ALL ARTICLES - JORDAN

Amman entrusts its bug bounty programme to France's Yogosha 

French computer vulnerabilities firm Yogosha has landed its second contract in the Middle East, with Jordan, following a similar deal with Abu Dhabi. [...]

• JORDAN - Abdullah II secures his clan
  

• UNITED STATES - ODNI and DCSA try to boost high tech R&D

Black Mountain, Jordanian conglomerate TAG's cybersecurity outpost in the Gulf 

The young Jordanian-Emirati company Black Mountain, under the aegis of businessman and politician Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, has opened the gates of Amman to companies from the United States and Russia as it continues to grow in cyber investigation. [...]

US defence industry's Jordanian agent Bassam Pharaon returns to the fray 

The name of the US defence industry's favourite agent in Jordan, Bassam Pharaon, has cropped up in a court case being fought in the States between two candidates for a contract to modernise King Abdullah II's VIP helicopters. [...]

French Reaper drones deployed in Jordan, a regional showcase for French defence 

The French Armed Forces are taking steps to redeploy its drones in the Near East. As well as its military interests in doing so, the French government wants to reassure Iraq of its continued engagement in the region, where business prospects are picking up. [...]

GID gets battle ready to tackle drug trafficking 

Jordan's intelligence community is on high alert over the increased threat of Captagon pills coming across the border from Syria and has been recruiting amongst those connected to the illicit drug trade there. [...]

• JORDAN/UNITED STATES - Abdullah II puts intelligence at centre of US visit agenda

• UNITED KINGDOM - GCHQ's mystery Manchester accelerator
  

• UKRAINE/UNITED STATES - Washington determined to fill Ukraine's military gaps
  

• FRANCE - Cybersecurity chief eyes defence procurement role

• EGYPT - Abbas Kamel oversees new tribal group fighting against Islamic State in Sinai
  

• JORDAN - Ahmed Husni deals with fallout from Amman's position on war in Ukraine 
  

• FRANCE - ANSSI's threat intelligence department gets new chief

Arab Gas Pipeline deal to supply Lebanon still faces obstacles 

Between complex pipeline maintenance contracts and negotiations about the lifting of sanctions against Syria, the Arab Gas Pipeline deal to supply gas to Lebanon is not yet complete. But Egypt, which is receiving some supplies from Israel's Leviathan field, is expected to start deliveries soon. [...]

GID chief plays key role in restoring Jordan's diplomatic relations with Syria 

Under King Abdullah II's instructions, Jordan's intelligence chief Ahmed Husni began working to restore diplomatic relations with neighbouring Syria back in 2019. After the first formal contacts between the two countries on 3 October, Jordan's next goal is to get Syria back into the Arab League. [...]

Former Blackwater PR rallies support for Bassem Awadallah in Washington 

Bassem Awadallah, who was condemned to prison in Jordan for 15 years along with Hassan bin Zaid and who holds US citizenship, is appealing to his friends in Washington with help from crisis PR expert Mark Corallo. [...]

King urges GID to improve cyber capabilities 

Under orders to modernise since 2019, Jordan's foreign intelligence service is still not meeting expectations in cyber, prompting a stern reminder from King Abdullah II earlier this month. [...]

GID concerned about management of Jerusalem holy sites 

The head of Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID), Ahmed Husni, made a surprise visit to Ramallah on 17 January with [...]

GID talks to tribes with strategic role in region 

In view of the violent clashes since the beginning of [...]