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August 26, 2025 from Matzav.com:

"Security officials in the United Arab Emirates have ordered all kashrus organizations working in the country to ensure that a security guard accompanies every kashrus mashgiach who visits food production facilities.

"This move comes in response to heightened concerns about possible terror attacks targeting Jews and Jewish institutions in the region.

"The instruction follows a series of recent measures implemented due to warnings about Iran and its affiliated groups plotting to strike Jewish and Israeli locations in the Gulf.

"As a result of the new security policy, the local kashrus authority informed all companies under its supervision that the cost for each mashgiach’s visit would increase by $100 per day to cover the added expense of security personnel.

"A kashrus mashgiach working in the UAE shared that security precautions have been intensified ever since the killing of Chabad emissary Rabbi Zvi Kogan. However, in the past three weeks, the tension has escalated even further, prompting authorities to urge members of the Jewish community to avoid public spaces whenever possible."