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Canadian hacker admits role in vast Snowflake extortion spree

A Canadian hacker has pleaded guilty to taking part in a sweeping cybercrime operation that compromised accounts belonging to more than 165 organisations using cloud data platform Snowflake, exposing sensitive information belonging to at least 100 million people. Connor Riley Moucka, 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, admitted computer fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy in federal court in Washington state. He is scheduled to be sentenced […]

Iran moves to restrict hostile shipping through Hormuz

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran is advancing plans to bar American, Israeli and other designated hostile vessels from the Strait of Hormuz while demanding compensation from countries blamed for attacks on its territory. A draft law under review by the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee would prohibit vessels linked to the United States and Israel from using the strategic waterway. Ships from other states […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Iran and Oman weigh central Hormuz shipping lane

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary central shipping corridor through the Strait of Hormuz as negotiators seek to restore safer commercial passage across one of the world’s most important energy routes. The proposal would reopen the strait’s so-called middle passage, a route largely avoided by vessels since fighting disrupted maritime traffic in late February. Ships have instead relied on northern waters closer […]

Unverified missile claim follows blasts near Jebel Ali

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai A series of explosions and a fire near Dubai’s Jebel Ali industrial and port area early on Wednesday triggered claims that a missile had been launched towards the United Arab Emirates from Yemen, but no authoritative evidence had emerged to confirm an attack. Accounts circulated by Iraqi and Iranian outlets said several blasts were heard within about 20 minutes and thick smoke was […]

Iran considers European role in clearing Hormuz mines

Iran is considering allowing European countries to clear naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz, signalling a possible compromise that could help restore commercial shipping and advance negotiations to halt the wider conflict. The proposal would mark a shift from Tehran’s opposition to any foreign military presence in the waterway. France, Belgium and the Netherlands are among the European countries with specialist mine-countermeasure vessels and trained crews […]

WhatsApp voting scam exploits linked device access

A WhatsApp account takeover scam is spreading through messages that ask users to vote for a friend or relative in an online competition, before covertly linking the victim’s account to a device controlled by criminals. The attack often begins with a message from a familiar contact whose account has already been compromised. The recipient is asked to support someone participating in a dance contest, school competition, pet […]

Aramco warns oil shock has erased 2.6bn barrels

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The global oil market has lost more than 2.6 billion barrels since the US-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28, Saudi Aramco chief executive Amin Nasser has said, warning that depleted inventories will take more than a year to rebuild. The cumulative loss is equivalent to nearly one month of worldwide oil consumption and reflects the prolonged disruption of shipping through the […]

Denmark expands military presence around Faroe Islands

Denmark will increase its military presence around the Faroe Islands, extending a wider defence buildup designed to strengthen surveillance and operational readiness across the Arctic and North Atlantic. The deployment will bring more Danish armed forces personnel, vessels and aircraft into Faroese waters and airspace, where military activity has traditionally been limited compared with Greenland. Training exercises with NATO partners are also expected to become more frequent […]

US Security Umbrella Over Gulf States Is Crumbling

AI attacks push Middle East breach costs higher

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The average cost of a data breach in the Middle East has climbed to $8 million as cybercriminals increasingly use artificial intelligence to launch faster and more scalable attacks. More than a quarter of malicious breaches examined across the region involved AI-enabled methods. Another 11 per cent of affected organisations could not determine whether attackers had used the technology, highlighting the growing difficulty […]

Woman-borne bomb kills three outside Moscow restaurant

A homemade bomb carried by a woman exploded outside an upscale restaurant in central Moscow, killing three people and injuring at least 21 others as investigators examined whether the venue or guests attending a private gathering were deliberately targeted. The blast struck near the entrance of Balzi Rossi, an Italian restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square, shortly before 8 pm on Saturday. The restaurant occupies part of a Stalin-era […]

Oil tumbles as Iran diplomacy revives Hormuz hopes

Oil prices fell sharply on Monday as traders responded to renewed diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and easing threats to energy supplies from the Gulf. Brent crude, the benchmark for about two-thirds of internationally traded oil, dropped more than 7 per cent during early trading before trimming its losses. It was down 5.09 per cent at $83.51 a barrel […]

Trump sets Iran talks without agreement deadline

U. S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran would take place on Monday but declined to impose a deadline for an agreement aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing Tehran’s nuclear capabilities. Trump said the United States had been prepared to launch another major attack against Iran before suspending the operation to allow diplomacy to proceed. Speaking to reporters, he offered few details about […]

UAE clears first oral PCSK9 cholesterol treatment

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai The UAE has approved Lipfendra, a once-daily pill designed to sharply reduce harmful cholesterol, becoming the second country after the United States to authorise the first oral treatment targeting the PCSK9 protein. The Emirates Drug Establishment approved the medicine for adults with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL-C, including those with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia, an inherited disorder that causes dangerously high cholesterol levels. […]

Trump pauses Iran strikes as Hormuz talks advance

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai US President Donald Trump has suspended a planned military attack on Iran after Tehran and several Middle Eastern governments indicated that negotiations could produce a swift agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said the operation had been cancelled on the condition that the parties rapidly finalise a deal addressing maritime access and Iran’s nuclear programme. He warned that US forces remained […]

Jabalpur students burn Ranaut effigy over remarks

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Girl students burnt an effigy of BJP Lok Sabha member Kangana Ranaut in Jabalpur on Saturday, escalating protests over her remarks against young people who demonstrated over the NEET-UG paper leak. The protesters assembled at Ghantaghar in the Madhya Pradesh city, raised slogans against the Mandi parliamentarian and demanded her resignation. They accused Ranaut of insulting students who had sought accountability over alleged […]

Oil surges as regional conflict widens

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices jumped more than 7 per cent after Iran fired missiles towards US forces and Saudi Arabia joined American strikes against Iran-aligned militias in Iraq, reviving fears of a broader conflict disrupting Middle Eastern energy supplies. Brent crude rose 7.92 per cent to $90.75 a barrel during Wednesday’s trading, while West Texas Intermediate gained 6.94 per cent to $84.76. The advance reversed […]

Daily avocado linked to lower heart risk

Eating one avocado each day may modestly reduce cardiovascular risk among adults with abdominal obesity by lowering the number of potentially harmful low-density lipoprotein particles circulating in the blood, a new analysis has found. The study followed 786 adults aged 25 and above for 26 weeks. Participants had abdominal obesity, defined as a waist measurement exceeding 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women. They were […]

Congo Ebola outbreak becomes world’s second largest

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak has become the second largest recorded worldwide, with confirmed infections surpassing the total from the country’s devastating 2018-2020 epidemic. Health ministry data issued on Friday showed 3,532 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths. The outbreak has expanded rapidly across five eastern provinces since it was formally declared on May 15, placing immense pressure on an already fragile health system affected […]

Meta’s personal AI agents test Europe’s privacy safeguards

Meta’s push to build artificial intelligence agents that understand users, remember personal context and complete everyday tasks is set to face an extensive European regulatory test as key provisions of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act become applicable. The company is developing increasingly autonomous versions of Meta AI capable of planning activities, shopping, finding information and acting across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Threads. Meta describes the project […]