Homeland Security Experts in Qatar for Global Milipol Event

Milipol Qatar is an international event for homeland security and civil defense in the Middle East. This year's Milipol Qatar opens with 220 exhibitors from 22 countries and 99 exhibiting firms in Qatar. It is worth noting that the exhibition, which began on Tuesday at the Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre (DECC), will run until May 26.

According to the organizers, exhibitors from Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia will be present, with 60% of them being first-timers.

The first-time exhibiting countries are Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Croatia, Finland, India, the Netherlands, and Slovakia.

For the first time, the show will have pavilions from France, North America, Germany, Italy, and Austria, as well as independent international involvement.

The event is being organized on behalf of the GIE Milipol, which is led by Civipol, the French Interior Ministry's cooperation implementer, by Qatar's Ministry of Interior in association with Comexposium, a Paris-based international event organizer.

"With the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 approaching, we are certain that this year will be an exceptional year for the security sector in Qatar." The Milipol Qatar Committee Chairman, Big General Nasser bin Fahd Al-Thani, said, "The expo will hold many security workshops over two days, concentrating on the safe administration of major events and increasing cybersecurity."

This year's Milipol, which takes place in Qatar, focuses on mega-event security and cybersecurity against a backdrop of 14.5 percent annual increase in Middle Eastern homeland security till 2025.

At the expo, manufacturers of equipment for internal security and civil defense can meet with decision-makers and security professionals to exchange their knowledge and experiences.

The Major also mentioned that the increasing number of participants caused organizers to enlarge the exhibit space and that he expects a stronger response from visitors.

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The two-day conference was attended by representatives from competing countries, the United Nations, FIFA, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), Europol, Interpol, and other international and local organizations, as well as other significant players.

At a conference in Doha, FIFA reminded police chiefs from competing nations around the world that the major security problem for the 2022 World Cup will be controlling hundreds of thousands of football fans in Qatar's capital.

One of the tournament's main problems, according to FIFA Security Director Helmut Spahn, is being the most geographically constrained World Cup ever.

Moreover, to get football fans across Qatar, police are planning a complex system of road closures and extra public transportation.