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In recent years, Gulf countries have enhanced city surveillance systems originally deployed for traffic management and public safety into sophisticated tools for tracking and targeting individuals. This report describes...
Late in the evening on July 15, three gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a religious event taking place at a Shi’ite mosque in the Wadi Al Kabir district of Oman's capital, Muscat, resulting in numerous casualties. Thi...
This report reviews a selection of the continued challenges private-sector security managers will face as we progress through the new year. Most facets of regional stability and a more agreeable MENA security environment...
On May 16, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an Advisory Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for overwater airspace above the Persian Gulf (also known as the Gulf of Arabia) and the Gulf of Oman, two strategic w...
Since January 2011, the Middle East and North Africa has experienced unprecedented political upheaval, largely due to local outbreaks of civil unrest which have been prompted by both socio-economic and political concerns...
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