News Desk DUBAI: An Australian national became a millionaire while four other nationalities will drive away a luxury vehicle when their winning tickets were drawn today in Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire and Finest Surprise draw held in Concourse B at Dubai International Airport. Mr. Riyaz T., a 40 year old Australian national based in Abu Dhabi became the latest …

By Rafiq Vayani RIGA/DUBAI: Latvian airlineairBaltic announces that starting on September 1, 2021, it plans to launch new scheduled flights between Riga and Dubai in United Arab Emirates. airBaltic has scheduled to connect both cities with four weekly flights. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Dubai for years has been one of the most significant unserved destinations from Riga. Now, with the Expo 2020 starting in October, …

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) to promote RTA’s marine transport line for ferry riders between the two emirates. Ahmed Hashim Bahrozyan, CEO of Public Transport Agency, RTA and His Excellency Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority, signed the …

News Desk DUBAI: Kosher Arabia, a joint venture between Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC) and CCL Holdings, has become one of the first registered and certified producers of kosher food in the UAE with the opening of its ultramodern catering facility in Dubai. Offering innovative solutions and tailor-made services, Kosher Arabia will provide fresh, quality kosher meals to customers in the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Etisalat announced today that it is Etihad Airways’ official telecom partner, providing the best-in-class mobile and digital solutions for the evolving business requirements of the small and medium business (SMB) and startup community, and enabling them through their digital transformation journey. Esam Mahmoud, Senior Vice President, SMB, Etisalat, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fatma …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian classic traditional trishaw, or locally known as beca, will be featured as an attraction giving millions of visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai a unique and quaint experience of Malaysia’s culture and tourism. Eight units of the beca, presented by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (MOTAC) to Expo 2020 Dubai, arrived in Dubai, UAE …

Twenty-five employees of a school transport service company in Al Quoz have collectively won US$1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw that took place after the awarding ceremony of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Men’s final on Saturday evening, 20th March. The winning ticket was drawn by Russian tennis player and champion of the tournament, …

Aslan Karatsev defeated qualifier Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-2 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday to claim the first ATP Tour title of his career. He is the first Russian to win the prestigious title, after Marat Safin in 2001 and Mikhail Youzhny in 2007 and 2010 both finished as runner-up, and it is the first time …

DUBAI: Aslan Karatsev continued his incredible run of victories this season by edging past second seed Andrey Rublev 6-2 4-6 6-4 on Friday to reach the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The tournament wild card will now play qualifier Lloyd Harris, who claimed an equally stunning 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(6) upset victory over third seed and world number 12 …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Aslan Karatsev and Lloyd Harris made tournament history on Thursday as they advanced into the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. “Since 1998 only one wildcard had reached the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, when Malek Jaziri defeated fellow wild card Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2018, and now we applaud another similar and …