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  • Al-Shabab/Al-Qaeda Threat
    Mall of America increases security after threat in terror group’s video

    he Mall of America increased security on Saturday and Sunday after a terror group linked to al-Qaeda released an online video that appears to call for attacks on shopping mal

  • Yemen
    UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Yemen

    The United Nations Security Council was set to meet in emergency session Sunday evening to vote on a resolution demanding that Shiite rebels relinquish control of Yemen's government, as Arab countries pressed for the use of military force against what they call the rebel group's "illegitimate seizure of power."

  • Saudi Detainees
    85 percent of security detainees are Saudi

    The number of people detained for security reasons in the nation's prisons has reached 3,472, of which 85 (or 2,953) are Saudi, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Interior.

  • Saudi Military
    Meet Saudi Arabia’s Special Security Forces

    Basic military training lasts three months, followed by another month of basic security training and an additional specialization that can last for anything from two months to seven.

  • Cybersecurity
    Saudi Cybersecurity Threat Landscape “More Intense and Complex Than Ever”

    Leading Saudi IT decision-makers agree that cybersecurity threats are growing in intensity and scale across the Kingdom. The situation is putting businesses at risk of hits to both reputation and bottom line. A new survey commissioned by F5 Networks found that nearly seven in ten of surveyed businesses (68%) regarded cybercrime as a “severe” threat.  75% of respondents said that their business’ sales and marketing efforts would suffer most from an attack. Worryingly, only 15% are confident their organisation has consistent IT security measures across its entire IT network.

    The Kingdom’s burgeoning cyber security market size is indicative of the new cybersecurity threat landscape. According to MicroMarket Monitor, the market is expected to grow from US$1.51 billion in 2013 to US$3.48 billion in 2019 at a CAGR of 14.50% for the period 2013 to 2019.

    For the wider region, MarketsandMarkets suggests that the Middle East cybersecurity market is on course to grow from US$5.17 billion in 2014 to US$9.56 billion in 2019 at a CAGR of 13.07%.

  • State of the Union
    Terrorism, cybersecurity likely to supersede military topics in State of the Union

    The White House has been dropping hints in recent days about which issues will be included in the annual speech to the nation, and the president appears poised to focus on cybersecurity, terrorism and domestic civilian issues such as broadband Internet service, paid leave for federal workers and community college tuition.

  • Egypt and the Gulf
    Egypt-Gulf Ties and a Changing Balance of Regional Security

    In the volatile post-Arab Spring landscape, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have sought to influence developments in Egypt through aid and diplomacy. Such efforts illustrate the rise of the Gulf states as assertive regional actors possessing not only the intent but increasingly the capability to project (and protect) their interests, however defined. The dramatic fall in oil prices, however, will test the resilience of Gulf pledges to Egypt along with other transitional states. This bottom line might push GCC states to re-examine the blurring of their domestic and regional interests.

  • Egypt
    Egypt security forces kill five militants

    The militants “opened fire” after security forces raided a farm where they were hiding and preparing bombs, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.

  • Palestinian Peace Plan
    Palestinian draft peace plan put before UN Security Council

    A draft resolution setting out a Palestinian timetable for a peace deal with Israel has been submitted to the UN Security Council. The document, presented by Jordan, calls for a deal within one year and Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories by the end of 2017.

  • Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
    Security ramifications of the GCC’s 35th annual meeting

    The reason behind the development of GCC-POL is to focus on two key threats: The internal present and future extremist threat in the GCC states, particularly from ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as state meddling in the GCC by neighboring powers, notably Iran and Turkey.