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International Dealmaking 16/02/2021

Magnate Bachar Kiwan goes into battle against Kuwait

Caught up in the Kuwaiti chapter of the vast 1MDB scandal, businessman Bachar Kiwan has filed for arbitration before the ICSID, hoping the anti-corruption drive of the Gulf nation's new parliament will work in his favour. [...]

Government Intelligence 21/10/2020

After succession, Kuwait City regional policy to be overseen by parliament

The focus on electoral reforms ahead of general elections later this year may paralyse Kuwait's international ambitions, including normalisation with Israel. [...]

Government Intelligence 23/09/2020

Crown prince's son appointed to head State Security service

Kuwait's Crown Prince Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah [...]

International Dealmaking 25/03/2020

Kuwait's defence offset arrangements under scrutiny in New York

The Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Agency (KDIPA), which is in charge of the country's offset programmes, has been hauled before the courts in New York by a US defence company. [...]

International Dealmaking 26/02/2020

Kuwait exacts revenge on Airbus

A statement from the Kuwaiti defence minister on February 12 cast some light on the real reasons the country recently refused to take delivery of two Caracal helicopters. [...]

SpotlightGovernment Intelligence 15/01/2020

Gloves come off as investigators pile into Kuwait's Port Fund scandal

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International Dealmaking 02/10/2019

Orange and Agility's battle with Barzani's telecoms company gets political

The two companies want to use diplomatic channels between Iraq, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates to pin down businessman Raymond Rahmeh, a key figure in the case. [...]

Spotlight Government Intelligence 20/03/2019

Britain tries to get back in with Gulf palaces and armies

Weakened by Brexit and Angela Merkel's tough stance on German exports to Saudi Arabia, British defence companies are feeling their way in the Gulf. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 28/02/2018

Farid Abdelnour, Airbus' interface in Kuwait

Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French foreign minister, visited Kuwait City on February 12-13, a few days after Kuwait's Public Anti-Corruption [...]

Government Intelligence 13/12/2017

Gulf Cooperation Council implodes behind closed doors

The crisis between Qatar and its neighbours threatens the very existence of the GCC. Intelligence Online has the inside track on the tensions that came to the fore at the organisation's last summit in December. [...]

International Dealmaking 10/05/2017

Al Ghanim clan loses one of its best clients in Airbus

The local partner of numerous defence companies, Al Ghanim Group will no longer work for Airbus Group in Kuwait because of the European plane maker's change of policy on using local agents. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 22/02/2017

Pentagon envoy to Kuwait has double life

Douglas Hurst, who was appointed number two of the Office [...]

Government Intelligence 28/09/2016

Crown prince candidates in succession battle

As the health of Kuwait’s ruler Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah continues to decline, his succession has become [...]

Corporate Intelligence 16/03/2016

Ghanim still waiting for Eurofighter deal

Kuwait's Al Ghanim Group, which according to our sources, worked behind the scenes to push the emirate to sign the [...]

Government Intelligence 20/01/2016

$10 billion for defence

Despite the oil crisis, Kuwait's parliament approved a bill on [...]

Government Intelligence 08/07/2015

Fears over extent of IS infiltration

Although cooperation between the intelligence services of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states is officially solid, some of the [...]

Corporate Intelligence 10/06/2015

Kuwait eyes Typhoon

The Kuwaiti defence minister has entered negotiations to acquire 28 [...]

Government Intelligence 25/03/2015

DHS probes Kuwait's medical tourism

An investigation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has shed light on the cosseted world of medical tourism by [...]

Government Intelligence 15/10/2014

Khorasan traced to Kuwait

According to sources close to Saudi Arabia’s GID, the shadowy [...]

Government Intelligence 13/02/2013

David Howell

David Howell, who was a Foreign Office minister from May [...]

Government Intelligence 17/11/2010

Battle plan against AQAP

In a secret meeting in Kuwait city, the Gulf states’ interior ministers thrashed out a plan to combat Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). [...]

Corporate Intelligence 24/02/2010

Rafale v Super Hornet

Even though the company's chairman and chief executive, Charles Edelstenne, [...]

Government Intelligence 27/01/2010

The NSA

The NSA has struck a deal with the U.S. Treasury's [...]

Corporate Intelligence 30/09/2009

Boeing's Smoke & Mirrors Act

To sell its new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters to Kuwait, [...]

Government Intelligence 16/09/2009

Talk of Changing Alliances

Like the royal family in neighboring Saudi Arabia, Kuwait's leadership [...]

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Magnate Bachar Kiwan goes into battle against Kuwait

After succession, Kuwait City regional policy to be overseen by parliament

Crown prince's son appointed to head State Security service

Kuwait's defence offset arrangements under scrutiny in New York

Kuwait exacts revenge on Airbus

Gloves come off as investigators pile into Kuwait's Port Fund scandal

Orange and Agility's battle with Barzani's telecoms company gets political

Britain tries to get back in with Gulf palaces and armies

Farid Abdelnour, Airbus' interface in Kuwait

Gulf Cooperation Council implodes behind closed doors

Al Ghanim clan loses one of its best clients in Airbus

Pentagon envoy to Kuwait has double life

Crown prince candidates in succession battle

Ghanim still waiting for Eurofighter deal

$10 billion for defence

Fears over extent of IS infiltration

Kuwait eyes Typhoon

DHS probes Kuwait's medical tourism

Khorasan traced to Kuwait

David Howell

Battle plan against AQAP

Rafale v Super Hornet

The NSA

Boeing's Smoke & Mirrors Act

Talk of Changing Alliances

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