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Peacefulness or crisis fatigue? Slight downward trend detected in Middle East conflicts
MENA region as a whole improved, but Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon and Yemen saw declines in recorded peacefulness Think tank’s assessment...
Caline Malek
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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2020: Not all doom and gloom despite Middle East’s coronavirus woes
Arab region saw political and space breakthroughs during a year otherwise dominated by news of the pandemic Diplomatic successes and...
Caline Malek
Jan 4, 20211 min read
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Why Middle East and North Africa is ranked the world’s ‘least peaceful region’
Five of the 10 least peaceful countries in the world located in MENA, according to Global Peace Index 2020 Europe ranked most peaceful...
Caline Malek
Jun 28, 20201 min read
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Will coronavirus pandemic intensify or defuse Middle East conflicts?
COVID-19 has left people living in the region’s many conflict zones more vulnerable than ever In online talk, UN official Rosemary...
Caline Malek
Jun 10, 20201 min read
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Why Saudi reforms are bad news for the world’s terrorists
Norman T. Roule, CEO of Pharos Strategic Consulting LLC, spoke to Arab News on the sidelines of SALT Conference in Abu Dhabi. Roule...
Caline Malek
Dec 12, 20191 min read
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Bad tidings for Middle East’s religion-based political groups
Arabs expect a decline in popularity of extremist groups in coming years, shows poll. Bleak future for Hezbollah, Hamas, Muslim...
Caline Malek
Dec 9, 20191 min read
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Counting the cost of Middle East cyberattacks
Riyadh hosted the seventh Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Information Security Conference on Sept 8 & 9 The size of the Kingdom's...
Caline Malek
Sep 18, 20191 min read
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How a UK ban would impact Hezbollah
Analysts say the move will restrict the Iran-backed group’s destabilizing activities in the region. Others said the ban will dent...
Caline Malek
Feb 26, 20191 min read
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UAE works to counter evolving cyberthreats
With the United Arab Emirates introducing its AI strategy in 2017, transforming itself into a smart society and with an estimated 50...
Caline Malek
Feb 24, 20191 min read
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The day that changed Iran forever
Forty years ago, Khomeini took power on a platform of false promises. The politicization of Islam had repercussions for the entire...
Caline Malek
Feb 10, 20191 min read
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The message to Arab youth: ‘You are the face of the future’
Saudi Arabia is leading a push to keep young people on the right path — and save them from straying on to the wrong one. Education will...
Caline Malek
Jan 31, 20191 min read
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Dubai security summit turns attention to evolving threat of cybercrime
The Dark Web, which consists of 96% of the internet, has been the source of many evolving threats. Dubai has spent $400 billion to combat...
Caline Malek
Jan 27, 20191 min read
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World’s police chiefs confront dark net at Interpol General Assembly in Dubai
The world’s law enforcement body is looking at how emerging technologies are changing crime fighting Saudi Arabia has worked with...
Caline Malek
Nov 20, 20181 min read
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1979 hostage crisis: Iran’s long history of antagonism
Looking back: on this day 39 years ago, Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran and took more than 60 Americans hostage The...
Caline Malek
Nov 4, 20181 min read
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Saudi Arabia, UAE 'Lead Way in Fighting Terror Ideology'
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has called for a new approach to combating violent extremism — but the methods he proposes have...
Caline Malek
Sep 13, 20181 min read
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It is Not Enough to Halt the Flow of Iranian Funds to Terror, Say Experts
Should Iran still not improve its behavior, each measure should be dialed up until its conduct changes Arab News Read Article
Caline Malek
Aug 28, 20181 min read
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GCC Counterterrorism Experience Seen as of Possible Benefit to EU
Titled “Conflict, Competition and Cooperation in an Interconnected World,” the forum included several thousand participants from more...
Caline Malek
Jul 8, 20181 min read
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