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US to begin trials of biometric scanners on Mexican border
September 02 by Rory JacksonThe US-Mexican border has been a source of vigorous debate for American politicians for decades. Whether anger is raised over perceived impacts on crime, jobs, or entitlements, the end result is, in...
Smart Border Technology conference gets national TV news coverage
August 16 by Andrew ElwellThe Smart Border Technology Forum was the recent focus of a 7 National News report. The UAE's English language news broadcaster talks here to H.E. Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director Gen...
Topics announced for inaugural border protection event in Dubai
August 14 by Defence IQ Press14 August 2012 | Dubai: Today H.E. Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri Director General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai announced the topics and speaker line-up for t...
Missile shield the only way to secure GCC borders?
July 26 by Andrew ElwellThis week the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress that it is exploring the sale of 60 PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missiles to Kuwait. The deal is worth $4.2 bil...
6 dead in Cambodian border clash
April 26 by Radio Free AsiaCambodia and Thailand exchange fire in a border skirmish, scuttling a shaky ceasefire agreement. Armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai border forces on Friday left six soldiers dead and sev...
US Government Offers Up to $5 Million Reward for Information Regarding Shootings of Two ICE Agents
March 31 by US Department of StateThe Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security today jointly announced a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of individuals allegedly responsi...
Tunisian border at crisis point as tens of thousands flee Libyan violence
March 02 by United Nations Press OfficeThe situation at the Libyan-Tunisian border has reached crisis point as tens of thousands of people flee the reported violence by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s loyalists, with 14,000 people c...
Tajik Guards Killed In Fight On Afghan Border
January 05 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyA Tajik border guard patrols the Afghan border, where illegal crossings, robberies, and kidnappings of Tajiks by Afghan drug smugglers are not unusual. January 03, 2011 KULOB, Tajikistan -...
Cost of Defection Goes Up
December 30 by Radio Free AsiaNorth Korean security forces, along with Chinese brokers, take bribes to help defectors cross the border. AFP A Chinese border guard tries to stop his picture from being taken along the T...