Houthis strike Saudi airports near Yemen border, injuring three
Saudi Arabia says three people were wounded when airports in Jazan and Najran were struck near the border with Yemen. The Civil Aviation Authority said King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport in Jazan and Najran Airport were hit on Monday evening, causing material damage. The authority said the injured suffered minor wounds and were taken to hospital.The Saudi statement said specialised teams responded immediately after the attacks and that measures were being taken to protect passengers and staff. It also said damage assessments were continuing. The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, said late on Monday that their forces had targeted... [Continue Reading]
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ASOS customers receive hack alert as retailer faces extortion message
Thousands of ASOS customers have received a phone alert saying the online retailer has been hacked. The mobile app notification, titled "ASOS hacked," was sent on Tuesday and directed recipients to a Telegram account. The message claimed the company's Snowflake instance had been compromised and threatened to leak data unless contact was made.The alert said: "Dear ASOS DPO and IT, we have full compromised the Snowflake instance. Engage with us, or we will leak it," followed by a Telegram link. The message was sent to customers through the ASOS app, according to the report.Shares in the company fell by more... [Continue Reading]
The Great Uncoupling: Abu Dhabi’s Sovereign Gambit
The UAE’s decision to cut ties with OPEC is far more than a mere adjustment of energy policy, for it functions as a political telegram written in barrels and sent directly to the heart of the global order. For nearly six decades, Abu Dhabi operated within the rigid architecture of producer discipline, where it accepted the rituals of quotas, the formality of communiqués, and the heavy burden of collective restraint. It played the long game of oil diplomacy with a patient hand, balancing its own massive national ambitions against the gravity of cartel discipline and the delicate logic of Gulf... [Continue Reading]
