Collaborate Disseminate
Boeing, the US Air Force, and the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) have celebrated the rollout and naming of the first of 36 production F-15QA fighter jets in the run up to the first deliveries. Formally named the “Ababil,” after the flock of birds mention… Continue reading Most advanced version of venerable F-15 fighter jet rolls out
Qatar isn’t exactly lacking in notable architecture but a new floating hotel would certainly be a head-turning addition to the Middle Eastern country. Named the Eco-Floating Hotel, the project would rotate in place like a revolving restaurant and boast… Continue reading Eco-Floating Hotel puts ambitious spin on sustainable design
By Deeba Ahmed
Citizen Lab researchers claim the spyware was delivered silently through iMessage.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: iPhones of 36 Al Jazeera journalists hacked with NSO’s zero-click spyware
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Qatar is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Finances Online, Global Finance Magazine and others consider it to be the wealthiest nation. This is because the country has a small population of under 3 million but relies on oil for the majority… Continue reading Achieving Compliance with Qatar’s National Information Assurance Policy
Interesting paper on recent hack-and-leak operations attributed to the UAE: Abstract: Four hack-and-leak operations in U.S. politics between 2016 and 2019, publicly attributed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, should be seen as the "simulation of scandal" – deliberate attempts to direct moral judgement against their target. Although "hacking" tools enable easy access to secret information,… Continue reading UAE Hack and Leak Operations
Construction has officially been completed on an eye-catching new stadium in Qatar. Created as part of the country’s preparation for hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, the building features a complex patterned facade that’s said to shim… Continue reading Qatar’s new “shimmering diamond” soccer stadium completed
The most advanced version of the F-15 multi-role jet fighter has made its maiden flight. With Boeing Chief Test Pilot Matt Giese at the controls, the F-15QA being developed for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) took off from Lambert International Airpor… Continue reading Most advanced F-15 variant takes to the air for the first time
Google Cloud today announced its plans to open four new data center regions. These regions will be in Delhi (India), Doha (Qatar), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada) and bring Google Cloud’s total footprint to 26 regions. The company previously announced that it would open regions in Jakarta, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Seoul and Warsaw over the course of […] Continue reading Google Cloud announces four new regions as it expands its global footprint
Twitter on Friday announced the removal of 5,929 accounts that researchers say has ties to a man accused of recruiting Twitter employees to gather information on Saudi dissidents. In a blog post, Twitter’s Site Integrity team revealed that the accounts removed this week operated as part of a “significant state-backed information operation” originating within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The accounts represent the “core” of a larger network of 88,000 accounts, and primarily were dedicated to liking, retweeting and replying to tweets that were favorable to the Saudi government on issues such as officials’ appearances in Western media and Iranian sanctions. Twitter attributed the activity to Smaat, a Saudi marketing firm that managed the accounts on behalf of its clients. “We have permanently suspended Smaat’s access to our service as a result, as well as the Twitter accounts of Smaat’s senior executives,” the company said in the blog post. “Smaat […]
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When Saudi Arabia contacted security researcher Chris Kubecka to investigate an apparent intrusion into its Dutch embassy’s secured email accounts, she knew it was not going to be a simple case. Local laws in the Hague did not apply, since the embassy is considered Saudi soil. And it only got more complicated after Kubecka got to work: Once the email account was secured, the attacker — who claimed ISIS affiliation — left a trail suggesting an insider was responsible and then threatened to kill hundreds of innocent people if certain demands weren’t met. The escalations sent Kubecka, the Saudis, the Dutch and dozens of other diplomats scrambling on an international whodunnit — a hacking case that emphasized the high-stakes challenges and troublesome gray areas that come with securing diplomatic communications. The particular account that was compromised — the Saudi ambassador’s secretary’s email — was on its secure embassy system, according to Kubecka, whom the Saudi government brought in […]
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