Hoshan Group, initially an office supplies company, is making its mark as the go-to partner for big data in Saudi Arabia, distributing materiel from US-sanctioned Huawei, among other companies. [...]
In its haste to develop its artificial intelligence research and development capacity, Moscow is increasingly investing in Russian academic institutions and looking to develop partnerships with, among others, French AI research institute INRIA. Yet France remains wary. [...]
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. [...]
Russia's Lukoil, headed by Vagit Alekperov, has been beating a path to Ashgabat where it hopes to exploit reserves in the Caspian Sea, on the maritime border between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. [...]
With its large cast of well-organised defenders and timid international support, the Saakashvili affair is a major headache for the Ukranian government, which is seeking to get the former Georgian president turned Ukrainian politician back to Kyiv as soon as possible. [...]
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. [...]
