After a drone attack on the home of the Iraqi prime minister last month, the country's national security adviser Qassem Al Araji fell short of naming potential perpetrators when unveiling his findings on 29 November to avoid stirring the Shi'ite militia hornet's nest. [...]
Lauded for crushing the last flutters of rebellion in southern Syria, Hussam Luka, the head of Bashar al-Assad's general intelligence service, has been instructed to apply the same methods in the east of the country, betweeen two foreign assignments, paving the way for him to be put in charge of strategic Kurdish matters. [...]
Like other Syrians sanctioned in Europe, Syrian businessman Samer Foz has failed to have EU sanctions overturned by the EUCJ. In the meantime he continues to do business out of Dubai, investing heavily in Damascus' Marota City project. [...]
In the belief that Parquest Capital could withdraw from the capital of French business intelligence group ADIT earlier than expected, investment banks and consulting companies are taking up position to bid for its stake. [...]
Ex-hacker Patrice Guichard's company had been on track to be absorbed by a large French group but was acquired by the private investigator Cristal Group at the last minute after a deal made between old acquaintances. [...]
As France begins to phase out the use of its Transall C-160 Gabriel planes, the air force and external intelligence service are considering an option to lease an high capacity aircraft from CAE Aviation, a provider that has long served France's airborne interception (SIGINT) missions. [...]
The launch by Alexei Mordashov's Severgroup of proceedings against the French state over the gold-mining 'Montagne d'Or' case has sparked a lively interest from the small community of arbitrators and business diplomats in Paris https://t.co/3BMVkiGcD3
As it extends cooperation with the #US, Georgia is to get help securing its borders from American integration specialist Advanced Technology Systems (ATSC) https://t.co/jsoLdWbzTY
#Iran, which is determined to move into cyber space to engage with #Israel and other enemies, is continuing to develop its electronic "army", under the watchful eyes of the Pasdaran and #Russia, which has been advising the country https://t.co/2KOJsyj2o5
