Facebook is investigating a report that personal data of more than 267 million facebook users have been exposed online.
According to a blog post on the website Comparitech, the database containing names and phone numbers of the users were available for download on an online hacker forum last week.
"We are looking into this issue, but believe this is likely information obtained before changes we made in the past few years to better protect people's information," the company said in a statement.
DIFC delivers record 2025 results
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has posted landmark annual results, reinforcing Dubai’s position as the leading global financial hub across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
Pakistan must create 30 million jobs over next decade, World Bank president says
Pakistan must create up to 30 million jobs over the next decade to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend or risk instability and outward migration, World Bank President Ajay Banga said in an interview with Reuters.
Ghana seeks to deepen strategic investment, innovation ties with UAE
Ghana considers the UAE a strategic partner in its development journey, particularly in economic growth and infrastructure reform, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, Minister of State for Public Sector Reform of Ghana, said at the World Governments Summit.
UAE partners with World Economic Forum to fast-track industrial transformation
The UAE has signed a partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and the World Economic Forum (WEF), aimed at accelerating the digital and technological transformation of the country’s manufacturing sector.
Creative industries 'key to future growth', WGS-FTI report says
Cultural and creative industries should be treated as a core pillar of national economic strategy, according to a new report launched by FTI Consulting in partnership with the World Governments Summit.
Indian educator and artist Rouble Nagi has been named the winner of the $1 million Global Teacher Prize 2026 at the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has honoured global peacebuilders and humanitarian advocates at the 2026 Zayed Award for Human Fraternity ceremony in Abu Dhabi.
Abu Dhabi's Department of Energy has announced a policy allowing customers to generate their own solar electricity, as part of wider efforts to cut emissions and improve energy efficiency across the emirate.
