OPSWAT, a global leader in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, and Redington, a leading technology aggregator, recently announced a distribution partnership covering the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Levant, Türkiye, Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The partnership combines OPSWAT’s CIP portfolio with Redington’s on-the-ground sales, technical, warehousing, logistics and financing capabilities. Together, OPSWAT and Redington will widen access to specialised protection for segmented, air-gapped and operational technology (OT) environments across government, defence, banking, telecoms, energy, utilities and other regulated sectors. The agreement will have an initial emphasis on solutions such as MetaDefender Kiosk™ and MetaDefender Optical Diode™…
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SEOUL, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) — The Republic of Korea’s consumer prices rose 2.9 percent in September from a year earlier, data showed Friday, with energy costs remaining elevated while prices for agricultural goods declined. Consumer price growth returned to the 2 percent levels in September, slowing from a 3.1 percent on-year rise posted in August, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. In September, diesel prices rose sharply by 20 percent, and gasoline prices shot up 11.8 percent. Korea relies heavily on imports to meet its energy needs. Source: Emirates News Agency
Harish Chib, Vice President for Emerging Markets, Middle East & Africa, Sophos. Harish Chib, Vice President for Emerging Markets, Middle East & Africa at Sophos, discusses critical infrastructure protection, AI-led security operations, managed services and regional expansion Cyber resilience now extends beyond preventing attacks to maintaining operations during active incidents. Organisations must secure interconnected IT, operational technology, cloud, identity and third-party environments while responding to threats at greater speed. In an interview with TahawulTech, Harish Chib, Vice President for Emerging Markets, Middle East & Africa at Sophos, discusses layered defence, managed detection and response, governed AI autonomy and human oversight.…
ABU DHABI, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) — Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, participated in the joint meeting of GCC Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held in Manama, in the presence of Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The meeting discussed a range of financial and economic topics, most notably the economic outlook for GCC countries and economic and fiscal policy priorities in light of global economic developments and transformations. Participants also explored avenues to enhance growth…
Inseego, a U.S. broadband vendor, recently completed a deal to buy Nokia’s fixed wireless access (FWA) CPE business. The company has expectations that this move will roughly double its revenue. By adding indoor, outdoor and mmWave FWA technologies to its wireless broadband portfolio, Inseego stated it now has a global presence across consumer and business connectivity. Its footprint for operators now includes Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, while also expanding its engineering capabilities. To support its global ambition, Inseego established an international headquarters in Amsterdam, a development centre in Athens, Greece, expanded its presence in Bangalore,…
BRUSSELS, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) – Euro area annual inflation is expected to have risen to 3.8 percent in September, up from 3.2 percent in August, reaching its highest level in three years, according to a flash estimate released by Eurostat on Friday. The statistical office of the European Union said energy recorded the highest annual rate among the main components of inflation, rising to 18.8 percent in September from 14.3 percent in August. Services inflation increased to 3.2 percent from 3.0 percent, while food, alcohol and tobacco inflation rose to 1.4 percent from 1.1 percent. Inflation for non-energy industrial…
Huawei recently unveiled its Mate 90 smartphone series and placed a special focus on its latest in-house chip architecture, amid continued U.S. curbs on advanced semiconductor shipments. The Mate 90 range comprises four models running on Huawei’s HarmonyOS 7, which the company said supports more than 450,000 apps and services. Pricing starts at CNY5,999 ($895) for the base Mate 90, with the top end Mate 90 RS Ultimate Design reaching CNY12,999. The premium models use Huawei’s Kirin 9050 Pro chipset, which the vendor claimed delivers a 31% performance boost compared with the previous generation. The chip also integrates Huawei’s LogicFolding…
ABU DHABI, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) — Khaled Mohamed Balama, Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), and Mohammad Safwat Abdel Hamid Raslan, Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral relations and facilitate the exchange of expertise in various financial and supervisory areas of mutual interest. The MoU provides a framework for bilateral cooperation, institutional capacity building, and the development of technical expertise, as well as for the exchange of information on regulatory frameworks. Areas of cooperation include payment systems, monetary policy, cash management, as well…
DUBAI, 1st October, 2026 (WAM) — Middlesex University (MDX) Dubai has launched a new panel discussion series, entitled Women in Sport: Changing the Narrative and Breaking Boundaries, through its London Sport Institute in Dubai (LSID). The three-part series looks beyond individual sporting achievements to explore how more women and girls in the region can participate, progress, and build professional careers across the industry. Reflecting LSID’s wider commitment to inclusion and more accessible routes into sport, the series centres on representation and opportunity. The first discussion took place at MDX Dubai’s Knowledge Park Campus on 30 September, bringing together five Emirati…
ABU DHABI, 2nd October, 2026 (WAM) — EMSTEEL Group, one of the region’s largest publicly listed steel and building materials manufacturers, has won five awards at the Gulf Sustainability Awards 2026, including four Gold Awards and one Bronze Award. The achievement further strengthens the Group’s track record in industrial sustainability and reflects its continued progress in translating environmental commitments into practical initiatives and solutions across its operations. The awards were announced during the Gulf Sustainability Awards 2026 ceremony in Dubai, which celebrates outstanding sustainability initiatives and practices across the Middle East. The awards span 21 categories covering key areas, including…