MANAMA: Gulf Air – the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain – celebrated its resumption services to Erbil in Iraq as its flight GF233 landed in Erbil International Airport at 1630 on 02 February 2020. Upon arrival, a celebratory event was held at the airport which saw the attendance of Gulf Air’s Chief Operations Officer Capt. Suhail Ismaeel and the …

DUBAI: Emirates is taking its partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai to new heights and educating festival goers about its involvement at The World’s Greatest Show during the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, which is set to start tomorrow, and will run through 9 February at the InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City. In line with the theme of “Tomorrow” – Emirates …

KUALA LUMPUR: In order to prevent the public’s negative perception on the spread of Coronavirus Novel Cluster circulated by Chinese tourists particularly from Wuhan city and Hubei Province, the government of Malaysia through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC) has taken a positive step by establishing a Tourism Recovery Committee to monitor current developments for this issue. The Minister of …

DUBAI: The Emirates Group Chairman & Chief Executive, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum today received Nadim Hakim, Beirut Basketball Club President at the Group’s headquarters. During the visit, Hakim presented the Arab Women’s Club Championship Trophy to His Highness Sheikh Ahmed. This is the first time the Beirut Basketball Club clinches the Arab Women’s Club Championship title. Emirates …

DUBAI: 26 of the Emirates Group’s top employees received the organisation’s most prestigious recognition today at the Najm Chairman’s Awards. The awards recognise employees whose work and actions are characterised by a strong work ethic, a spirit of innovation, extraordinary acts of bravery and selfless teamwork. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline …

News Desk LAHORE: A one-day workshop for journalists was organized by Uber at Lahore Press Club. The global ride-hailing giant, as a part of their initiative to impart marketable digital skills to create successful freelancers, employees, and entrepreneurs. Keeping pace with an increasingly digital world that requires an in-depth understanding of technological trends and advancements across the globe. The workshop …

News Desk DUBAI: Diamonds are forever, but these highly prized and valuable stones also need maximum security and careful handling along its supply chain. Transguard, one of the UAE’s leading security and logistics firm, has signed an agreement with TRIGEM DMCC, an independent diamond service company, to provide exactly that – secure transport services. TRIGEM Charlotte Boiling, set to launch …

KARACHI: Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank has recently entered into a partnership with Bookme.pk – Pakistan’s first & largest online ticketing platform that helps customers buy bus, airline and event tickets online using the Bank’s state-of-the-art Internet & Mobile Banking channels. The partnership will enable the Bank’s customers to simply log on to their Meezan Bank Internet and Mobile Banking Application …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates has picked up ‘Best Airline in the World’ and ‘Best First Class’ at the prestigious 2019 ULTRAs. Voted by the hundreds of thousands of readers of The Telegraph’s luxury travel magazines Ultratravel UK and Ultratravel Middle East, the awards are the industry hallmark of the world’s best luxury travel experiences. Adel Al Redha, Chief Operating Officer for Emirates …

News Desk DUBAI: More than 200 students from 20 schools across the UAE came together yesterday to participate in an exciting Water Rocket Challenge exclusively sponsored by Boeing and hosted for the fourth time by the university. The challenge, which took place at Emirates Aviation University’s campus in Dubai Academic City, has become famously interesting to students within science, technology, …