A “package of measures” are needed to address political, religious and socio-economic challenges in the Middle East that are fuelling extremism in the region, according to out-going Iraqi Ambassador to South Africa, Dr Hisham Al Alawi. These measures, he says, need incorporate both government and non-government entities and come from[…]
Three million people from all over the world are expected in Saudi Arabia’s holy cities of Mecca and Medina for the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage, which starts on Tuesday amid tight security. The Saudi authorities are deploying 100,000 security personnel, including members of the counter-terrorism and the emergency civil defence[…]
With armed robberies hounding Cape Town shopping centres, Business Against Crime(BAC) in the Western Cape is running operation ‘Shopping Centre Security’ to tackle the spate of armed robberies. Business Against Crime is collaborating with South African police, shopping mall centre management and private security to address the outbreak of armed[…]
The South African Broadcasting Corporation admitted on Friday that a security audit had been conducted at its KwaZulu-Natal offices. “The process is a standard procedure to constantly identify the possible threats towards acts of terror, espionage and other related risks that have… the potential to impede the… running of the[…]
With Capetonians expected to flood Cape Town International Airport as the haj departures begin, hujaaj and their families are urged to obey airport regulations. The call comes as the haj season gets underway, with the first batch of Cape hujjaj set to depart on Friday. About 800 pilgrims will use[…]
Palestinian Authority security forces plan to crack down on acts of terrorism carried out by Israeli settlers living in the occupied West Bank, an official said Saturday. PA security spokesman Adnan Dmeiri told Ma’an: “We will take legal procedures and do everything we can do against them [Israeli settlers] as[…]
Bahrain is beefing up security measures around the country’s mosques over threats made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, the interior ministry said. The measures were taken after a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in neighbouring Kuwait last week, in which an ISIL member[…]
Extraordinary security measures are being taken during the federal death penalty trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the most scrutinized U.S. terror case in years. White vehicles from Homeland Security line up bumper-to-bumper in front of Boston’s federal courthouse while others periodically circle the block. Boston[…]
Afghan national security forces took over full responsibility for the country’s security Thursday, as NATO-led coalition forces ended their 13-year-old active combat mission and started a new phase providing training, advice, and assistance. “I congratulate Afghans for this historic day,” said President Ashraf Ghani while marking the transition. “We will[…]
Despite increased security at most major retailers in the city, Business Against Crime (BAC) in the Western Cape and shopping malls are working closely with the South African police services (SAPS) to amplify police visibility ahead of the festive season. According to BAC, consumers and retailers should be vigilant, as[…]
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