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  • Cyber Security
    Saudi Aramco calls for closer collaboration on cybersecurity in the energy industry

    In efforts to collaboratively counter cyber threats, Saudi Aramco established an Intelligence Sharing Consortium in the Energy Industry, with partners such as SABIC and Sadara. Saudi Aramco is also a founding member of the World Economic Forum’s Center for Cybersecurity (WEF C4C) that promotes global collaboration and leads global initiatives across various sectors within the cybersecurity industry.

  • Cybersecurity
    Women and children top Saudi cybersecurity agency’s list of priorities

    The National Cybersecurity Authority of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday launched two new initiatives. The first aims to improve the protections that safeguard children in the digital world, and the second is designed to boost the representation of women in cybersecurity jobs. They were unveiled by Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar on day one of the two-day Global Cybersecurity Forum.

  • Trump Peace Plan
    Palestinians push U.N. action over U.S. peace plan, Abbas to speak at U.N. Security Council

    However, the United States is certain to veto any such resolution, diplomats said, allowing the Palestinians to take the draft text to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, where a vote would publicly show how Trump’s peace plan has been received internationally.

  • Iraq
    Iraqi Security Forces Push to Regain Control of Cities from Protesters

    Iraqi security forces on Saturday regained control over some areas in central Baghdad and southern cities after an influential cleric withdrew his support for widespread protests, clearing the way for the government to end a nearly four-month-old uprising.

  • Locusts
    Vast Locust Swarm Casts Shadow Over East African Food Security

    Swarms of the insects are already devouring crops and pasture in Ethiopia and Somalia, and they’re breeding in Djibouti, Eritrea and Sudan -- all areas that are prone to drought and food shortages. There’s a high risk they may soon enter northeast Uganda and southeast South Sudan, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.

  • Iran
    Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces

    The slain commander, Abdolhossein Mojaddami, headed the Basij forces, a paramilitary wing of the Revolutionary Guard used for internal security and other tasks, in the town of Darkhoein. He was gunned down in front of his home in the town in the country's oil rich Khuzestan province.

  • Iraq
    Iraq protesters battle security forces in bid to shut Baghdad streets

    Rallies have rocked Iraq since October but, fearing they would lose momentum amid spiralling regional tensions, protesters last Monday told the government it had one week to meet their demands or they would escalate.

  • Gulf Shipping
    Japan PM to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to ensure energy, shipping security

    The Middle East accounted for 89% of Japan's crude imports, or an average of 3.01 million b/d over January-November, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry data. Around 80% of Middle East oil supplies transit through the Strait of Hormuz to Japan.

  • Syria
    Syria cross-border aid to end Friday if U.N. Security Council fails to break deadlock

    A six-year-long United Nations operation delivering aid across the Syrian border to millions of civilians will expire at midnight on Friday if a deadlocked U.N. Security Council cannot reach a last-minute deal to extend its authorization.

  • U.S.-Iraq
    Perspective: The U.S. Security Dilemma in Iraq

    Iraqi military officers and politicians who fear growing Iranian proxy integration into the government, security services, and economy see a continued U.S. presence as the only way to blunt Iran’s two-pronged campaign to seize power by proxy violence and growing electoral influence.