Around the Region

UNIPATH STAFF Uzbekistan expressed support for reintegrating Afghanistan into the economies of Central Asia, an important component of long-term Afghan stability that would benefit the whole region. Addressing the topic of Afghan…

UNIPATH STAFF The Kuwaiti Ministry of Trade and Industry shut down 11 companies in early 2020, accusing them of violating the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Law No. 106 of 2013. Five of the companies were money-exchange…

UNIPATH STAFF In violation of United Nations arms embargo, Iran continued to engage in destabilization campaigns against Yemen by fueling the ongoing civil war with arms and training for the Houthi rebels. During a joint press…

UNIPATH STAFF Egyptian fighter jets and helicopters simulated attacks against a hypothetical enemy over land and sea in the western region of Egypt in July 2020 during the Hasm 2020 military exercise. Units from Egypt’s Navy, Air…

UNIPATH STAFF Pakistan’s highest-ranked military commander threw his support behind the Afghan peace process during a visit to Kabul in June 2020. Pakistan Army Chief of Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa discussed the need for a political…

UNIPATH STAFF Reaffirming the U.S. commitment to the Lebanese Armed Forces, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, visited Lebanon in July 2020. Gen. McKenzie’s visit included a meeting with Lebanese President…

UNIPATH STAFF Kazakhstan is a global leader in solving problems related to terrorism, including the repatriation, criminal prosecution and reintegration of Daesh fighters from Syria and Iraq. That was the opinion of Nathan Sales,…

An investigation that began with an ATM fire led to the identification of what the Bahraini government calls 54 terrorist suspects financed and trained by Iran. The destruction of the ATM in the city of Jad Hafs in November 2019 was one…

UNIPATH STAFF Qatar held a series of security drills in the spring of 2020 to ready the nation for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of World Cup football fans in 2022. Despite the additional duties dictated by the spread COVID-19,…

Reacting to fears that COVID-19 lockdowns would cause food shortages, Gulf Cooperation Council countries approved Kuwait’s proposal to establish an integrated food security network across the region.  The decision was made during a…