Up to 1,500 businesses affected by ransomware attack, U.S. firm’s CEO says
Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology
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Suspected North Korean hackers targeted Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca.
Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca in recent weeks, two people
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Kuwait plans to build $6.6bn industrial city “Al Nayeem”.
The Public Authority for Industry (PAI) plans to set up a multipurpose industrial city in the state with total expected investments of $6.6
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Saudi Arabia aims to prequalify firms by April or May for first nuclear plant
Saudi Arabia plans to prequalify for bidding firms from two or three countries by April or May for the first
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Saudis and Kuwait struggle to restart Khafji oilfield as glut persists.
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia appear no closer to restarting their jointly operated Khafji oilfield, industry sources said, despite Kuwait saying
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WhatsApp to drop renewal fees for the messaging service.
WhatsApp says that many users don’t have a credit or debit card and are afraid of losing the service when
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Kuwait to permanently shut heavy oil unit at Shuaiba.
Kuwait has decided to permanently shut its heavy oil cracking unit at its Shuaiba refinery which has been shut since
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Kuwaiti gov’t requests special $20bn budget for weapons.
The Kuwaiti government asked parliament to approve a supplementary budget of 6.2 billion dinars ($20.4 billion) to fund weapons purchases
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Turkey’s Erdogan warns Russia not to ‘play with fire’.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia on Friday not to “play with fire”, citing reports Turkish businessmen had been detained
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Kuwait Govt. plans new terminal as stop-gap for delayed airport expansion.
Kuwait’s government is to build a new terminal at the country’s international airport that can handle 5 million passengers a
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Suadi Authorities says,Wind caused Grand Mosque crane collapse.
Saudi Arabian officials have confirmed strong winds were responsible for the crane which collapsed on Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque on
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Kuwait may issue bonds to finance budget deficit-Reuters.
Kuwait is considering issuing bonds among various options to finance a budget deficit created by low oil prices, Finance Minister
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Kuwait mulls changes to board of state-owned energy giant.
Kuwait is considering whether to make changes to the board of its state-owned energy giant, Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC), after
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France nears $1.1bn Kuwait deal to sell 24 Airbus helicopters.
France is on the verge of finalizing a contract worth about 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) for the sale of
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US Army website hacked-AFP.
The US Army´s official website was hacked Monday with messages denouncing Washington´s training of rebel fighters inside Syria, but no
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