Source: Asharq Al-Awsat
Security & Justice
Mawlawi Ensures Strict Monitoring for Wanted Syrian Regime Figures at Beirut Airport
Caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, conducted an inspection tour of Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to review the security arrangements and measures implemented by the Airport Security Apparatus ahead of the holiday season.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Hezbollah Faces Internal Criticism Over Missing Fighters and Captured Prisoners
Hezbollah is grappling with increasing internal and external pressure as the fate of over 1,000 of its fighters remains uncertain following the recent war with Israel, Asharq al-Awsat newspaper revealed.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Opinion
Lebanon After the Assads
The United States has important equities in Lebanon, including a desire for a generally friendly government’s economic and political stability; security cooperation; long-standing relations with the large Christian community in Lebanon and Lebanese diaspora in the United States; and ultimately peace between Israel and Lebanon within a broader regional settlement. Achieving these objectives will require navigating a tumultuous period in the country’s history following a war between Hezbollah and Israel that has devastated a large part of the country, exacerbating Lebanon’s already challenging economic conditions. But perhaps the most important dynamic will be how a likely Sunni-dominated state of uncertain composition in Syria will differ in its intentions toward Lebanon from the previous Alawite-led minoritarian Assad regime.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Europe’s Syrian Dilemma
The news of the sudden and unexpected demise of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has met a mixed response in Europe. The jubilation that a murderous dictator and close ally of Russia and Iran has fallen is not just good for the Syrian people but serves as a morale booster for Eastern Europeans wondering whether Russia can be defeated
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sports
Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils New Private Jet Worth $73 Million
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the richest global athletes, has unveiled his upgraded private jet reportedly worth $73 million. With its top-notch design, exceptional speed and range of 7500 nautical miles, the Gulfstream G650 is among the fastest jets in the world.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Guardiola Accepts Man City May Need to Sign More Players to Cope with Schedule
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes he will need a bigger squad to handle soccer’s ever-expanding fixture schedule.
Saturday, December 14, 2024
Thursday 10 November 2022 18:50:42
Saudi Arabia to Host MENA’s Largest Cybersecurity Event
Saudi Arabia will host the international Black Hat event in mid-November, the largest cybersecurity event in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), bringing together the most important cybersecurity experts worldwide.
The event is organized in cooperation between the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones (SAFCSP) and Informa Tech, in partnership with the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), as part of the Riyadh Season 2022 activities.
The three-day event starts on Nov. 15 at the Riyadh Front Center.
The Black Hat event brings together a group of the most prominent experts and speakers in the field of cybersecurity, with more than 200 officials of the most important authorities in the world.
Black Hat includes training courses with accredited certificates, sessions, workshops, and several competitions with prizes amounting to more than $266,000.
The event targets experts, amateurs, and those interested in cybersecurity.
It also includes an activity area sponsored by NEOM. It has a “Capture the Flag” competition, where competitors take on many challenges to gather the largest number of flags, such as exploiting the loopholes of websites, digital forensic analysis, reverse engineering, encryption, and others.
The competition includes the participation of 1,000 contestants representing 200 teams from 35 countries, competing over three days for the competition prizes, amounting to $186,000.
The activity area also includes the “Gap Rewards Platform” competition, which motivates participants to discover security gaps in actual companies and the total prizes totaling $80,000.
The activity area also includes the “Cyber Village,” with six different challenges, including the car hacking challenge, which aims to educate security experts about the functions of vehicle systems and provide them with practical experience.
The second is the unlocking challenge, a physical security experience where visitors can identify weaknesses in different locks.
The room escape challenge is based on team cooperation, where the contestants solve a series of puzzles within a limited time frame.
