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Exclusive Ransomware activity rises across Middle East as criminal groups attack Gulf
New cybersecurity report shows rising ransomware activity as hackers increase focus on Gulf businesses and infrastructure
UAE cyber security chief reveals hacker demanded more than $5m in attack on private company
Mohamed Al Kuwaiti warns of deepfakes, disinformation and online terrorism at the Arab Media Summit
AnalysisCan Iran really wage an economic war on the US?
Tehran promises economic retaliation but its leverage may lie far beyond conventional trade
InterviewUK ready to sign Gulf deal within weeks, says Trade Minister
Anas Sarwar is pushing to sign a Gulf deal agreed to in May after almost four years of negotiations, while seeking deeper Gulf ties despite the Iran war
Accenture and AWS step up Middle East push into cloud and AI
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states are increasing investment in AI infrastructure
Taco Bell to return to UAE after 14 years as part of Gulf expansion plans
Mexican-inspired US fast-food chain previously withdrew from the Emirates in 2012
Gulf markets climb despite Iran impasse and Hormuz disruption
Saudi Arabia leads regional gains as investors look beyond geopolitical uncertainty
2PointZero Group reports Dh7.7bn first-half net profit and enters US energy market
Abu Dhabi investment group expands globally as revenue climbs to Dh21.9bn in its first full reporting period
Mubadala Capital puts private markets fund on blockchain in Coinbase deal
Move with Abu Dhabi fintech firm Kaio signals sovereign wealth moving from investing in blockchain to using it to deploy its products
Gulf backers of US activist hedge funds may soon have to show their faces
A little-noticed SEC reinterpretation could compel some of the region's most discreet investors into the public eye for the first time
Stablecoins could be paying UAE rents within nine months, crypto executive says
Safeheron and UPay.com signed a strategic agreement in Abu Dhabi as crypto moves into everyday payments
Exclusive Cuba 'willing to seek agreement' with Cuban-Americans on nationalised properties
Havana signals openness to Cuban-American company and property claims
ExclusiveRaul Castro's grandson 'Raulito' says Cuba is no threat to US and world
In his first interview, the next generation of the ruling revolutionary dynasty tells The National that Cuba is ready to talk
Exclusive Cuba signs deals attracting global business but US holds key
In their first interview, 'Raulito' Castro and Cuba's Deputy Trade Minister reveal economic transformation in progress
Exclusive Cuba turns to foreign capital to rescue collapsing tourism industry
Isolated country is pitching empty cruise terminals, underused hotels and untapped coastline to investors
