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‘I will go:’ Bengalis living in Pakistan optimistic for f…

‘I will go:’ Bengalis living in Pakistan optimistic for f…

Shah Alam travelled from his home in Bangladesh to Pakistan for a brief visit nearly three decades ago, but flaring hostility between the two countries and financial woes left him stranded in the megacity of

Lifestyle
Largest nationwide food rescue operation for Ramadan launched in UAE

Largest nationwide food rescue operation for Ramadan launched in UAE

ne’ma - the National Food Loss and Waste Initiative- has announced the expansion of its “Valuing Our Roots” campaign for Ramadan 2026, marking the most significant geographic and operational rollout of its food rescue programme

Lifestyle
‘No thanks:’ Greenland, Denmark reject Trump’s hospital ship offer

‘No thanks:’ Greenland, Denmark reject Trump’s hospital ship offer

Denmark and its territory Greenland rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader.A day earlier, Trump said he was sending "a great hospital boat

Tech
Kyndryl opens unified cyber defence hub — Arabian Post

Kyndryl opens unified cyber defence hub — Arabian Post

Kyndryl has unveiled a Cyber Defense Operations Center in Bengaluru, bringing its network and security operations under a single command structure as enterprises confront an escalation in AI-enabled cyber attacks. The new facility, described by

Tech
Pyongyang hackers infiltrate global developer hiring workflows schemes — Arabian Post

Pyongyang hackers infiltrate global developer hiring workflows schemes — Arabian Post

North Korean state-backed hackers are exploiting global technology recruitment channels to plant malware, siphon intellectual property and generate covert revenue, according to multiple cyber security investigations tracking activity since 2022. The operations combine fake IT

Tech
ClawHub probe uncovers crypto-stealing skills — Arabian Post

ClawHub probe uncovers crypto-stealing skills — Arabian Post

More than a thousand malicious plug-ins capable of siphoning cryptocurrency wallet data and sensitive credentials have been identified on OpenClaw’s ClawHub platform, raising fresh concerns over the security of decentralised software marketplaces and the speed

Tech
Silver Fox escalates stealth malware tactics — Arabian Post

Silver Fox escalates stealth malware tactics — Arabian Post

A sophisticated cyber-espionage group known as Silver Fox has launched a fresh wave of targeted attacks against organisations in Taiwan, deploying advanced techniques designed to evade detection and disable security controls while delivering a remote

Tech
UAE blocks coordinated cyber assaults on key infrastructure — Arabian Post

UAE blocks coordinated cyber assaults on key infrastructure — Arabian Post

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have intercepted what they describe as organised, terrorist-linked cyberattacks aimed at government systems and critical national infrastructure, preventing attempts to disrupt essential digital services and infiltrate strategic networks. The

Tech
Advantest grapples with cyberattack disrupting operations — Arabian Post

Advantest grapples with cyberattack disrupting operations — Arabian Post

Advantest Corporation, a leading supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, has disclosed that a ransomware attack has disrupted parts of its internal network, prompting containment measures and raising concerns across the global chip supply chain. The

Opinion
Power drought trips Ukraine’s economy into worst crisis since war’s first year

Power drought trips Ukraine’s economy into worst crisis since war’s first year

Ukraine’s economy is enduring its toughest period since the early months of Russia’s invasion after sustained air strikes left its power system in tatters as the war enters a fifth year, forcing firms to cut output and shrinking state revenues. From steel mills to miners, ‌cement makers and food producers, Ukrainian industry is being forced to cut output and absorb rising costs as it struggles to shift work ​schedules and save equipment from emergency shutdowns, executives at ‌eight companies said. Sergii Pylypenko, CEO of Kovalska Group, Ukraine’s largest producer of concrete and building materials, said the diesel generators it had bought ‌could not power the entire output of its large factories: “For more than two ‌months now, we have been working under emergency power cuts without ‌any predictable schedule. “In certain periods, the lack of a stable power supply can reduce production volumes by up to 50%.” Ukraine’s economy shrank by nearly a third in the first year of the war and, despite modest growth during subsequent years, it remains far smaller than before the invasion and heavily reliant on government spending. Nearly 6mn people have left Ukraine and more than 3mn are displaced within its borders, accounting for over a fifth of the pre-war population. In February, the monthly business activity recovery index of the Institute for Economic Research in Kyiv — which compares the number of companies reporting that business is worse or better than last year — turned negative for the first time since 2023. Ukraine’s economy is vital not only to provide tax revenues to finance the war and fund debt, and to produce armaments, but also to provide jobs and economic prospects ​for soldiers and returning refugees when peace finally returns. Oleksandr Myronenko, chief operating officer at Metinvest, a mining and metals group with annual revenues of around $7bn, said the long power outages made it difficult to restart production after Russian strikes. Metinvest — controlled by Rinat Akhmetov, one of Ukraine’s richest men — has been a major generator of tax revenues and steel for the ‌war effort. It has forecast growth this year in Ukraine, but failed to achieve that in the ​first two months owing to the impact of Russian bombardment, Myronenko said. “This included damage to generating capacities and also to the transport ​infrastructure, which affects not only steel makers but all producers in Ukraine: they have to decrease volumes,” he said. Nataliia Kolesnichenko, economist at the Centre for Economic Studies in Kyiv, estimated energy demand had exceeded supply by 30% in January and February. “The energy situation has deteriorated dramatically in recent months,” she said. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on February 12 that, even though temperatures were warming, peak demand stood at 16.4 gigawatts, still well above the 12.3 gigawatts Ukraine was able to produce, and that it was importing almost 2 gigawatts at peak times. Businesses are having to contend with lower output, rising costs, disruption of supply chains and longer delivery times. These all affect competitiveness and will increase inflation, already running at around 7%, three economists said. The power crisis has already prompted Ukraine’s central bank to cut its forecast for economic growth this year to 1.8% from 2% - in line with the 1.8% growth expected to be announced for last year. Independent economists are more cautious. Dragon Capital, an investment house, forecasts growth of 1% this year due to the electricity ‌deficit, while ICU — a Kyiv-based asset manager and investment bank — ‌has downgraded its growth forecast to 0.8% from 1.2%. ICU said about 20-25% of economic output is reliant on steady electricity supplies. Many small businesses have struggled to stay afloat during the coldest, darkest winter of the war, contending also with the chilling effect of long blackouts on consumer demand. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the energy crisis had cost the state budget about 12bn hryvnias ($280mn) in customs and tax revenues in January alone.