Author: Editorial Team
NAIROBI — Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday after a citizen who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. The Kenyan patient had been ill for about a month before traveling by road from Congo to Uganda’s capital, Kampala, and then flying to Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale told a news conference. Duale said the patient, who was treated in several hospitals in DR Congo, died days after arriving in Nairobi. The patient boarded a flight on Saturday and underwent normal public screening at the main airport in Nairobi before he was…
Fady Younes, Managing Director, Cybersecurity, Cisco Middle East, Türkiye, Africa, Caucasus and Central Asia (METAC) at Cisco. Cisco Talos, Cisco’s threat intelligence organisation, has published findings from two investigations into ClickFix attacks, a technique that persuades victims to copy and run malicious code on their own computers. The investigations show how attackers are using services that organisations already trust and allow through their networks to conceal malicious activity. In one campaign, cryptocurrency traders were persuaded to paste code into Chrome that retrieved the main attack code from a public Google spreadsheet. In a separate campaign, a fake Google verification prompt…
PARIS — A teenager has lost a hand in a grenade explosion as the return of school protests in France sparked clashes with police. The 15-year-old was seriously injured in the northern city of Lens on Monday. Unverified police reports said that he had picked up a stun grenade. The youth, injured near the Auguste-Behal vocational high school, was taken to hospital in Lille. His life is not in danger, according to Pas-de-Calais prefect Francois-Xavier Lauch. A police union source reported that the student appeared to have picked up a rubber sting-ball or ”de-encirclement” grenade, fired by riot police, in…
OMODA & JAECOO has achieved a milestone in Abu Dhabi, with its authorised dealer, Mahy Khoory Automotive, delivering more than 1,000 vehicles to customers in the emirate. The achievement reflects the brands’ growing presence in the capital, supported by an expanding customer base, established showroom network and continued investment in aftersales excellence. UAE delivery milestone Mahy Khoory Automotive’s achievement comes alongside another major milestone for OMODA & JAECOO in the UAE, with the brands surpassing 6,000 cumulative vehicle deliveries in September 2026. The milestone reflects OMODA & JAECOO’s continued growth across the Emirates, supported by its expanding customer base and…
BHM Capital Financial Services PSC, the leading financial institution in the capital markets of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the expansion of its presence in Kazakhstan with its appointment as a market maker on Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE). Following its recently announced appointment as a market maker on Astana International Exchange (AIX), this strategic step strengthens the company’s international presence and advances its global expansion strategy. The appointment reflects BHM Capital’s commitment to extending its market-making expertise across international exchanges and building closer connections between the UAE and global financial markets. Through its appointment on KASE, BHM Capital aims…
The Ministry of Interior’s Security Regiments Agency is showcasing the Backscatter X-Ray Device to visitors at the ministry’s pavilion at the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2026. The device is one of the technical tools used to support its field operations. The device highlights the technologies employed by the Security Regiments in carrying out their missions in their areas of operation, contributing to enhancing their field capabilities and raising their level of readiness and efficiency. Source: Riyadh Daily
George Kurian, Chief Executive Officer of NetApp. NetApp®, the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, will exhibit at Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026, taking place on October 6 and 7 at ADNEC Centre in Abu Dhabi. The event will also feature George Kurian, Chief Executive Officer of NetApp, who will take part in a fireside chat on the Summit Stage titled, “Can AI Be Trusted? The New Architecture of Sovereign, Secure and Safe AI.” As AI moves from generating answers to taking action across the enterprise, Kurian will explore why trust must extend beyond the model to the data, infrastructure and systems…
JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors charged a university teacher on Monday with planning coordinated attacks to kill “hundreds” of Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank, the state attorney’s office said. The defendant, a man in his 60s from Petah Tikva whose identity is protected by a court-imposed gag order, is a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University outside Tel Aviv. Prosecutors said he allegedly developed the deadly plan over the past three years, motivated by nationalist ideology. He was arrested two weeks ago. According to the indictment, the defendant called the plan AY”T, a Hebrew acronym for “Am…
TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that negotiations with the United States were “meaningless” and only resulted in renewed American attacks, state media reported. Pezeshkian said the pattern of attacks after negotiations showed that Washington was not genuinely seeking dialogue with Tehran. “So far, they have attacked us three times after talks, and this shows that they are not seeking dialogue; rather, their goal is to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Pezeshkian was quoted as saying by the IRNA news agency. He said continued US actions, including what he described as assassination, sanctions, pressure and threats, had…
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) pumped 500,000 liters of potable water on Saturday through the urgent humanitarian response project to provide potable water across various governorates of the Gaza Strip, as part of the Saudi campaign to aid the Palestinian people in the strip. These efforts, provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through KSrelief, aim to strengthen the essentials of life, provide safe drinking water, support the resilience of residents, and create conditions conducive to recovery in the Gaza Strip. Source: Riyadh Daily