Strong Security Rules, Weak Data Governance: Middle East Firms Struggle with Third-Party Risk

Sophos has released its fifth annual Sophos State of Ransomware in Education report. The global study of 441 IT and cybersecurity leaders shows the education sector is making measurable progress in defending against ransomware, with fewer ransom...

Middle East: IDF says 250,000 people have left Gaza City

Skip next section Palestinian factions hand over weapons in Lebanon refugee camps 09/13/2025September 13, 2025Palestinian factions hand over weapons in Lebanon refugee camps Palestinian militias delivered large quantities of weapons to the...

After tariff blow, jewellery exporters eye Middle East

Polygon makes Middle East institutional push with Cypher Capital

Polygon Labs partnered with Cypher Capital to expand institutional access to POL, the native asset of the Polygon blockchain, across the Middle East. It touted the partnership as a way to directly engage professional investors with Polygon’s...

TUI Cruises committed to Middle East presence

TUI Cruises is significantly expanding its presence in the Gulf region this winter season, deploying two vessels operating out of Dubai. The second vessel will feature turnaround operations in both Dubai and Doha, Qatar, marking an important...

US tech clampdown widens to 32 firms across Asia and Middle East

The United States on Friday penalized two Chinese firms that acquired US chipmaking equipment for China's top chipmaker SMIC, including them among 32 entities that were added to the Commerce Department's restricted trade list, according to a US...

Abu El-Enein: No Genuine Intentions for Peace in Middle East Amid Israeli Threats to Region

Sat 13 Sep 2025 | 11:32 AM Mohamed Abu El-Enein, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean and Deputy Speaker of Egypt's House of Representatives, stressed that the world and the Middle East are going through a...

Sultan of Oman, UN Secretary-General review developments in Middle East in phone call

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, in a phone call today with Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, discussed developments in the Middle East, most notably the latest updates related to the Palestinian cause and the ongoing...

Abu El-Enein: President El Sisi Presents Practical Approach to Promoting Peace in Middle East

Sat 13 Sep 2025 | 11:57 AM Mohamed Abu El-Enein, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean and Deputy Speaker of Egypt's House of Representatives, asserted that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has presented a...

Middle East Crude-Benchmarks decline, post weekly gain

Middle East crude benchmark spot premiums of Oman, Murban and Dubai declined on Friday, while all gained on a weekly basis with improving liquidity. Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports to China are set to surge in October after a deep cut in prices,...

Prabowo inspects Bali flood damage after return from Middle East

Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA) - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto inspected flood-hit areas in Denpasar, Bali's capital, on Saturday after returning from his visit to the Middle East. Arriving at Gajah Mada Road at around 1 p.m. local time, Prabowo...

Middle East: UN backs two-state solution without Hamas

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution supporting a declaration that calls for "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, without the involvement of...

Prabowo, Al Nahyan call for Middle East unity amid tensions

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have called for unity among Middle Eastern nations in responding to rising regional tensions. The two leaders met on...

World : Indonesia, UAE Call For Middle East Unity Amid Geopolitical Tensions

By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have called on Middle Eastern countries to unite amid regional geopolitical tensions, days after Israel’s September 9 strike on Qatar drew...

Africa, Middle East, Asia accounted for 98% of reported cholera cases in 2024: UN

The World Health Organisation has published its global cholera statistics for 2024, showing an increase in both the number of people who fell sick and died from the disease. ‎ ‎The world health body stated this on Friday in a statement. ‎...

President Prabowo continues Middle East visit to UAE

Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto on Friday continued his Middle East visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he met President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss regional conditions and bilateral relations. Per the official...

Are Christians Disappearing Across The Middle East?

(ANALYSIS) It is entirely accurate to say that Christianity continues to thrive as an international religion, spanning vast regions across the world. But it is also necessary to acknowledge that the global Christian community is not without its...

Polygon Labs partners with Cypher Capital to boost institutional access in the Middle East

Polygon Labs announced Sept. 12 that it is partnering with Dubai-based Cypher Capital to expand institutional access to POL, the native asset powering the Polygon blockchain, across the Middle East. The initiative marks the first in a series of...

Kaspersky survey: 71% have cybersecurity solutions installed in the Middle East region

A recent Kaspersky survey entitled “Cybersecurity in the workplace: Employee knowledge and behavior”, showed that professionals surveyed in the Middle East region, use multiple devices for work: along with a computer, 65% of respondents also use a...

Iraq advances key phase of Middle East’s first immersed tunnel

2025-09-12T17:29:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Iraq has floated the seventh concrete unit of the immersed tunnel at Grand Al-Faw Port while lowering the sixth into position in the Khor al-Zubair channel, the General...