The security situation in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in general and in North Sinai is "dangerous" but is still "under control" despite the ongoing anti-security terrorist attacks in the region, said Egyptian experts.
The Islamic State (IS) militants captured eight journalists and media workers working for a local television in the militants-seized city of Mosul, capital of the country's northern province of Nineveh, a provincial security source said on Sunday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday reassured U.S. support for Iraq's anti-Islamic State (IS) efforts during a phone conversation with newly appointed Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al Obeidi.
Iraqi security forces and allied tribal fighters rebuffed an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in a town near the Iraqi capital Baghdad, but were forced to withdraw from another embattled town after two days of fierce clashes in the country's western province of Anbar, security sources said on Thursday.
Dozens of U.S. military advisors arrived in Iraq on Wednesday to train the country's security forces as they continue to face obstacles in their fight against the Islamic State (IS) militant group, officials said.
A total of 59 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Wednesday in clashes with Iraqi security forces and air strikes against their positions across the country, security sources said.
A total of 50 people were killed on Tuesday in clashes and air strikes against the positions of the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, security source said.
Austrian officials and Internet security authorities held a press conference in Vienna Tuesday to raise awareness over information and communication security as part of the kick-off for the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM).
A total of 38 people, including two senior police officers, were killed and some 141 others wounded in separate bomb attacks across Iraq on Sunday, security sources said.
Egypt's army on Thursday killed 15 suspected militants in a security raid and arrested 25 others suspected of being members of the extremist Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, security source told Xinhua.
The Egyptian army on Thursday killed a leader of Sinai-based, al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group after fierce confrontations at his hideouts in North Sinai's Rafah city, a security source told Xinhua.
Cyber offences are usually committed in tech-savvy countries but with increased Internet access and smartphone use across South Asia, government data show that full-fledged organised and coordinated hacking networks are emerging in the region.
A Singapore-based technology start-up is launching a free private cloud software with enhanced security features, the firm said on Saturday.
Militants loyal to the wily Taliban outfit fighting to regain power in Afghanistan have been challenging Afghan security forces in their former stronghold -- the southern Helmand province over the past couple of months.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday met with Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, chairperson of the African Union Commission, and the two leaders vowed to enhance cooperation in peace and security.
Australia on Friday raised the national terrorism public alert level from medium to high after receiving advice from the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO).
People will one day connect with almost everything in their lives - the TV, the fridge, a mirror - all through the Internet.
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