A Paris court will begin a hearing at 2pm on 30 June into a case that has been hanging over Airbus for years. The former agent of the group's border protection arm Signalis is ready for a new round, even if that means revealing contracts made in Saudia Arabia and the rest of the region.
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The former French ambassador in Baghdad and current Islamabad ambassador Marc Baréty has landed the coveted top slot at the Egyptian embassy, where he will work to cultivate Franco-Egyptian defence and security cooperation.
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Tensions with Washington have deepened as news of the Chinese security minister's phone call with the UAE interior minister hits the headlines.
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Azerbaijan's President Aliyev is pressuring the Israeli government to quash convictions against drone maker Aeronautics Defense Systems.
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Swiss merchant bank Aldini has opened up a new angle of attack in its battle with European missile manufacturer MBDA over the latter's takeover of French electronic chip manufacturer Dolphin in 2018. It has discreetly lodged a discovery request before a court in California.
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A slew of consultants have given testimony in the UK trial to determine Qatar's alleged support of the former Syrian movement Jabhat Al Nusra, shedding light as much on the role played by Doha Bank and Qatari brothers Moutaz and Ramez Al Khayyat as their own involvement in the Syrian conflict.
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As defence lawyers press for BSGR founder Beny Steinmetz and his right-hand man Dag Cramer to testify before the court in their case against George Soros, BSGR's new joint administrator Alvarez & Marsal is trying to find funding to enable the group to continue its legal action.
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Six months after losing out on a major contract in Dubai, the gratin of Israel's cyber industry launched a new consortium at the emirate's GISEC trade fair.
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