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Amos Malka joins Falkor, Sahar in Singapour, Egyptian maritime surveillance

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, every Thursday we report on events big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

IsraelFormer military intelligence chief Amos Malka joins Falkor start-up

SingaporeFrench OSINT specialist Sahar targets Asia market

San Diego/CairoForward Slope to supply Egypt navy's surveillance system

The Agencies' Gazette
Abbas Kamel opens path to Iran, Kadyrov splits Rosgvardia, ABW taken aback

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community, from Baghdad to Moscow via Warsaw and Cairo.

Egypt/IranAbbas Kamel lays down terms for normalisation with Iran

RussiaRosgvardia divided over Kadyrov's rise

PolandSurveillance sweep uncovers counter-espionage flaws

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.

Cybersecurity specialist Help AG set to follow Etisalat into Egyptian market

Emirates-based cyber security distributor Help AG, the cyber branch of recently rebranded UAE telecoms operator e& (ex-Etisalat) is preparing to establish itself in Cairo. Egypt is a priority market under the e& group's plans to extend its presence throughout Africa.

The Agencies' Gazette
Tracfin, Shin Bet in Cairo, FSB's coast guards, the SBU

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets of news, big and small, from the global intelligence community. This week we hone in on Tracfin, Shin Bet in Cairo, FSB's coast guards, the SBU.

FranceTracfin seeks new chief to boost technical department.

Israel/EgyptRonen Bar on reconciliation mission in Cairo.

RussiaFSB coast guards take the plunge.

UkraineDeath a regional SBU head sparks probe.

Abbas Kamel keeps the calm in Gaza for Biden's visit

Familiar with mediation between Israel and Palestine, the Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel was back in action during the US president's visit to Gaza, a task made no easier with a remnant from the Six-Day War in the background.

The Agencies' Gazette
Egypt's IS troubles, Kazakhstan's National Guard, Ukraine's new Marines

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets of news, big and small, from the global intelligence community. This week we head to Cairo, Nur-Sultan and Odessa.

Egypt Military intel targeted by the local IS

Kazakhstan National Guard ups border surveillance

Ukraine New Marines' Odessa training

The Agencies' Gazette
Cairo shifts view on Syria, DGSE on Order of Liberation board, drones for Portuguese military, ex-FSO to Russian Security Council, CIA moles

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets of news, big and small, from the global intelligence community. This week we hone in on Cairo, Moscow, Lisbon and Paris.

Egypt/Syria Cairo shifts position on Syria's return to Arab League

Portugal Military intelligence eyes US drones

Russia Yet another ex-FSO officer joins Security Council

France DGSE wants seat on Order of the Liberation board

United States Baer vs Redmond, score settling between former CIA officers over a book

Paris juggles demand for MMP missiles for Ukraine and for export

MMP missiles currently equip French troops stationed in Romania as well as Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces. They are also earmarked for export, despite French stocks being lower than planned.

The Agencies' Gazette
Criticism in the Sinai, drones in French skies, Astana nears Baku

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Paris to Baku via Cairo.

FranceCommando unit drones in French skies.

Kazakhstan/Azerbaijan/TurkeyKazakh military intelligence moves closer to Azeri counterpart.

EgyptTimid criticism of Sisi's Sinai strategy emerges in Cairo.

Turkish and Egyptian spymasters eye deal on Muslim Brotherhood extradition

Ankara, bent on regional reconciliation, is hoping to finalise the normalisaion of its relations with Cairo. It is ready to concede on the issue of extraditing exiled Muslim Brotherhood members, a non-negotiable condition for Egypt.

The Agencies' Gazette
Mukhabarat in Sinai, Jordan's GID and Ukraine, Wang Yi, France's ANSSI

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from Amman to Paris by Tokyo.

EgyptAbbas Kamel oversees new tribal group fighting against Islamic State in Sinai

JordanAhmed Husni deals with fallout from Amman's position on war in Ukraine

FranceANSSI's threat intelligence department gets new chief

The Agencies' Gazette
Pentagon and Ukrainian titanium, Mukhabarat, PUK

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake. Every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets great and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Nur-Sultan.

United States Pentagon preps to join titanium war

Egypt The Mukhabarat al-Amma gets authority to extend its business interests

Iraq Bafel Talabani sacks his intelligence chief by way of conciliation

Abbas Kamel and Hakan Fidan's talks stumble on Libya and Muslim Brotherhood

Tension is rising between Egypt and Turkey's intelligence chiefs over Turkey's refusal to extradite suspected Muslim Brotherhood members and Erdogan's Libyan ambitions, differences that jeopardise an Egyptian-Turkish reconciliation.

Still no funding for strategic Beirut-Damas-Amman electricity deal

After spot deliveries and Iraqi cargoes, Beirut is now counting on Jordanian supplies to transit through Damascus in order to secure the gaps in its failing electricity system. But despite this apparent progress, the details - especially for finance - of this US-led contract are still unfinalised.

Egypt sends troops to Yemen in hopes of protecting Suez Canal

Anxious to back its ally, the UAE, Egypt has agreed to send ten soldiers to Yemen to help government forces combat the Houthi fighters. The move is also aimed at improving maritime security near the important shipping lane.

Mahmoud Al-Sisi's standing within the Mukhabarat grows

Once ejected from the general intelligence service, the Egyptian president's son has regained his position beside the agency director Abbas Kamel. He is now in charge of developments with Israel, a sure sign of his father's trust.

Spotlight
Erik Prince's shadow hovers over Egypt's secret spy plane project

To strengthen security in the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian interior ministry is looking to develop its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capacity, an asset long hoped-for by the defence ministry, which relies mainly on the CAE Aviation aircraft operated for France's DRM military intelligence service.

LODI loses battle for damages over Riyadh and Cairo ODAS defence contracts

The business diplomacy firm LODI Consulting has walked away empty-handed after a lengthy legal wrangle with the ODAS, France's military exports office.