SECURITY

Says senior official: Syria has no solution without Iran

Says senior official: Syria has no solution without Iran

A senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister has said that there will be no solution in Syria without Tehran. His country is involved in all issues related to the Syrian crisis, added Ali Asghar Khaji. None of the platforms formed to solve the Syrian crisis, whether in Geneva or elsewhere, can play a significant […]

Saudi Arabia resumes back-channel talks with Houthis to extend ceasefire in Yemen

Saudi Arabia resumes back-channel talks with Houthis to extend ceasefire in Yemen

Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen have resumed “back-channel talks” with the aim of extending the ceasefire in Yemen and reviving negotiations to end the war, Associated Press has reported. The agency quoted a UN official as saying that if the two sides negotiate in good faith, and if other parties are included in the dialogue, […]

Saudi & UAE most targeted by cyber-attacks in GCC

Saudi & UAE most targeted by cyber-attacks in GCC

Organisations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE were hit by the most ransomware attacks among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries between mid-2021 and mid-2022, according to a report published today by cyber-security firm, Group-IB. The company’s annual round-up of major global cyber threats, the Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2022/2023 report found that ransomware operations remained the main cyber […]

Israel vows to protect its military from politics

Israel vows to protect its military from politics

JERUSALEM: Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to keep the country’s conscript military free of politics after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave far-right coalition partners increased control over security forces and settlements in the occupied West Bank. While Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party retained the Defense Ministry, which runs the authority that coordinates policy in the West […]