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A March 25, 2013, photo shows Kuwaiti Oil Minister Hani Hussein speaks during the opening ceremony of the 1st GCC oil meadia conference in Kuwait city. (AFP)
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People demonstrate to demand the country’s National Congress and transitional government ensure the police and the army carry out their jobs, and that militias are dismantled, in Benghazi May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori
Libyan interior minister submits resignation
Tripoli, Reuters—Libya’s interior minister has submitted his resignation, two official sources said on Tuesday, after months of efforts to curb armed groups who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi but have since stalled the transition to democracy. Two years after the...Caption:
Screen-grab of Saudi Interior Ministry’s website taken on May 18, 2013. (AAA)
Saudi Arabia repels cyber-attacks
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A number of Saudi Arabian government websites were subject to a series of “coordinated and simultaneous attacks” by unknown hackers over the past few days, Asharq Al-Awsat has learnt. An investigation traced the “coordinated and simultaneous...Caption:
Bahraini Interior Minister Rashed bin Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifa attends the consultative meeting of interior ministers from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in the Bahraini capital Manama on April 23, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH)
GCC Meeting Focuses on Iranian Regional Interference
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states need to strengthen security ties, including further study of a proposed joint Gulf police force, in order to confront Iranian regional interference. Bahrain Interior Minister Lieutenant General Rashid Bin...Caption:
The military takes over security in Port Said city after the police’s withdrawal yesterday from Port Said city, 170 km (106 miles) northeast of Cairo, March 9, 2013. (REUTERS)