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A new chapter in the space race between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi: launch stations

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Saudi astronauts and other senior officials prior to the launch of the kingdom's scientific mission to the International Space Station in Jeddah on 16 April 2023.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Saudi astronauts and other senior officials prior to the launch of the kingdom's scientific mission to the International Space Station in Jeddah on 16 April 2023. © Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters

Unable to fire its heavy payloads on domestic soil, Saudi Arabia is weighing up a space partnership with Oman, an ideally situated space partner. The UAE faces a similar dilemma.

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Under Trumpist pressure, Homeland Security revamps intelligence experts group

Kenneth Wainstein, US under secretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security.
Kenneth Wainstein, US under secretary for intelligence and analysis at the Department of Homeland Security. © Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA/Reuters

The US Department of Homeland Security is expanding its intelligence advisory committee, which is considered too partisan by Trumpists. This is yet another illustration of the extreme politicisation of the intelligence community in the run-up to November's presidential election.

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