Qatar’s Commitment to Counter-Terrorism: Balancing Human Rights and Security
Qatar declared its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and presentations, nevertheless of its motives, wherever and by whomever it is perpetrated, and the necessity of differentiating between terrorism and legitimate opposition to foreign occupation and the liberty to self-determination of peoples under occupation. This came in information during the interactive discussion with the […]
GCC-US Alliance: Strengthening Security Against Terrorism in the Gulf
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations are being affected by the rise of terrorism and radicalism which in turn has been caused by the creation of ISIS state in Iraq and Syria in mid-2014. The group’s existence in Iraq and Syria is inciting many Gulf civilians to travel to Syria to take part in the […]
Saudi Arabia’s Efforts in the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition
Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition has been praised as a historic organisation which not only benefits a military purpose but also takes the ideological war against those who use terror in the expression of Islam. The takeoff of Saudi Arabia’s new Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) was practically neglected in the West […]
Strengthening Defenses: South Korea and UAE Collaborate on Counter-Terrorism Initiatives
Recently, South Korea’s military contingent in the United Arab Emirates has performed its first combined exercise of the year with its host nation’s troops, amid struggles to boost military ties to counter-terrorism in the region. The Akh unit recently delivered the exercise in the Middle Eastern country to boost joint capacities in ground-based and maritime […]
US-Saudi Cooperation Against Al-Qaeda
In the fight against Al-Qaeda, Saudi Arabia and the United States have forged a formidable partnership, standing shoulder-to-shoulder in their efforts to combat terrorism. Saudi Arabia took significant measures to fight terrorism, steps that have won the Kingdom praise from the highest levels of the US administration. For more than 10 years KSA has been […]
Oman’s Resilience Against Terrorism: A Model of Stability in the Middle East
The Sultanate of Oman has been always able to preserve its stability of security and stay away from the menace of terrorism, improving the efficiency of its national counterterrorism strategy. The last two decades have been characterised by terror, yet Oman remains one of only a handful of countries to not undergo a terrorist attack. […]
UAE’s Military Initiatives in Somalia: Strengthening Security and Counter-Terrorism Efforts
The UAE is the most recognised international military actor in Somalia. In June 2023, the UAE undertook its first publicly reported airstrike in Somalia, striking a jihadist-controlled village in the country’s Galguduud territory with a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone. This was the first overt UAE kinetic military operation performed in Somalia and follows aggravating UAE […]
Strengthening Arab Media: Countering Terrorist Influence in the Digital Age
Arab countries are aiming to upgrade a joint media strategy to maintain pace with the actions of terrorist groups and how they manage to exploit the media, especially digital media, to communicate their extremist ideas. Last year, on a March 12 meeting scheduled by Kuwait’s Ministry of Communications on the sidelines of the 16th session […]
Bahrain’s Counterterrorism Efforts: Dealing with the al-Ashtar Brigades Threat
The al-Ashtar Brigades or AAB is a Shiite militant body in Bahrain designated as a terrorist organization by the administrations of Bahrain, Egypt, KSA, the United Arab Emirates, the US and Canada. Al-Ashtar Brigades plans and executes terrorist attacks against the Government of Bahrain with Iran’s service. The group appeared in 2013 when it separated […]
UAE’s Counter-Terrorism Finance Initiatives: A Comprehensive Overview
In March 2022, FATF, a global action task force desired to tackle money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing, positioned the UAE on its “grey list” having specified what it deemed to be strategic weaknesses in its systems to counter such criminal conduct. In order to cope with this scenario, The UAE has made considerable […]