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Part of the activities in the 3rd Saudi International Conference on Information Technology and Cyber Security

Saudi Censorship to Monitor Cyber-Attacks on Government Bodies

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Mar 30, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- A Saudi official has revealed that there is a continuous censorship and follow up to track any attempt for cyber attacking government and private installations, including terrorist actions and money laundering. The official explained that there are specialized...

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The man who was arrested after he hijacked an EgyptAir flight, which was forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday, gestures as he is transferred by Cypriot police from a court in the city of Larnaca, Cyprus March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Cyprus Remands Suspected Hijacker Who Wanted to See Ex-Wife

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 30, 2016 | World

An Egyptian man who was thought to be strapped with explosives hijacked an EgyptAir plane on Tuesday while flying from the Egyptian Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria to the capital, Cairo. He told police he acted because he wanted to see his estranged wife and...

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Palmyra after ISIS withdrawl and pro-Assad forces enter-Getty

Russia Sends Experts to Palmyra for Mine Neutralization, Asks U.S.-led Coalition to Join

by Taha Abed alWahed | Mar 30, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow- Russia continues its attempts for the U.S., and the international coalition it leads against terrorism, to widen their scope on cooperation concerning the Syrian crisis. After regaining control over Palmyra (Tadmur) city, Russia aims to convince the U.S. to...

Asharq Al-Awsat Tracks Live Rescue Missions in Fallujah

by Munaf al Obeidi | Mar 30, 2016 | Middle East

Fallujah suburbs- Group of tribal fighters roll into Fallujah city to save its residents after calls of distress have risen by more than 105 thousand sieged citizens. People in the city are dying from hunger as ISIS has been controlling it since 2014 from one part and...

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Opinion: Our Story with Russia

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Mar 30, 2016 | Opinion

Despite the zeal of some ultra-nationalist Russians who shun and ignore Soviet heritage, others still feel the USSR, the mammoth that competed with the USA for the leadership of the world, was an effective tool in promoting ‘Russian’ interests, regardless of whether...