Around the Region

UNIPATH STAFF Uzbekistan hosted the first meeting in December 2021 of the Strategic Partnership Dialogue with the United States, highlighting the two countries’ commitment to improving security in Central Asia.  The engagement in…

UNIPATH STAFF United Arab Emirates company Majid Al Futtaim Retail, among the top supermarket retailers in the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa, earned top honors for following best practices in cybersecurity.  During Gulf…

Unipath Staff The Pakistani government has reported record seizures of illegal drugs at one of the country’s main border crossings with Afghanistan. In just a few weeks in December 2021 and January 2022, Pakistani officials at the…

UNIPATH STAFF Preemptive action by the Sultan’s Armed Forces saved the lives of potentially hundreds of Omanis residing in the path of Cyclone Shaheen in October 2021. Omani authorities rescued more than 600 people as the storm hit…

UNIPATH STAFF As part of an expanding diplomatic and security partnership, high-ranking diplomats from Kazakhstan and the United States committed their countries to further cooperation on counterterrorism, nuclear nonproliferation and…

UNIPATH STAFF Making history, the first batch of female Saudi Soldiers graduated from the Armed Forces Women’s Cadre Training Center of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces in September 2021 after 14 weeks of boot camp. “The daily training…

UNIPATH STAFF In a move to boost military recruitment, the Kuwait Armed Forces is studying the benefits of allowing women to serve in the military. Maj. Gen. Khaled Al-Kandari, deputy chief of staff for manpower, announced that the…

UNIPATH STAFF In a boost to regional security in Central Asia, Tajikistan’s parliament ratified agreements with Uzbekistan to cooperate on air defense and military intelligence. The agreements were signed during the official visit to…

UNIPATH STAFF A joint effort by hundreds of thousands of Iraqi police officers and military personnel helped secure early parliamentary elections across the country in October 2021. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior reported no terrorist…

UNIPATH STAFF The Qatari Emiri Navy fortified its fleet with the ceremonial launch of a landing craft that can accommodate hundreds of troops on its broad deck.  The landing craft tank (LCT) Fuwairit was officially completed by…