Other Security News
COVID-19 Pandemic News

Other Security News

• Death of ISIS Leader CENTCOM 30 Nov 2022 -- The death of Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in mid-October is another blow to ISIS.
• Daesh leader 'killed in action', group announces, naming new chief Press TV 30 Nov 2022 -- The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group says its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed "in action".
• US Knew for Weeks Islamic State Leader Was Dead VOA 30 Nov 2022 -- Word from the Islamic State terror group that it had lost its second leader in less than a year came as no surprise to the United States, which had been aware of his demise for more than a month.
• DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin DHS 30 Nov 2022 -- Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the continued heightened threat environment across the United States. This is the seventh NTAS Bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) since January 2021 and it replaces the current Bulletin that was set to expire at 2:00 PM ET today.
• Members of U.S. far-right group found guilty of seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot People's Daily 30 Nov 2022 -- Stewart Rhodes, founder of the U.S. far-right group Oath Keepers, and his associate Kelly Meggs were found guilty by a jury on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
• Statement by Under Secretary Brian Nelson on the FATF Report on Money Laundering from Fentanyl and Synthetic Opioids US Treasury 30 Nov 2022 -- Today, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its first ever report on money laundering from fentanyl and synthetic opioids with recommendations for countering financial flows from the illicit drug trade, which claims thousands of lives around the world. The report was co-led by the United States and Canada.
• Connecticut Man Admits to Attempting to Travel to The Middle East to Join and Fight For ISIS US Dept. of Justice 30 Nov 2022 -- Ahmad Khalil Elshazly, 25, of West Haven, Connecticut, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 - 30 Nov 2022
• "Long COVID" exposes long-term challenges People's Daily 30 Nov 2022 -- The increasing reports of people getting "long COVID" have exposed the challenges in combatting the pandemic.

China

• Flexible measures implemented across China to ensure people's livelihoods amid cold front Global Times 30 Nov 2022 -- Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province further refined its COVID-19 prevention measures on Wednesday by announcing it will lift temporary restrictions in some regions and officially allow qualified close contacts to be quarantined at home, as local authorities across the country are mulling more scientific and precise anti-epidemic policies in accordance with the newly released "20 measures."
• Several districts in Guangzhou lift restrictions, allow qualifying close contacts to be quarantined at home Global Times 30 Nov 2022 -- Several districts in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province, issued notices on Wednesday to adjust the epidemic prevention and control measures, with Haizhu district allowing close contacts who meet the conditions to be quarantined at home, and Tianhe, Conghua, Panyu and Huadu districts lifting restrictions in temporary control zones.
• Normal order resumes in C.China's Zhengzhou as testing requirements relaxed Global Times 30 Nov 2022 -- Zhengzhou in Central China's Henan Province, home to more than 13 million people reopens supermarkets and cinemas, taxis and subways on Wednesday. Residents can choose to receive COVID-19 testing based on their own needs.
• Public transportation partially restored in Xinjiang after latest COVID-19 outbreaks Global Times 30 Nov 2022 -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is gradually resuming public transportation, with flights and railway routes partially restored.
• Chinese mainland reports 4,236 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 30 Nov 2022 -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 4,236 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Wednesday.
• China Vows 'Resolute' Crackdown as Protests Mount VOA 30 Nov 2022 -- China's ruling Communist Party vowed a new crackdown on demonstrations against the government's tough anti-COVID-19 restrictions even as police clashed with protesters in the southern city of Guangzhou in the latest of a string of confrontations throughout the country.
• Mute Protest: Chinese crowds hold up blank sheets to hit out at lockdowns, censorship Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2022 -- They have become a symbol of China's recent wave of protests: Blank, white sheets of paper held aloft by demonstrators to signify their opposition to anti-virus lockdowns, censorship and freedom of speech.
• Urumqi to further subsidize low- and non-income groups, instruct channels to appeal for wrong health codes Global Times 30 Nov 2022 -- Authorities in COVID-hit Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, announced on Tuesday to subsidize people of low-income, further explained conditions on lifting static management, and directed a channel of appeal to those who were given wrong health codes.
• Health authorities pledge to reduce inconvenience caused by COVID-19 People's Daily 30 Nov 2022 -- A spokesperson for China's National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday that authorities would try their best to reduce inconvenience caused by the COVID-19 epidemic to the people.
• Beijing to reduce hospital service interruptions amid COVID-19 control People's Daily 30 Nov 2022 -- Beijing authorities on Tuesday told hospitals to avoid closing important departments, such as emergency and maternity departments, even if they have been hit by COVID-19 cases.

India

• India's drug controller grants approval to 1st intranasal COVID-19 vaccine People's Daily 30 Nov 2022 -- The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to the first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, the Department of Biotechnology said Tuesday.

Iran

• Iran registers zero COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours IRNA 30 Nov 2022 -- The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran stayed unchanged at 144,633 with another zero death day over the past 24 hours, Iran's Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reports 17,727 new COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths CNA 30 Nov 2022 -- Taiwan reported 17,727 new COVID-19 infections and 37 deaths from the disease on Wednesday, according to the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC).

Other Countries

• Aide to Vietnamese Deputy PM held in COVID kit investigation Radio Free Asia 30 Nov 2022 -- An assistant to Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has been arrested for alleged involvement in a COVID-19 test kit scandal involving overpricing and bribery that led to multi-million dollar profits for the company at the heart of the claims.