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Nabil Barakat spoke on behalf of Thales with the Emirates airline. ©Reuters/Rafael Marchante

Business agents rebel against Thales group

Two agents who have been sidelined by Thales are suing the firm for sums that exceed $1.5 billion. Others could follow suit. [...]

RUSSIA SYRIA 09/01/2019

Russar, Kremlin's instrument of influence in Damascus

The Russian charity Russar is doing an increasing amount to strengthen the Kremlin's position in the Arab world to the east of Egypt. [...]

UNITED STATES 09/01/2019

DIA helps CFIUS protect against technology theft

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is preparing to lend a hand to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United [...]

UNITED STATES AFGHANISTAN 09/01/2019

Pentagon concerned for Afghan intelligence

On the day that Donald Trump announced a major withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, on December 20, the Pentagon [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 09/01/2019

Patrick Grayson steps down from GPW

After losing its "W" when Andrew Wordsworth departed the company three years ago, GPW recently lost its "G" when Patrick [...]

FRANCE 15/01/2019

Thales poised to acquire DGSE favourite SIGINT specialist Ercom

Intelligence Online can reveal that the French Defense Giant Thales has make an offer to buy Ercom. [...]

UNITED STATES RUSSIA 09/01/2019

Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Republic of Chechnya, was one of the sponsors of Alexei Ananyev. ©Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Ananyev Bros., friends of Kadyrov, haunted by Promsvyazbank ghosts

SAUDI ARABIA 09/01/2019

Shamal's role expands as Riyadh and Washington's go-between

Shamal Investment has been active since the 2000s but it is increasingly centre-stage these days, thanks to its owner Faisal bin Farhan's relationship with the Salman clan. [...]

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EGYPT 09/01/2019

Still struggling in Sinai, Sisi reorganises intelligence

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi is expecting much from General Khaled Majawar, who was appointed to head the Mukhabarat [...]

AFGHANISTAN IRAN 09/01/2019

Tehran faces local opposition to its support of Taliban

Iran's Pasdaran have increased their support to the Taliban, providing more military materiel as well as state-of-the-art training. Mohammad Al [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 09/01/2019

FCO's initiative against Russian hybrid operations exposed

RT, Sputnik and other Russian propaganda and influence tools have been in full use over the past month to promote [...]

UNITED STATES SOUTH KOREA 09/01/2019

Washington sends cyber cavalry to Seoul

According to our sources, US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is poised to substantially increase the number of its cyber-soldiers based in [...]

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SAUDI ARABIA 09/01/2019

DGSI and DGSE in New Years honours

NETHERLANDS |EUROPE 09/01/2019

5G poses threat to SIGINT stations

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SAUDI ARABIA 09/01/2019

Rakaa Holding shifts direction from US to the East

According to our sources, the Saudi Arabian defence firm Rakaa Holding has recently entered serious talks with Russian and Belarusian [...]

ISRAEL 09/01/2019

Aeronautics business networks are highly courted

The sale of the local drone company Aeronautics Defense Systems (ADS) is causing a stir throughout the Israeli defence industry, [...]

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UNITED STATES 09/01/2019

New venture for Ex-NSA heavyweight Werthheimer

UNITED STATES 09/01/2019

JEDI cloud architect joins Deloitte

UNITED KINGDOM 09/01/2019

Competition steps up in online reputation management sector

ESL & Network, the lobbying firm headed by Alexandre Medvedowsky, announced last month that it was teaming with the small [...]

UNITED STATES 09/01/2019

Looking Glass, Darkmatter's cyber-intelligence broker

The US cyber-security firm LookingGlass Cyber Solutions (LGC), which will be at the Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) [...]

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International Dealmaking

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UNITED STATES 09/01/2019

Nabil Barakat, Thales' former man in the Gulf, seeks new avenues in Middle East and Ukraine

Once Thales' key partner in the Middle East, Nabil Barakat is looking to branch out in new areas. [...]

CHINA 19/12/2018

Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how

With Western firms facing a contracting New Space market, China is beefing up its GEOINT capacity. [...]

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Due Diligence

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 19/12/2018

Al Qamzi carves role as main supplier to UAE commandos

Mohammad bin Khalfan Al Qamzi, the former chief executive of Etisalat who now heads Remah International Group, is fast becoming indispensable to Western companies who want to sell their wares to the UAE's elite units. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 13/12/2018

Darkmatter gets Western experts to develop spy-proof smartphone

Senior engineers from former Western mobile giants are the brains behind the UAE's cyber-defence company Darkmatter's stealth phone Katim. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 05/12/2018

Zagzoug -The Capital Partnership duo close to Salman clan

The London-based private equity firm The Capital Partnership has lots of ties with Riyadh. [...]

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Surveillance & Interception

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RUSSIA 09/01/2019

ITMO cryptologists look to protect drone data from interception

Researchers at St Petersburg's ITMO university, which is close to the Russian defence ministry, have uncovered new weaknesses in drone data transmission security. [...]

UNITED STATES 19/12/2018

Intelligence community seeks to protect AI critical code

The US intelligence community's research agency is seeking solutions to protect its artificial intelligence tools from malicious attempts to change their core code. [...]

FRANCE 11/12/2018

Corexalys hires Pierre-Mayeul Badaire away from Suneris

Having recently resolved a dispute with his former employer Suneris, Pierre-Mayeul Badaire has joined the R&D department of the Paris cyber-intelligence firm that was founded earlier this year. [...]

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UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 09/01/2019

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Norman Lamont, pillar of the British-Iranian business community

Business agents rebel against Thales group

Russar, Kremlin's instrument of influence in Damascus

DIA helps CFIUS protect against technology theft

Pentagon concerned for Afghan intelligence

Patrick Grayson steps down from GPW

Thales poised to acquire DGSE favourite SIGINT specialist Ercom

Ananyev Bros., friends of Kadyrov, haunted by Promsvyazbank ghosts

Shamal's role expands as Riyadh and Washington's go-between

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Still struggling in Sinai, Sisi reorganises intelligence

Tehran faces local opposition to its support of Taliban

FCO's initiative against Russian hybrid operations exposed

Washington sends cyber cavalry to Seoul

Al Humaidan gains more clout

DGSI and DGSE in New Years honours

5G poses threat to SIGINT stations

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Rakaa Holding shifts direction from US to the East

Aeronautics business networks are highly courted

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JEDI cloud architect joins Deloitte

Bashall advises Fujitsu

Competition steps up in online reputation management sector

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Business moghul Ambani is key partner for defence contracts between France and India

Thiel is Trump's intelligence guru

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Nabil Barakat, Thales' former man in the Gulf, seeks new avenues in Middle East and Ukraine

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