SPAIN – State of Emergency to be Implemented from Saturday March 14th
MEASURES WILL INCLUDE LIMITATIONS OF MOVEMENT, POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS AND RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN AREAS AND PLACES
USA – Concerns about the US Ability to Contain COVID-19 Outbreak
“THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN THE US IS GOING TO GET WORSE”, DR ANTHONY FAUCI, DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
SOUTH KOREA – Daegu on High Alert as Coronavirus Infections Spread at ‘Cult’ Church
DAEGU’S MAJOR ORDERED TO SHUTDOWN KINDERGARTENS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND DEFENCE MINISTRY BANNED TROOPS FROM LEAVING THEIR BARRACKS

LIBYA – GNA Suspends Libya Talks after Tripoli Port Attack on Tuesday Feb. 18th
LNA AUTHORITIES RELEASED A SHORT STATEMENT ON FACEBOOK CLAIMING THAT A TURKISH VESSEL CARRYING WEAPONS AND AMMUNITIONS WAS DESTROYED
OMAN – Foreign Affairs Minister Concerned over Growing Military Presence in the Strait of Hormuz
THE OMANI MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS INTERWENED AT THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE
Tavel Security and the Duty of Care for Employees Going Abroad
ORGANIZATIONS CAN REDUCE THEIR LIABILITY EXPOSURE AND INCREASE THEIR DUTY-OF-CARE REQUIREMENTS BY IMPLEMENTING ROBUST TRAVEL SECURITY PROGRAMS
CYBERSECURITY – Increasingly complex cybersecurity at maritime ports
BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES A “GOOD PRACTICE GUIDE” FOR MARITIME CYBERSECURITY.
GHANA – Trawlers Continue to Operate Illegally and Dodge Fines
GROWING ILLEGAL FISHING IN GHANA ACCORDING TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION
OMAN – Sultan Qaboos bin Said Dies Aged 79
HAITHAM BIN TARIQ AL SAID, ONE OF SULTAN’S COUSINS, NAMED AS THE COUNTRY’S NEW RULER
NIGERIA – The Role of Nigeria in West Africa in 2020
THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF NIGERIA IN WEST AFRICA, A REGION WHICH IS FACING NEW ECONOMIC AND SECURITY CHALLENGES