Author: Editorial Team
LUCKNOW — Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 62 people in northern India, officials said Monday, while in Nepal, 21 people have died and another five remained missing. India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh recorded 66.5 mm of rain between September 25 and the morning of September 27, compared with a normal 7.6 mm for the period, Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod, the state’s relief commissioner, said on Sunday. The state government said 46 people were injured and more than 1,000 houses were damaged after three days of heavy rainfall caused flooding in several districts.…
Neeti Rodrigues and Christoph Nagy. Premchand Kurup and Christoph Nagy discuss integrating SAP intelligence with SOC operations to strengthen visibility, resilience and incident response SAP’s growing role across finance, procurement, supply chains, HR and production has made its security critical to business resilience across the GCC. Cloud migrations, connected applications and expanding digital ecosystems are also exposing organisations to vulnerabilities that conventional security tools may not detect within the SAP application layer. In this interview, Premchand Kurup, CEO of Paramount Assure, and Christoph Nagy, Co-founder of SecurityBridge, discuss the need to embed security into SAP transformation programmes, integrate SAP intelligence…
Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah signed a joint cooperation agreement with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Under the agreement, the two sides will exchange information, expertise, and experiences and build capacities in areas of mutual interest. They will also hold consultations to coordinate operations and activities and exchange invitations to major international events. The agreement reflects KSrelief’s efforts to strengthen its strategic partnerships with international…
JERUSALEM — Israel’s government said on Sunday that the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials based in the occupied West Bank would be revoked, after the Netherlands began enforcing sanctions on goods from Israeli settlements. The diplomats representing the Netherlands at the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, the administrative capital of the Palestinian Territories, have seven days to hand over their Israeli-issued diplomatic papers, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar posted on X. “After this period, the diplomatic privileges and immunities granted to them by the State of Israel will expire,” he added. Saar said the move was a response to Dutch sanctions…
Yemeni Armed Forces: 756 Precision Targeting Operations Conducted Against Legitimate Military Objectives of the Terrorist Houthi Militia Across Multiple Fronts and Operational Axes Over the Past 72 Hours The Official Spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Staff Colonel / Majed Abdullah Al-Nuzaily, stated that the Armed Forces executed 756 precise and deliberate targeting operations, employing Air Force weapons, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), snipers, field artillery, and multiple-launch rocket systems against positions, personnel, and militarycapabilities belonging to the Houthi terrorist militia across the following fronts and operational axes: • Kitaf and Al-Buqa Front;• Alab Axis Front;• Al-Jawf Front;• Marib Front;• Al-Bayda…
Critical infrastructure organisations across the Middle East face an expanding cyber-physical attack surface as IT, operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) environments become increasingly connected. Greater integration supports digital transformation and smart infrastructure projects, but also exposes legacy systems and operational networks to advanced, AI-enabled threats. Bachir Moussa, Vice President of Sales for EMEA South at Nozomi Networks, discusses the shift from conventional incident response to continuous cyber risk management. He explains why comprehensive visibility is essential, how AI can strengthen anomaly detection and risk prioritisation, and what organisations must do to protect connected operational environments from disruption.…
CHENGDU — Two giant pandas departed southwestern China for their new home at Zoo Atlanta under a 10-year loan agreement between China and the United States, media reports said early Sunday. Ping Ping and Fu Shuang left Chengdu after Chinese President Xi Jinping announced during a three-day summit with US President Donald Trump in Washington that the pandas would arrive in Atlanta in the coming days, according to NBC News. The agreement was first announced in April, although an arrival date had not been specified. Both pandas were born in 2020 and have been housed at the Chengdu Research Base…
TEHRAN — Iran has heard US President Donald Trump’s initial reaction to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days but is still awaiting Washington’s formal position through mediators, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday. Araghchi told the official IRNA news agency that Tehran had presented its conditions for reopening the strategic waterway and advancing negotiations during meetings in New York. He said the conditions were explained to mediators, who subsequently relayed them to the United States. “We have heard the first reaction from the US president, but nothing has yet been conveyed to us by the…
KATHMANDU — At least 10 people, including climbers and support staff, are missing after an avalanche struck the 7,126-meter (23,379-foot) Himlung Himal in Nepal’s western Manang district, local media reported Sunday. Ram Krishna Lamichhane, director general of Nepal’s Department of Tourism, confirmed the incident and said authorities were gathering further details as efforts continued to locate and rescue those unaccounted for, the Kathmandu Post reported. The avalanche struck amid persistent rain and snowfall across Nepal’s western mountainous region. Elsewhere in the country, at least one person was killed and two others went missing after a landslide struck a settlement in…
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance is holding its first religious course for imams, preachers, and students today at the Taipei Grand Mosque in Taiwan, with 50 participants from these groups. The course covers the authentic Islamic creed, the consolidation of principles of moderation and balance, and warnings against extremism and radicalism, alongside addressing participants’ inquiries. This course is part of the outreach programs implemented by the ministry outside the Kingdom, aimed at disseminating the authentic creed and reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s mission of serving Islam and Muslims. Source: Riyadh Daily