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Saudi state-oil company Aramco suffered lately its biggest cyber attack ever that affected about 30,000 workstations of the firm. The attack, which apparently had no direct impact on crude production, forced the Saudi oil giant to shut down part of Read more
Worldwide weapons sales by the United States in 2011 hit a record high totaling $66.3 billion, making the U.S. responsible for more than three-quarters of the global worldwide weapon sales that nearly doubled to $85.3 billion, according to a new Read more
The Sahel problematic and the latest developments in the Sahel and Sahara region will be at the center of debates at an international conference to be hosted by Tunis this August 30-31. The conference is initiated by former UN Secretary Read more
Credible sources amongst the US Intelligence community revealed today to Middle East Confidential that they believe terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is planning to abduct Heiress Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice Read more
After a respite that lasted for some time during which there was no more talk about terrorists in Saudi Arabia, terrorist plots in the kingdom came to the forefront Sunday when the Interior Ministry announced it dismantled two suspected terrorist Read more
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made it clear that the United Nations will not monitor human rights in the Western Sahara and does not intend to modify the terms of its mediation in this long lasting regional conflict. “The Read more
One of the largest financial institutions and privately owned bank in MENA, the Arab Bank, is being engulfed in controversies following the sudden resignation of its chairman and grandson of the founder, Abdul Hamid Jr. after numerous arguments with the Read more
Design Art Networks is now owned by Qualcomm Incorporated according to announcement made by the latter. Quizzed about Qualcomm’s acquisition of the Israeli company, the president of Qualcomm Atheros, Craig Barratt said “Design Art and its products will both enhance Read more
As the exchange of threats and warnings continue to mar the relations between Iran and countries against its nuclear program, especially the US and Israel, an upgraded version of military weapons have been unveiled at a ceremony in honor of Read more
The attacks between pro and anti Assad supporters in Lebanon, which are fast becoming a daily routine, have become worrying for the country’s president of the Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry, Mohammad Choucair. He said that the economy has Read more