportation, airports, and ports, established over decades and continually developed and modernised according to the best international standards, …

Jamie Overton understands the pressures of retaining a trophy as big as the International League T20, but the English all-rounder is confident about the Adani Sportsline-owned Gulf Giants’ prospects in the second edition of the tournament, which commences on January 19 with a clash against his team and the Sharjah Warriors. Speaking to the media ahead of the tournament, Overton …