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  • Qatar conscripts civilians for World Cup security

    Qatar has called up hundreds of civilians, including diplomats summoned back from overseas, for mandatory military service operating security checkpoints at World Cup stadiums, according to a source and documents seen by Reuters. The deployment of conscripts, some of whom would normally defer national service because their work is considered vital, highlights the logistical challenge faced by the tiny Gulf Arab state hosting one of the world's biggest sports tournaments.

  • Saudi crown prince discusses energy security with senior U.S. officials, state news agency reports

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Friday with U.S. Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein and the White House National Security Council's Middle East policy coordinator Brett McGurk in Jeddah, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported. "The bilateral relations between the two countries were discussed, and the active follow up from the Jeddah Summit, particularly in the fields of energy security and investment in the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, as well as the developments in the region including Yemen," SPA said.

  • Sanctioning Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security for Malign Cyber Activities

    In July 2022, cyber threat actors assessed to be sponsored by the Government of Iran and its MOIS disrupted Albanian government computer systems, forcing the government to suspend public services for its citizens.  Since at least 2007, the MOIS and its cyber actor proxies have conducted malicious cyber operations targeting a range of government and private-sector organizations across various critical infrastructure sectors.

  • Playing a Strong Hand in an Energy Crisis: The Role of the Gulf States in Boosting European Energy Security

    In May 2022, the European Union (EU) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) unveiled a strategic partnership as part of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy. While the EU and the GCC have long-standing ties, the new strategic partnership reflects a desire to address emerging challenges, especially the European energy crisis triggered by Russia-Ukraine conflict. The energy crisis has deepened in recent months, as Russia cut flows in June through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to 40 percent of capacity and shut the pipeline altogether for ten days of annual maintenance in July.

  • Saudi Arabia opens probe over security forces filmed beating women

    The governor of Asir region has assembled a committee to look into the beatings apparently captured in the online footage and “refer the case to the competent authorities,” the Saudi Press Agency reported. The circumstances surrounding the incident and when it took place were not immediately clear.

  • Food Security: Europe forced to turn to OCP to meet its fertilizers needs

    One of the few viable alternatives to Russian fertilizer is Morocco, which already accounts for 40% of Europe’s imports of phosphate, said Jacob Hansen, Director General of Fertilizers Europe. Hansen made the remarks to European press as the global battle for fertilizer, a vital commodity for food production, has emerged as one of the by-products of the Russia/Ukraine conflict, leaving states in Europe and elsewhere scrambling for alternative suppliers.

  • Nigeria to Implement Saudi Aramco’s Oil Security Architecture

    Nigeria is implementing a security infrastructure similar to that of Saudi’s Aramco to protect its oil pipelines, according to the head of the nation’s state-owned energy company. The new security architecture will be unveiled soon and will help stop massive oil pipeline vandalism that has resulted in the country losing 30% of produced volumes to crude thieves, Mele Kyari, the chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, said on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

  • Does Europe’s bumpy road to energy security Lead to the MENA?

    Since the outbreak of the war, the region has become a natural destination for Europe in its growing quest for non-Russian energy resources, with leaders of the EU's economic powers (Germany, France, Italy) repeatedly visiting producers such as Algeria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. In addition to energy cooperation, this search for diversification offers a valuable tool for enhancing bilateral partnerships and expanding EU-MENA relations in the long term.

  • Does Europe’s bumpy road to energy security Lead to the MENA?

    Since the outbreak of the war, the region has become a natural destination for Europe in its growing quest for non-Russian energy resources, with leaders of the EU's economic powers (Germany, France, Italy) repeatedly visiting producers such as Algeria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. In addition to energy cooperation, this search for diversification offers a valuable tool for enhancing bilateral partnerships and expanding EU-MENA relations in the long term.

  • Opinion: Middle East security still fragile, with or without Iran nuclear deal

    The risk of an arms race was enhanced by the blocking this week by Russia of agreement on the final document of a review of the 50-year-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), to which Israel is not a signatory. The document called for the first time without apparent objection for a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East.