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Syria appoints Dr. Hani Zeidan as deputy head of Atomic Energy Commission

Appointment at the AECS On Aug. 9 the General Secretariat of the Presidency issued Decision No. 1001 naming Dr. Hani Zeidan deputy director general of the Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS). Th...

NAITS warns of 'Vipere' tool targeting Windows and Visual Studio

22d ago

SecurityTechnology

NAITS warns of 'Vipere' tool targeting Windows and Visual Studio

ISC alerts on Vipere toolkit The Information Security Center (ISC) at the National Authority for Information Technology Services (NAITS) issued a warning about a toolkit called "Vipere" that can expl...

World Bank approves $100M to digitize and secure Syria's banking sector

23d ago

EconomyTechnology

World Bank approves $100M to digitize and secure Syria's banking sector

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $100 million grant from the International Development Association to finance the Syria Financial Sector Modernization Project. The...

25d ago

SocietyTechnology

Syria Direct returns to Damascus, expands into multi-format media hub

Return and transformation Syria Direct is moving back to Damascus after years operating from Amman and Berlin and is reorganizing from a stand-alone news website into a multi-format media development...

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AP roundup: Aid cuts, child separations and tech‑driven scams exposed

33d ago

HumanitarianTechnology

AP roundup: Aid cuts, child separations and tech‑driven scams exposed

A package of Associated Press investigations and videos documents a range of global failures with real human costs: in Nepal, former HIV‑prevention workers say USAID funding cuts left them w...