Security

New iPhone brings face recognition (and fears) to the masses

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Apple will let you unlock the iPhone X with your face — a move likely to bring facial recognition to the masses, along with concerns over how the technology may be used for nefarious purposes. Apple’s newest device, set to go on sale November 3, is designed to be unlocked with a facial scan with a number of privacy safeguardsRead more

Australia expands security assistance to Philippines to combat Islamist militants

Philippines - Muslimchronicle

Australia on Tuesday announced the expansion of its security support to the Philippines, which will involve training in urban counter-terrorism, to fight the rise and spread of Islamist militancy in the region. The announcement follows the end of the 154-day battle for Marawi city which stunned the Philippine’s military inexperienced in urban combat, and fueled concerns Islamic State loyalists wantedRead more

Iraq army says has achieved goals in Kurd operation

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi government forces said on Wednesday that they had achieved their objectives in a lightning 48-hour operation against Kurdish forces in disputed territory outside the autonomous Kurdish region. On Monday and Tuesday, Iraqi troops and allied militia retook the northern province of Kirkuk and its lucrative oil fields, as well as formerly Kurdish-held areas of Nineveh and Diyala provinces, inRead more

Iraqi troops advancing on Kirkuk city: Kurds

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi forces are advancing in a "major operation" to enter disputed Kirkuk city and take control of a Kurdish miliary base and oil fields, Kurdish authorities said early on Monday. Iraqi forces and allied paramilitaries are "now advancing from Taza in South of Kirkuk in a major op with the intention to enter the city and takeover K1 base andRead more

UNHCR on ‘full alert’ as 11,000 Rohingya flee in a day

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

Bangladesh border guards reported more than 11,000 Rohingya refugees crossing into their country from Myanmar on Monday, in a sudden surge, the United Nations refugee agency said. More than half a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar since Aug. 25 after insurgent attacks on security forces triggered a violent government crackdown, but the rate had slowed to about 2,000 refugees perRead more

International Red Cross to 'drastically' cut operations after attacks in Afghanistan

Kabul - Muslimchronicle

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will "drastically" cut back its operations in Afghanistan following attacks that have killed seven of its staff this year, the aid group said on Monday. The announcement underlines the deteriorating security for aid groups in Afghanistan, where the ICRC has been operating for more than 30 years and has been running itsRead more

Public Security chief visits Private Guard training school

Manama - Muslimchronicle

Chief of Public Security, Major-General Tariq Al Hassan visited today the Private Guard Training School of the General Directorate of Guard as part of the field visits to various security departments. The Chief highlighted that the visit aimed to monitor the workflow closely and adopted procedures to provide the best security services to implement the vision of the Interior MinisterRead more

Two guards killed in attack on royal palace in Jeddah - Saudi Interior Ministry

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

A gunman armed with a Kalashnikov rifle and three petrol bombs killed two Royal Guards and wounded three others in an attack at a security guards checkpoint at the western gate of Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah early on Saturday. The attacker, Mansour bin Hassan Al Ameri, 28, a Saudi, was killed by security forces on the spot, said Interior MinistryRead more

Minister of Minerals Announces Enter of Central Darfur State

Zaglingei - Muslimchronicle

During his inspection visit to Hashaba Mine, in West of the Jabal locality, the Minister of Minerals, Prof. Hashim Ali Salim has asserted the stability of security situations in the state of Central Darfur, and that it is free from security violations. The minister who was accompanied during the inspection visit by the Director General of the Corporation of GeologicalRead more

3 Daesh terrorists killed, 5 captured in Riyadh raids

Jeddah - Muslimchronicle

Two Daesh terrorists were shot dead and another blew himself up in three separate raids by Saudi security forces in the national capital, the Presidency of State Security said Thursday. In a statement, the agency said five other militants were also captured and that the Daesh cell had been dismantled during the simultaneous raids on three suspected terror hideouts inRead more