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Saudi National Security Center Established

by abdollah al-haida | Apr 24, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The directives issued by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Saturday were topped by establishing a National Security Center affiliated to the Royal Court. In a Royal Order, he also appointed Mohammad bin Salih Alghfaili as an advisor for...

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Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi gestures during a news conference in Sanaa in this November 19, 2012 file photograph. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/Files

Yemen’s President Hadi Orders Establishment of Joint Security Unit in Aden

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2017 | Middle East, Uncategorized

Taiz- Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ordered the formation and activation of a security operations room linked with Ministry of Interior based in the temporary capital of Aden. Yemen national news agency SABA reported that the joint unit aims “to converge...

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump talks to members of the media at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 21, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Robert Gates: There’s Value in Trump’s ‘Disruptive Approach’

by David Ignatius | Dec 26, 2016 | Opinion

Bob Gates has worked in senior national security positions for the past five presidents, Republican and Democratic. So it’s noteworthy — and to me, encouraging — that he is advising President-elect Donald Trump, too. Gates, a former defense secretary, CIA director and...

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USA: The Torture Report Must Be Saved

by CARL LEVIN and JAY ROCKEFELLER | Dec 13, 2016 | Opinion

In President Obama’s final national security speech on Tuesday, he spoke about the importance of staying true to our values, of not returning to torture, and of transparency. Now, in his remaining time in office, he has an opportunity to take action to advance these...

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U.S. Issues Guidelines for Responding to Major Cyber Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2016 | Technology

The White House recently released a new set of instructions on how government agencies should respond to major cyber security attacks. The Tuesday published directory was seen as an attempt to combat perceptions and criticisms on the Obama administration being...