Matein Khalid US President Donald Trump’s recent state visit to China has done little to end the stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz. If anything, Iran appears to have been emboldened enough to escalate Gulf tensions through drone strikes near the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi and rocket attacks targeting sites in Saudi Arabia. Brent crude trading at about $110 a barrel has coincided with a brutal sell-off […]
President Donald Trump said a proposed agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has been “largely negotiated”, raising hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough after months of conflict disrupted one of the world’s most important energy routes. Final terms are still being discussed among Washington, Tehran and regional governments, with an announcement expected once the remaining points are settled. Trump said the framework followed calls with […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai President Donald Trump has said a peace agreement with Iran is close to completion, raising expectations of a diplomatic breakthrough that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz after months of conflict disrupted one of the world’s most important energy corridors. Trump wrote on Saturday that an agreement had been “largely negotiated” but remained subject to finalisation between the United States, Iran and other […]
Texas has sued Meta Platforms and WhatsApp, accusing the messaging service of misleading users over the strength of its encryption and privacy protections, opening a fresh legal front in the global debate over encrypted communications, consumer rights and platform accountability. The lawsuit, filed in Harrison County, alleges that WhatsApp has assured users their messages are protected by end-to-end encryption while Meta and WhatsApp retain access to “virtually […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi’s push to build a crude export route outside the Strait of Hormuz has moved to the centre of Gulf energy security after ADNOC said its new West-East Pipeline is about halfway complete and on course to expand shipments through Fujairah by 2027. The project, being fast-tracked under the direction of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of […]
Washington moved closer to another military escalation with Tehran after President Donald Trump warned that the United States could resume strikes within days if Iran fails to accept terms for ending the war. Trump said he had called off a planned attack shortly before a final decision, presenting the delay as a narrow opening for diplomacy rather than a retreat from military pressure. “I hope we don’t […]
President Donald Trump is nearing a decision on whether to revive US air strikes against Iran as diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled and military planners prepare options for a sharper phase of confrontation. Senior aides have drawn up plans that would allow Washington to resume attacks if Trump concludes that negotiations have failed. The preparations do not mean a strike order has […]
Kyiv came under a large Russian missile and drone attack before dawn on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead, dozens wounded and rescuers searching through the ruins of a damaged residential building where residents were feared trapped. Explosions shook several districts of the Ukrainian capital during an air raid alert that lasted more than four hours, as air defences attempted to intercept a mixed barrage of […]
UAE property developers are expected to keep construction programmes moving and meet debt obligations over the next 12 months, as strong cash reserves and positive operating cash flow provide a buffer against softer sales, wider payment plans and geopolitical uncertainty. Moody’s assessment points to a market under pressure but not in distress. Sales momentum has cooled as conflict across the Middle East unsettles investor sentiment, yet there […]
Matein Khalid The last four years were a succession of black swans that could have easily derailed the bull market on Wall Street but did not though the short term corrections on Nasdaq were both savage in their intensity. These black swans include the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Powell’s U-turn from “inflation is transitory” to the swiftest, most brutal Fed interest rate tightening policy since Paul Volcker, […]
UAE air defence systems were activated early on Friday after authorities detected incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, the third such episode this week as Gulf security tensions deepened around the Strait of Hormuz. The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority issued an alert shortly after 6.30am UAE time on May 8, urging residents to remain in safe locations and follow official channels for warnings […]
Russia and Ukraine traded large-scale drone attacks as a Moscow-declared Victory Day ceasefire took effect, deepening doubts over whether either side would observe the temporary halt in fighting around one of Russia’s most politically charged national commemorations. Moscow said its air defences destroyed 264 Ukrainian drones in the early hours of Friday, including aircraft aimed at the capital and targets in Russia’s Perm region. The claims followed […]
Lebanese soldiers entered Beirut’s southern suburbs and detained suspected gunmen after celebratory fire and rocket-propelled grenades were discharged during a Hezbollah funeral, an unusual assertion of state authority inside one of the group’s most sensitive urban strongholds. The operation in Kafaat followed gunfire during a procession for Hezbollah supporters killed in Israeli strikes, with residents reporting panic as bullets rang out across densely populated neighbourhoods. Army units […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai UAE authorities condemned a wave of missile and drone attacks on civilian sites after national air defence systems intercepted 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles and four unmanned aerial vehicles on May 4, preventing wider damage in an escalation that has sharpened security concerns across the Gulf. Three people suffered moderate injuries and were taken to hospital, with officials identifying them as […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The theme of May Day 2026 focuses on “Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment” which reminds us how the working environment has deteriorated in recent times. In India, the recent workers unrests in April in Noida and the states in the National Capital Regions, show it. Protesting workers demanded chiefly two […]
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Global internet reliability came under sharper pressure in the first quarter of 2026 as shutdowns, war damage, power failures and cable incidents disrupted connectivity across several regions, exposing a widening risk for enterprises that depend on cloud platforms, cross-border data flows and always-on digital services. Cloudflare’s review of disruptions from January to March showed that the most damaging incidents were not dominated by software faults alone. Political […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Gulf bourses posted modest gains on Sunday even as hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran weakened, leaving investors to balance fragile ceasefire expectations against higher oil prices, inflation risks and slowing global growth. Trading was cautious across the region, with market moves reflecting selective buying rather than broad confidence. Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index rose 0.1 per cent, supported […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai President Donald Trump has cancelled a planned visit to Pakistan by two of his senior envoys for negotiations over the Iran conflict, leaving a fragile ceasefire under deeper strain and casting doubt on the next phase of diplomacy aimed at halting a war that has unsettled energy markets and widened security risks across West Asia. Trump told Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, and special […]
A critical security weakness in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center and Server has exposed a fresh risk for organisations that rely on automated software build and deployment systems, after Atlassian disclosed that an authenticated attacker could remotely execute operating system commands on affected installations. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-21571, carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.4 and was published in Atlassian’s April 21 security bulletin, which covered dozens […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Donald Trump has warned that large-scale bombing of Iran will resume if no agreement is reached before the ceasefire expires on Wednesday evening in Washington, sharpening pressure on Tehran at a moment when diplomacy remains uncertain and the risk of a wider regional shock is still high. The US president has said his sole fixed demand is that Iran must not acquire a […]
By Nantoo Banerjee Pakistan may be right that peace in Lebanon is essential for talks between the US and Iran. But, the key question is: will Iran’s theological regime ever ask its terror sponsor, Hezbollah, to go soft on Israel which lately launched massive waves of airstrikes across southern Lebanon, hitting over 200 Hezbollah targets, […]
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Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Fresh instability swept across the Middle East on Saturday after Iran reimposed restrictions on vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Israeli forces struck targets in Lebanon, denting market optimism that a broader easing of tensions was close at hand. The renewed disruption came less than a day after signs of limited progress had lifted hopes for safer shipping through the narrow […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained far from normal on Friday evening even after Tehran said the waterway was open to all merchant traffic, with ship-tracking data showing a cluster of vessels moving towards the passage before many stopped or turned back. The movements underlined the gap between Iran’s political signal and the shipping industry’s assessment of operational risk across one […]
Greenlogue/AP Warblers are returning north across North America into a spring season that is becoming harder to read and more dangerous to survive, as warming temperatures alter the timing of leaf-out, insect peaks and stopover conditions along routes these small songbirds have followed for generations. New reporting and scientific studies indicate that many migratory birds are no longer keeping pace with the changing onset of spring, raising […]
