Cybersecurity shares surged to the top of the S&P 500 on Monday as investors shifted towards digital-defence companies after fresh warnings about the risks of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence unsettled the broader technology trade. CrowdStrike jumped 13.8 per cent to a record closing high of $235.38, while Palo Alto Networks gained 13.1 per cent and Fortinet rose about 9 per cent. The gains stood out in a […]
Germany’s hospitals are accelerating preparations for a potential wartime surge of wounded patients, with military planners warning that a NATO conflict could send hundreds of casualties into the health system each day. The Bundeswehr has built scenarios involving 300 to 1,000 wounded service personnel arriving daily, a scale that would rapidly overwhelm Germany’s five military hospitals and require extensive use of civilian facilities. Military medical planners say […]
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalised new guidance aimed at reducing theft, forgery and misuse of digital tokens that underpin single sign-on, cloud federation and API access. NIST Interagency Report 8587, released on September 15, sets out implementation recommendations for federal agencies and cloud service providers handling identity tokens, access tokens and assertions. The document focuses on how organisations should protect signing keys, […]
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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia is broadening international security contacts as Iran-backed Houthi forces consolidate positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, with Britain backing Riyadh and reports of Israeli intelligence co-operation emerging as the kingdom confronts missile, drone and maritime threats. The Saudi outreach has accelerated after Houthi forces captured territory and islands around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the narrow waterway linking the Red Sea with […]
By TN Ashok The 18th BRICS Summit, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, was never going to escape Washington’s shadow — and it didn’t. Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi steered eleven member states toward a unanimously adopted New Delhi Declaration that pointedly avoided naming the United States, President Donald […]
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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply at the start of the week, with only four commodity vessels recorded transiting the strategic waterway on Monday as attacks across the Middle East intensified. Preliminary ship-tracking data from Kpler showed the Monday total was down from 10 vessels on Sunday, extending a prolonged decline in commercial traffic through a passage that remains central to […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices rose on Tuesday as renewed attacks on Saudi Arabia and the continued shutdown of the kingdom’s East-West pipeline kept traders focused on the risk of further disruption to Middle East crude supplies. Brent crude climbed $1.24 to $106.93 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate gained $1.29 to $102.65 in Asian trading. The move followed another wave of Houthi attacks on […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai will host the third Quantum Innovation Summit from September 28 to 30, bringing government bodies, researchers, technology companies and investors together as the UAE expands work on quantum computing, secure communications and post-quantum cybersecurity. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai Conference & Exhibition Centre and is hosted by the UAE Cyber Security Council for a second consecutive year, […]
President Donald Trump has rejected calls for tougher artificial intelligence safeguards, arguing that existing US powers are sufficient even as security specialists warn that faster AI systems are widening the attack surface for cryptocurrency platforms and decentralised finance. Trump said on September 14 that additional safeguards were unnecessary and dismissed warnings from technology executives about uncontrolled development. His position places the White House at odds with industry […]
A skilled human attacker exploited a critical Marimo notebook flaw and moved from an exposed WebSocket session to authenticated access on an SSH bastion host in eight seconds, Sysdig’s Threat Research Team has documented. The operation centred on CVE-2026-39987, a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Marimo Python notebook platform. Sysdig said the attacker used a hand-built Python toolkit rather than an AI agent, chaining initial […]
Chevron’s Australia president expects liquefied natural gas prices to remain elevated for about six months as war-driven disruption to Middle East supply keeps the global market tight. Balaji Krishnamurthy, who leads Chevron’s Australian operations, said at the Gastech conference in Bangkok on Monday that higher prices were likely to persist while the market adjusts to reduced Qatari exports and constrained shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. He […]
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Monday that its air defences had intercepted and destroyed an MQ-1 unmanned aircraft over the Strait of Hormuz, adding another disputed military incident to the escalating confrontation with the United States around the strategic waterway. The IRGC said its Aerospace Force used a new air-defence system operating under Iran’s integrated air-defence network to engage the aircraft above the strait. It […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oman has called for new liquefied natural gas export routes that can bypass the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that the months-long disruption to the Gulf’s main energy artery has exposed a critical weakness in global gas supply chains. Energy and Minerals Minister Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi told the Gastech conference in Bangkok on Monday that producers and consumers needed to examine infrastructure […]
Austria has denied entry to Iran’s nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami, preventing him from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual General Conference in Vienna after a travel-ban exemption was not approved. Eslami, Iran’s vice-president for nuclear affairs and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, had been expected to speak at the opening of the five-day gathering on Monday. Iran’s state news agency said on Saturday […]
President Donald Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop attacking Russian oil refineries, arguing that the strikes are worsening a global diesel shortage as fuel prices climb sharply in the United States. Trump said on Sunday that he had already spoken directly with Zelenskyy about the issue and wanted Ukraine to select other targets inside Russia. Speaking during a visit to Ireland, he said Ukrainian […]
China’s state security minister Chen Yixin has warned that artificial intelligence poses six major risks to national security, ranging from political manipulation and cyberattacks to data leakage, social disruption and military transformation. Chen, who heads the Ministry of State Security, set out the risks in an article published on Sunday by China Cyberspace magazine, arguing that Beijing must build a stronger system for monitoring, regulating and responding […]
Dmitry Medvedev has accused leading artificial intelligence companies of overstating fears that their technology could destroy humanity, arguing that commercial self-interest rather than existential concern is shaping their public warnings. Russia’s Security Council deputy chairman said the creators of generative AI systems were “not being sincere” when presenting themselves as alarmed by the possibility that advanced models could become an existential threat. He linked that scepticism to […]
A commercial vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, triggering a fire and an evacuation as fresh attacks intensified concerns over Middle East oil supplies. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the vessel was hit while transiting the strategic waterway and that local authorities were assisting those on board. UKMTO initially said the extent of damage, the crew’s condition and […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia has temporarily stopped its East-West oil pipeline after multiple drone attacks damaged sections of the route, tightening pressure on crude exports as shipping disruptions intensify around the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea. The Energy Ministry said the pipeline was shut as a precaution after strikes on September 10 in the Riyadh and Madinah regions. Several people were injured, while emergency […]
BRICS leaders have adopted a joint declaration expressing deep concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East and urging maximum restraint, securing consensus among members including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The New Delhi Declaration, approved on Saturday at the 18th BRICS Summit, called on all sides to avoid actions that could further aggravate the situation and reaffirmed support for resolving international disputes through […]
Cybercriminals abusing Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature concentrated malicious email activity around US Eastern business hours, according to a new analysis of a large phishing campaign tracked during July and August. KnowBe4 Threat Lab said it identified tens of thousands of confirmed phishing messages sent through Direct Send, a legitimate Exchange Online delivery method intended for devices and applications that need to send mail without a dedicated […]
China-linked threat actors have been caught chaining two Google Chrome flaws with a Windows kernel vulnerability to compromise selected targets, including non-governmental organisations, in espionage campaigns detected this month. Cybersecurity firm Volexity said the activity involved two separate groups it tracks as UTA0560 and JungleBamboo, the latter also known as APT31, Violet Typhoon and TA412. Both used the same core browser-to-kernel exploit chain, but installed different post-exploitation […]
The talks, held on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, focused on bilateral relations and the regional security situation. India’s Prime Minister reiterated that disputes should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and called for sustained efforts to secure lasting peace and stability, according to an official statement issued after the meeting.
Modi specifically highlighted the need to safeguard freedom of navigation and commerce and the safety and well-being of seafarers. The issue has become a central concern for New Delhi as attacks on commercial vessels and disruption to maritime routes in the region have affected trade and put crews at risk.
The meeting was Modi and Pezeshkian’s second in less than two weeks. They had met on August 31 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, where Modi also raised the protection of commercial shipping and seafarers and urged a diplomatic approach to the West Asia conflict.
Friday’s discussion came as the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel continued to place pressure on strategic waterways and supply routes. India has sought to maintain working relations with Iran while also preserving close ties with Israel and Arab states, making maritime security and regional stability important economic as well as diplomatic priorities.
At least 10 nationals of India have been killed in attacks on vessels transiting the region during the conflict. New Delhi has condemned attacks affecting Gulf countries, energy infrastructure and commercial shipping, while repeatedly calling for de-escalation and protection of civilians and maritime workers.
The maritime threat has sharpened concerns over energy shipments through Gulf waters that remain critical to India’s oil and gas imports.
Modi reinforced the same message earlier on Friday at the BRICS Business Forum, saying global trade could advance only when sea lanes were secure, supply routes remained open and seafarers were safe. He described India as a firm supporter of freedom of navigation and the safety of maritime crews.
Pezeshkian, who was making his first visit to India as president, used his participation in BRICS meetings to press for stronger economic cooperation among members and protection of legitimate trade from political and military pressure. He argued that the grouping’s strength would be demonstrated by converting economic capacity into functioning networks for trade, investment and joint financing.
The Iranian president also called for greater use of national currencies in trade among BRICS members and said Tehran was prepared to work as a strategic partner in energy and transport supply chains. His remarks reflected Iran’s effort to reduce exposure to sanctions and other constraints on cross-border commerce.
During the bilateral meeting, Modi thanked Iran for maintaining high-level participation in BRICS-related meetings despite difficult circumstances. He said the grouping could strengthen resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability among countries of the Global South.
The two leaders also reviewed broader bilateral ties and cooperation in multilateral organisations. Modi welcomed continuing coordination on issues of mutual interest within BRICS, where Iran is a full member alongside Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and other states that have joined the expanded grouping.
The talks followed Pezeshkian’s participation in the Leaders’ Session of the BRICS Business Forum. Modi thanked him for attending and said engagement between the two countries should continue across bilateral and multilateral channels.
The New Delhi meeting also built on the August 31 discussions in Bishkek, when Pezeshkian told Modi that Tehran favoured a negotiated solution to its confrontation with the United States. Modi at that meeting expressed concern over escalating tensions and said civilians, civilian infrastructure, commercial shipping and seafarers should not be harmed.
Cisco has warned that attackers are actively exploiting two vulnerabilities in its Secure Firewall Management Center software, with intrusions leading to root-level access, credential theft, reconnaissance and malware deployment on compromised systems. Cisco Talos said on September 9 that it had identified three clusters of post-compromise activity involving CVE-2026-20079 and CVE-2026-20316. The first flaw, rated a maximum 10.0 on the CVSS scale, can let an unauthenticated remote […]
