PARIS — Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged leaders not to remain indifferent to suffering in the Middle East, calling for dialogue and diplomacy to end the war in Iran and Lebanon. The pope made the remarks on Friday as he arrived for a four-day visit to France. He was welcomed at Paris-Orly Airport by French President Emmanuel Macron. “We cannot remain indifferent to such suffering that wounds human dignity and cries out to God for justice,” Leo XIV said, referring to the situation in the Middle East. “The gravity” of what is happening in the region should “call each…
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AI is rapidly reshaping both cyber threats and defence strategies; enterprises are under growing pressure to secure data, identities and emerging AI environments. QBS Software is highlighting technologies designed to address evolving cybersecurity requirements while strengthening its vendor and partner ecosystem across META and Eurasia at GISEC Global 2026. In an interview with Tahawultech.com, Mo Mobasseri, CEO of QBS Software META & Eurasia, discusses QBS Software’s cybersecurity strategy, emerging AI-related risks, its expanding technology portfolio, and the importance of education, simulation, and partner-led implementation in building long-term cyber resilience. How would you describe the sentiment on the first day of…
DOHA — Qatar on Thursday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusation that it was waging a campaign aimed at influencing public opinion against Israel, calling the allegation an attempt to divert attention from Israel’s actions in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement posted on his X account, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said: ” We categorically reject Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s accusation, made in his address to the UN General Assembly, that the State of Qatar is conducting a campaign to influence public opinion against Israel. “This continuing rhetoric against Qatar is nothing more than an…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday rolled out the red carpet for China’s Xi Jinping on the Chinese president’s first state visit to Washington in over a decade. The leaders exchanged warm words at a lavish White House state dinner but gave little indication of a breakthrough on any of the pressing issues. Ahead of the meeting, Xi said the US and China “should be partners rather than rivals,” while Trump hailed his “truly great friendship” with the Chinese president. The talks centered on the Middle East, Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula, according to a statement by Beijing.…
Starbucks is closing around 250 stores across North America this week as the coffee chain continues restructuring its business. The closures represent around 1 per cent of Starbucks’ more than 18,000 locations across North America and come after the company reviewed the performance of its stores. Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams said the company identified locations where it could not consistently deliver the experience it wanted for customers and employees, or where it did not see a path towards “acceptable financial performance”. The company has not revealed which locations will close or how many will be in the US and…
At the start of the two sales waves for the new iPhone 18 models, the buzz has extended far beyond customers and Apple enthusiasts, scammers are also attempting to capitalise on the hype. Kaspersky experts have identified fake websites promoting nonexistent offers designed to deceive users for the new devices. These scam sites have been discovered in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, Portuguese and others. One of the identified websites offers users the opportunity to “purchase” new devices, complete with technical specifications and a 25% discount. Among the available payment methods, customers are also encouraged to pay in Bitcoin. Its…
The partnership brings together SettleMint’s lifecycle platform and Utila’s secure, AI-ready digital asset infrastructure. Tokenization is no longer a proof-of-concept exercise. As banks, fintechs, and market infrastructure providers prepare to bring digital assets into live operating environments, security and automation are becoming the difference between experimentation and scale. SettleMint, the company behind the Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP), and Utila, a digital asset infrastructure provider for fintechs, banks, and enterprises, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to help institutions build tokenization projects with stronger wallet security, policy controls, settlement workflows, and AI-ready transaction infrastructure. The collaboration targets a pressing gap in…
Piyush M, CEO of Data Dynamics, explains why data sovereignty has become critical to cybersecurity, resilience and the protection of sensitive information Data sovereignty has moved beyond policy discussions and regulatory checklists. For governments and enterprises, it now sits at the centre of cybersecurity, operational resilience and public trust. Critical information, including citizen records, health data, tax files and identity credentials, increasingly resides within complex cloud environments. When that infrastructure is owned, operated or legally controlled by an overseas entity, questions arise about who can access the data, which laws apply and whether services can remain available during a major disruption.…
Dr. Vishal Gauri, CEO, Seclore. Dr. Vishal Gauri discusses Seclore ARMOR, Data Security Intelligence, and persistent protection for sensitive enterprise information AI adoption is reshaping how enterprises create, consume and protect information, placing greater pressure on CISOs to balance innovation with security, compliance and governance. This shift requires organisations to move beyond perimeter-based controls and place data at the centre of their security strategies. In an interview with TahawulTech.com at GISEC Global 2026, Dr. Vishal Gauri, CEO, Seclore, discusses Seclore ARMOR, the growing importance of Data Security Intelligence, and how persistent protection can help enterprises retain control over sensitive information…
NEW YORK — Top Pakistani and Iranian diplomats met in New York to discuss the latest developments following recent talks between Washington and Tehran, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in an official statement on Thursday. Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the statement said. It comes a day after the US and Iranian negotiators held hours-long talks in New York to discuss ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and revive the long-stalled direct talks under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. The two ministers discussed bilateral relations…