GAZA CITY: Salwa Nofal and Sobhi Ziad were forced to have a “silent wedding” following Israel’s military operations in Gaza. Their marriage had already been postponed twice due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease pandemic and a death in the family; they set May 18 as the third date for their big day, which ended up being the eighth day of the fighting. The young couple
Pipeline Companies Face $7K-a-Day Fines if New Biden Ransomware Directives Ignored
On 5/27/21 at 2:45 PM EDT
A new Biden administration directive in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted a major fuel pipeline will require pipeline operators to conduct a cybersecurity assessment, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said Thursday.
Those who don t comply with the order could face fines starting at $7,000 a day. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said the security measure predates the May attack on Colonial Pipeline and is part of an overall administrative emphasis on cybersecurity. The directive would also require pipeline owners and operators to report any cyberincidents to the federal government, with a cybersecurity coordinator on hand to work with authorities should another attack like the one on Colonial occur.
DUBAI: Demand for digital marketing has “drastically accelerated” as a result of the pandemic and Saudi companies need to target potential new customers online to grow and compete, according to Facebook’s regional head of retail and e-commerce. Anna Germanos, head of retail and e-commerce for Facebook in the Middle East and North Africa, said she did not believe that users
RIYADH: Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister, received US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking. They reviewed developments in the Yemen, and the joint efforts made to support the Saudi initiative and the UN efforts to ceasefire and reach a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis.
RIYADH: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested a citizen who was in possession of 292 kilograms of hashish in the Kingdom’s southwestern region, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Capt. Mohammed Al-Najidi, the spokesman for the General Directorate of Narcotics Control, said that security officials were following up on the activities of criminal networks that smuggle narcotics into