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Syria, Turkey
Turkish and Syrian spy chiefs Hakan Fidan and Ali Mamlouk talk again at Russia's initiative

Keen to play the role of mediator between Turkey and Syria, Russia sponsored a new meeting between the spy chiefs of the two countries, which have been at daggers drawn since 2011. The results were not convincing but the meeting at least allowed Ankara and Damascus to set out their demands.

United Kingdom, United States
Former FBI officer Mark Rossini in legal spat over consulting for Walter Soriano and CT Group

After a lengthy period below the radar after his departure from the FBI, Mark Rossini is in the spotlight again for his work with intelligence consultant Walter Soriano and with the influence firm CT Group in Puerto Rico.

United States
K2 shaken by Tom Bock's departure

In a consolidating investigations marketplace, JS Held has recently poached a senior executive from the heart of K2's operations in its fief of New York.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
ADIT, Hockley, the UNDP, new Jordanian-British firm

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both great and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we report from London, New York and Paris.

LondonEmail leak hunter Jake Hockley sets up new company.

United StatesUNDP sets up counter-terrorism and money laundering investigations division.

LondonNew Jordanian-British corporate intelligence company.

FranceADIT holds on to Nouvelle Aquitaine intelligence contract.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Abu Dhabi and Riyadh compete to rescue Egyptian economy

To help President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi through Egypt's financial crisis, Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund has announced a series of investments in Egyptian companies, following the lead of Abu Dhabi's ADQ. The two Gulf states are jostling to take the lead on providing financial support to Cairo.

Ukraine
Kyiv reviews its intelligence services' counter-intelligence capacities

Kyiv is drawing lessons from the first six months of its war with Russia, using the feedback it has received to gradually adapt the organisation of its intelligence effort, particularly its counter-espionage activities, to the needs thrown up by the conflict.

France
Atos Digital Security to chaperone Aleph on cybersecurity market

Thanks to its latest fundraising operation, French dark web investigations specialist Aleph Networks has found itself an ideal partner for its move into the cybersecurity market: Atos Digital Security, the cyber security arm of France's IT group Atos.