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Oil and gas giant Shell has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware cyber attack. In addition, a growing number of businesses, universities and government agencies have been targeted in what is believed to be a global cyberattack…

MLi Group Executive Chairman and Survivability News Pulisher & Editor-in-Chief Khaled Fattal has chosen to attend and cover the RSA Conference in person. Stay on the look out for in-Depth Analysis, Interviews, & Video Shorts on…

- Goal is to shed new lights and unique angles on critical issues societies all over the world are battling with, often with no clarity in sight nor any effective or positive solutions as a way forward. - MLi Group, Survivability News™ ,…

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on Friday to re-establish relations after years of distrust and hostility that led to great instability in the Gulf region and fueled conflicts in the Middle East that caused unprecedented devastation and human…

- MLi Group is the distinguished global leader in the combined cyber and non-cyber risk mitigation (also referred to as Geo-Poli-Cyber™ risks, threats and Warfare). - Its Survivability Strategies, solutions, and services go above and…

- MLi Group is the distinguished global leader in the combined cyber and non-cyber risk mitigation (also referred to as Geo-Poli-Cyber™ risks, threats and Warfare). - Its Survivability Strategies, solutions, and services go above and…

WASHINGTON - February 9, 2023 – Today, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License (GL) 23, which authorizes for 180 days all transactions related to earthquake relief that would be otherwise…

- Izumi Nakamitsu, chief of UN’s Disarmament Affairs addressed the rising issue of how terrorists can access weapons of mass destruction using technologies such as 3D-printing, drones, and the dark web to create and deliver tools for use in…

This Survivability Podcast episode will address why the sad and tragic American Mass Shootings Tradition continues unabated, and why Monterey Park, California, USA won't be the last. Click anywhere below to Preview, Listen or Download to…

 FAA Grounds All US Flights - Was it a "Glitch"?  Let Me Tell You What I know With Certainty.   How does my International Best-Seller Book SURVIVABILITY, and its chapters 13 - TRANSPORTATION and 15 - AVIATION address…

By Tobias Mann - The Register When the major cloud providers warned of slowing customer demand earlier this quarter, many expected them to pull back on their capex expenditures until the latest macroeconomic headwinds had blown over.…

By Owei Lakemfa. THE United States invited or summoned 49 African presidents to Washington, DC, for a summit from December 13–15, 2022. There was 100 per cent attendance. However, it unilaterally excluded six African countries, and none…

Biden wants to 'free Iran' Forgetting how World Saw Shameful US Afghanistan withdrawal & Abandoning Allies for Taliban to Hunt Down. 

After having declared their steadfast support of the Biden administration's Russia-sanctions strategy, and in a major departure from its declared position in February 2022, the Dutch government issues 91 waivers from sanctions against…

- Though DHS shuttered its controversial Disinformation Governance Board, a strategic document reveals the underlying work is ongoing. - DHS plans to target inaccurate information on “the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the efficacy…

Amidst the growing tension between the US and Saudi Arabia over the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war, the world's top oil producer has conveyed its interest to join the BRICS Bloc. The move is regarded by Chinese experts as a blow to Washington's…

One Russian official has hinted that commercial satellites used to aid Ukraine in the latter’s fight against Russia’s invasion could be targeted for retaliation. At a Wednesday meeting of the United Nations First Committee, which…

- It is not certain if the call was to prevent a nuclear confrontation that can devastate humanity and the planet. - Democrats are anticipating significant losses in the upcoming Mid-Term Election that would result in the Democrats losing…

British Ministry of Defence has warned of recruitment schemes headhunting former British military pilots to train members of the Chinese army. British warning pertains to the rising US China tensions over Taiwan which hit an old time…

Opinion Editorial by Prof Jeffrey Sacks. The world is on the edge of nuclear catastrophe in no small part because of the failure of Western political leaders to be forthright about the causes of the escalating global conflicts. The…

On Thursday, August 11, the Latvian Parliament, Saeima, issued a statement in which Russian violence against civilians was recognized as terrorism and Russia as a country supporting terrorism. In the statement, Saeima called on the…

In an unprecedented turn of events, members of the billionaire Sackler family who control Purdue Pharma have agreed to pay as much as $6 billion in a controversial settlement with state governments for the family’s role in fueling the US…

For more than a decade, Lebanon’s central bank charged commercial banks in the country commissions when they bought government securities without making clear that the bulk of those commissions went to a company controlled by the brother of…

Will any scrutiny or sanctions against the state of Israel or its government members materialise for their complicity in these illegal spying activities? Fact I: No Pegasus license sale can take place without the Israeli government…

Facebook Inc. announced today that it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology. "I believe this is another…

- If You Can’t Name the Threat, You Can’t Mitigate That Threat. - Khaled Fattal: A Unique Infusion of Unconventional Expertise. - Survivability Vs. Security / Cybersecurity

It is understandable if your enemies talk you down and say you are no longer a super power especially if your mighty superiority was soundly defeated by a militia with no air force and troops who march in flip flops. But, it is all together…

By Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion Columnist As I watch events in Afghanistan unfold, I find myself trying to ignore all the commentary and longing instead to interview three people: President Lyndon Johnson, Chinese President Xi…

By Zhou Bo . Mr. Zhou was a senior colonel in the People’s Liberation Army from 2003 to 2020 and is an expert on the Chinese Army’s strategic thinking on international security.  The speed and scope of the Taliban’s takeover in…

By Owei Lakemfa, former secretary general of African workers,  human rights activist, journalist and author. AFGHANISTAN is in chaos. There are videos of Afghans clinging to aircraft taking off and dropping to earth. The dominant media…

For decades, the American political class has intervened relentlessly and recklessly in countries whose people they hold in contempt. And once again they are being aided by America’s credulous mass media, which is uniformly blaming the…