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Google opens Earth flight simulator to web users

Google has opened Google Earth’s flight simulator to users worldwide through the web, bringing a feature that spent almost two decades largely confined to its desktop application directly into the browser. The experimental tool allows people to fly across Google Earth’s satellite imagery and three-dimensional terrain without installing separate software. The simulator is available from the Tools menu after users launch the web version of Google Earth […]

Binghatti faces ratings review as liquidity weakens

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Moody’s Ratings has placed Binghatti Holding Ltd’s Ba3 rating on review for downgrade, signalling rising concern over the Dubai developer’s liquidity and its ability to generate sufficient cash as major debt obligations approach. The action covers Binghatti’s Ba3 corporate family rating and Ba3-PD probability of default rating. The company previously carried a stable outlook. The review reflects a sharp deterioration in unrestricted liquidity […]

Trump confirms covert plane switch over Iran threat

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai US President Donald Trump has confirmed that security officials secretly moved him off Air Force One in Turkey last month after receiving information about a possible Iranian threat, defending an extraordinary operation that concealed his whereabouts while another presidential aircraft continued towards Britain. Trump said he followed instructions from the US Secret Service and military during the July 8 operation after attending a […]

Woman held after objects thrown at Shivaji statue

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai A woman was handed over to police after allegedly throwing a slipper and stones at a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune’s Sasane Nagar area, triggering anger among residents and a wider debate over the response to the incident. CCTV footage from the site in Hadapsar showed the woman approaching the statue and throwing objects towards it. The statue was enclosed within […]

HandyGames becomes THQ Nordic Mobile in strategic shift

HandyGames has rebranded its publishing business as THQ Nordic Mobile, sharpening its focus on adapting premium PC and console games for smartphones and tablets while keeping its long-established development operation under the HandyGames Studios name. The change, effective from August 2026, brings the German publisher more visibly under the THQ Nordic brand eight years after the companies joined forces. THQ Nordic Mobile will operate as a dedicated […]

dubizzle Cars links purchases with Al-Futtaim servicing

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai dubizzle Cars has partnered with Al-Futtaim Auto Centers to offer prepaid vehicle maintenance packages to buyers in the UAE, extending the online marketplace’s reach deeper into aftersales services and the wider car-ownership cycle. The agreement gives customers purchasing eligible vehicles through dubizzle Cars access to Al-Futtaim Auto Centers’ servicing network. The offering covers scheduled maintenance by certified technicians, quality parts, mobile servicing and […]

Ravencoin faces four-day rollback after consensus flaw

Ravencoin is confronting the prospect of a deep blockchain reorganisation that could reverse several days of transactions after a critical software vulnerability allowed invalid blocks to enter its ledger. Two of the network’s largest mining pools, 2Miners and RavenMiner, are building an alternative chain from block 4,487,775, the last block before the first known invalid block appeared on August 7. Together, the pools control a majority of […]

GitHub broadens Dependabot defence against malicious packages

GitHub has expanded Dependabot malware alerts across major open-source package ecosystems, widening automated protection against compromised and deliberately malicious software dependencies beyond the npm registry. The change gives developers earlier warnings when projects depend on packages identified as malware. The expanded coverage is powered by the GitHub Advisory Database importing malicious-package intelligence from the OpenSSF Malicious Packages project. The database can now feed those records directly into […]

Fake Open VSX extensions expose developer environments

A coordinated campaign involving 77 counterfeit extensions on the Open VSX Registry exposed sensitive information about developer machines, Git repositories and continuous integration environments, highlighting a growing software supply-chain risk around code-editor plugins. The extensions appeared between July 26 and August 1 and impersonated legitimate tools available through the Visual Studio Code ecosystem. All 77 had been removed from Open VSX by August 3, but security specialists […]

Iran names Rezaei as top security chief

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran has appointed veteran Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei as secretary of its Supreme National Security Council, reshaping the country’s security leadership while negotiations with Oman over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz approach a decisive stage. Rezaei replaces Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, another former Revolutionary Guards commander who had held the powerful post since March. Zolghadr has been moved to a political advisory […]

Houthi drone strike targets Saudi Aramco refinery

Yemen’s Houthi movement said it attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with a drone on Sunday, escalating a confrontation that has again placed the kingdom’s energy infrastructure and Red Sea shipping routes under pressure. Saudi authorities confirmed that a fire broke out at the Aramco facility in Jazan, in the kingdom’s southwest, and said emergency teams extinguished it. No injuries were reported. Saudi officials did not immediately confirm […]

Trump-linked fintech sells core unit after spectacular slide

AI Financial Corp has sold its main operating subsidiary for a $12 million secured promissory note and shares in the buyer, marking a dramatic reversal for a fintech company that surged past a $1 billion market valuation after tying its fortunes to the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture. The Las Vegas-based company, formerly known as ALT5 Sigma Corp, completed the sale of Quebec-based ALT 5 Sigma Canada Inc […]

Smriti Irani’s motherhood reflections strike emotional chord

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Former Union minister and actor Smriti Irani has triggered a wider conversation about motherhood, caregiving and parental separation after describing raising children as a deeply fulfilling process that ultimately requires parents to prepare them for independence. A video of Irani speaking at the Mom Power Conference 2026 in Mumbai has drawn strong engagement on social media, with the clip crossing 124,000 views on […]

Dormant 2011 Bitcoin wallet shifts $3.2 million

A Bitcoin wallet untouched since 2011 has moved 50 BTC worth about $3.2 million to a new address with transaction links to FalconX, reviving scrutiny of cryptocurrency holdings dating from the network’s earliest years. The 50 BTC remained in the receiving address on Friday, providing no direct evidence that the coins had been deposited with FalconX or sold. However, the destination wallet has previously transferred Bitcoin to […]

Gold climbs towards strongest week since January

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Gold prices strengthened on Friday, putting the precious metal on course for its biggest weekly gain since January as easing energy costs reduced inflation concerns and investors awaited US employment data that could reshape expectations for Federal Reserve policy. Spot gold rose 0.6% to about $4,262 an ounce during Asian trading, after touching its highest level in seven weeks. Prices have gained more […]

Moonlighter goes free as sequel sets launch date

Moonlighter is available free to keep on Steam until 9 August, giving players permanent access to the shopkeeping dungeon crawler once it has been added to their accounts. The limited-time offer marks a 100% reduction on the action role-playing game, which normally sells as a paid title. Players need only sign into Steam, visit the Moonlighter store page and select “Add to Account” before the promotion expires. […]

Aave founder challenges Ethereum staking reward overhaul

Aave founder Stani Kulechov has opposed a proposed change to Ethereum’s monetary policy, warning that cutting validator rewards as staking expands could weaken decentralised finance, deter investors and undermine ether’s appeal as a productive asset. The disputed plan, initially circulated as EIP-8361 and subsequently renumbered EIP-8363, would introduce a “tapered issuance burn”. It would destroy an increasing share of the newly issued ether allocated to validators as […]

Google pioneers leave to build Discovery Loop

Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat have left Google after 27 years to establish Discovery Loop, an artificial intelligence company seeking to automate complex scientific and engineering research. The pair are joined by Google DeepMind research leaders Oriol Vinyals and Quoc Le, creating a founding team whose work has shaped internet-scale computing, neural networks and Google’s Gemini models. Dean will serve as chief executive of the Palo Alto-based […]

Dubai South workshop blaze damages vehicles

A fire at a workshop in Dubai South damaged several trucks and caravans on Tuesday night before emergency crews brought the blaze under control. No injuries were reported. Dubai Civil Defence teams were dispatched after receiving an alert about the incident, which began inside the workshop and spread to vehicles parked at the site. Firefighters contained the flames and prevented them from reaching adjoining facilities in the […]

Hegseth disputes claims of depleted US interceptors

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has rejected a report that the military has exhausted nearly 80 per cent of its principal high-altitude missile interceptors during the war with Iran, insisting that American forces retain the weapons required to sustain operations. Hegseth described the account as untrue after CNN reported that the Pentagon had used almost four-fifths of the interceptor inventory for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense […]

LINK withdrawals accelerate as exchange supply tightens

Chainlink’s LINK token is being withdrawn from centralised cryptocurrency exchanges at its fastest pace in more than a month, signalling that a growing number of holders may be moving assets into private wallets rather than preparing to sell them. About 1.26 million LINK left known exchange addresses during the 24 hours to August 4, the largest daily net outflow since June 29. The transfer was worth roughly […]

Bankipur Reveals The Politics Of Refusal And Rejection

By K Raveendran Bankipur may eventually be remembered not as the constituency that discovered Prashant Kishor, but as the first place where the anger dramatised by the Cockroach Janta Party acquired an electoral address. The distinction is crucial. Kishor’s victory does not amount to popular acceptance of a coherent alternative to Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya […]

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Qatar reports headway in US-Iran peace efforts

Qatar said mediators were making progress towards ending the war between the United States and Iran, but an attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz exposed the fragility of the diplomatic effort and renewed concerns over energy supplies. Doha’s assessment followed contacts involving Qatar, Oman and Pakistan, which have been working to move Washington and Tehran towards formal negotiations. The initiative has focused on […]

Flag error overshadows Mehbooba’s Article 370 protest

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai A political controversy erupted in Srinagar after Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti was seen holding the national flag upside down during a protest against the constitutional changes imposed on Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. Mufti, a former chief minister of the erstwhile state, led PDP workers in an overnight sit-in outside the party headquarters on Tuesday. The demonstration preceded the seventh […]