Around the Region

Responding to the United Nations secretary-general’s request in March 2020 for a cease-fire to focus on COVID-19, U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths led separate talks with the warring parties in Yemen. The Saudi-led Arab…

UNIPATH STAFF Bahraini security forces — both military and police units — combined their strengths for an exercise called Homeland Shield 2020.  The Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) invited units from the National Guard and the Interior…

UNIPATH STAFF Afghan security forces underscored their growing proficiency with the arrest of three senior ISIS leaders trying to establish terror networks in the South and Central Asian region after defeats in Syria and Iraq. …

UNIPATH STAFF AU.S. delegation led by David Mount of United States Central Command’s (CENTCOM) program to curb proliferation of weapons of mass destruction visited Turkmenistan in early 2020. The purpose of the visit was to discuss…

UNIPATH STAFF The Royal Navy of Oman opened a lifeline to a section of the country geographically and economically isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Musandam governorate, a mountainous peninsula that juts into the Strait of…

UNIPATH STAFF Terrorists attempting to hide in the rugged triangle formed by Salah al-Din, Kirkuk and Ninevah governorates in northern Iraq were ousted from their lairs during joint operations that began in March 2020. Iraqi forces…

UNIPATH STAFF The Kuwait Aviation Show drew 60,000 visitors to gawk at demonstrations by Kuwaiti, Saudi, Emirati, Qatari and U.S. military pilots in the January 2020 skies above Kuwait City. It was the second time Kuwait had held the air…

UNIPATH STAFF A delegation from Tajikistan led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirodjidin Mukhriddin visited Brussels in December 2019 to discuss cooperation with the European Union on topics such as border security, trade, and combating…

UNIPATH STAFF Oman reiterated its commitment to open sea lanes, counterterrorism and fighting piracy by conducting a series of maritime drills with U.S., British and French partners. The Gulf of Oman was the setting for the Sharp…

UNIPATH STAFF Protecting children from radical online indoctrination was a major topic at the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in February 2020. More than 1,200 participants from government, academia, the…