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UAE
Bayanat boards Emirati geospatial data processing projects

The UAE Space Agency has contracted the geospatial data processing aspect of President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan's 'Sirb' satellite constellation project to the part publicly-owned Bayanat, giving parent company Group 42 a place at the table.

United States
NSA-US Cyber Command likely to keep 'dual hat' leadership under Biden

A review into whether the NSA and the US Cyber Command, currently helmed by the same chief, should be separated, seems to point towards maintaining a status quo. The results of the audit into the matter point to a majority of stakeholders preferring this option.

Russia
Russia diplomacy redraws map

As Moscow grows increasingly isolated from the West, it is turning toward Asia and preparing to transfer large numbers of staff from its European to its Asian department.

France, Kazakhstan
French defence industry honchos hobnob with Kazakhstan's President Tokayev in Paris

French business leaders schmoozed with visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and part-public industry chiefs at a dinner at the fancy Hotel d'Evreux on Paris's exclusive Place Vendome last week.

Iran, UAE
National Iranian Oil Company's attempt to shrink $2.4bn Crescent Petroleum fine

In its dispute with Crescent Petroleum, the National Iranian Oil Company presented a new line of defence before the British court handling the case. It was hoping to have the fee it owes the UAE junior oil company cut by half.

The Agencies' Gazette
Georgian protection service promoted, Rosfinmonitoring active in the Donbass, post-Kadhimi clean-out continues in Iraq, DGSI right to consult medical records confirmed

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Baghdad, Paris, Tblissi, Donetsk and Luhansk.

Georgiastate protection service moves up a rung.

Russia/UkrainePromsvyazbank moves into the Donbass under the eye of Russian financial intelligence.

IraqMohammed Shia Al Sudani's purge of the security services continues.

FranceIntelligence services' right to consult medical records from the public health system confirmed.

India, Israel, United Kingdom, United States
As hacking accusations against it mount up, CyberRoot strikes back in Indian courts

Indian cyber intelligence company CyberRoot is beating its own path in the face of the ongoing investigator and hacker-for-hire wars between ENRC-funded camps and those led by lawyer Neil Gerrard, Dechert and the Ras Al Khaimah emirate.