The authorities of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates issued announcements Friday to warn of the security risks of the new Pokemon GO smartphone.
According to the announcement of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, the users που παίζουν το παιχνίδι θα πρέπει να αποφεύγουν να πηγαίνουν με το Pikachu στο palace του Εμίρη του Κουβέιτ, σε τζαμιά, εγκαταστάσεις πετρελαίου ή στρατιωτικές βάσεις.
"The danger of this game is that it photographs areas at close range with… smartphones carrying images to third-party sites," said Deputy Interior Minister Suleiman al-Fahd.
"The interior ministry has warned security men to show zero tolerance for anyone approaching restricted areas, intentionally or unintentionally," al-Fahd said.
The game is currently only available in five Western countries, but Nintendo has stated that Pokemon GO will be released in 200 countries "relatively soon."
Of course there are those who acquire access in the application with a connection VPN or through foreign App Stores. The game is quite addictive and thus the Middle East (and beyond) is at the "mercy" of monsters circulating through mobile screens everywhere.
Thus the colorful creatures were spotted in the pyramids of Egypt and in the mosque al-Aqsa Mosque of Jerusalem.
MrfaceEgypt's cabinet minister told the news show "90 Minutes" on Wednesday that authorities are investigating Pokemon GO in an effort to "minimize the dangers of these games."
Abbas Shoman from Cairo's Al Azhar mosque, the headquarters of the Sunni Muslims, is probably desperate.
"It's the ultimate manic damage to the future of these people who have fallen in love with this game, looking for Pokemon on the streets… like drunk," he told Youm7.
