
19/09/2025
The 17th Edition of a&s Middle East Magazine is Out Now!
From contactless biometrics and AI-powered access control to integrated fire safety systems and smart building technologies, this issue delivers comprehensive insights into the strategies and solutions redefining security operations across critical sectors.
Mohamed ElShenawy, Managing Director of Suprema, shares how their seven-year journey led to an impressive 300% revenue growth. He explains how Suprema evolved from distribution dependency to regional leadership through cloud-based biometrics, AI-driven security technologies, and strategic expansion into the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa.
Jurica Jurjević, Head of Security at the Croatian Football Federation, shares his experience transitioning from presidential protection to large-scale stadium security, offering a modern, intelligence-driven approach to managing high-risk events and safeguarding some of Europe’s largest crowds.
Our IN FOCUS article explores how Saudi Arabia’s security market is undergoing double-digit growth, fueled by Saudi Vision 2030 mega-projects. From smart city infrastructure to critical energy facilities, discover how the Kingdom is rapidly adopting advanced surveillance, access control, and predictive safety systems. Speacial thanks goes to our contributors of this text including Loubna Tabbara from Tabbara Eelctronics, Sam Cherif from HID and Maan Ghannam from Bosch Life Safety Systems.
Our Product & Systems covers the latest from Traka, IRIS ID, Advanced, Axis Communications, HID, TRASSIR, XPR Group, ASSA ABLOY, IDtech, ICT, IDIS, ScreenCheck, Tabbara Electronics and BOSCH.
Lastly, in this edition we wanted to discover what are the factors that caused the rise of contactleless biometrics and how it affects the market. For this purpose we talked to experts from this field including Mohamed ElShanawy from Suprema, Mohammed Murad from IRIS ID Systems, Virginie Flam from IDEMIA, junais ibrahim from ZK teco and Josh Baker from Integrated Technology Control. Thank you for contributing to this review.
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