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New 'defectors' to Secretariat, British embassy in Kuwait, Guiana Space Centre

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

SingaporeTwo more ex-FTIs join Secretariat's investigation team

KuwaitAl Mulla conglomerate secures British embassy

FranceCorporate intelligence veteran in Kourou space centre safety team

Middle East agent El Mahallawy has long been close to the former Kuwaiti defence minister now suing him in Beverly Hills grift case

Al-Sabah, the ex-defence minister, says El Mahallawy helped facilitate the theft of $160 million he invested with a convicted fraudster in a real estate development project.

Bachar Kiwan gets UN consolation over his Kuwait conviction

The French-Syrian businessman, who is caught up in a scandal involving the Malaysian state fund 1MDB, may see a glimmer of hope in a recent decision by UN experts stating that the prison sentence against him was unlawful.

Fake lawyer dupes Kuwaiti military attaché in Washington for years

Having omitted to run background checks, representatives of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defence in Washington, DC had enlisted the services of a man pretending to be a lawyer to handle their legal affairs with the US federal agencies for eight years.

Paris creates new ambassador role for sovereign wealth funds, eyes PIF, ADIA, QIA, ADQ

In a bid to attract more foreign capital to France, the government is creating a new ambassadorial position for sovereign wealth funds. The new role would establish a direct channel between Paris and SWFs, especially those from the Arab Gulf states such as PIF, ADIA, QIA and ADQ.

Paris and Kuwait City prepare launch of new business club

The French and Kuwaiti foreign ministers are bidding to boost bilateral relations with a new Franco-Kuwaiti business club. It's set to include the private equity firm Ardian and French organisations looking to become involved in Kuwait's economic future.

US court ruling marks final chapter of Alghanim quarrel

A New York court has rejected Omar Alghanim's discovery proceedings against his father Kutayba Alghanim, thereby ending a dispute in which the ultimate loser has been the family conglomerate just as it negotiates several defence contracts.

No more lifeline in Riyadh for King Saud bin Abdulaziz's son in London court case

Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz al-Saud owes money to Kuwaiti telecommunications company Zain. His case is being ruled in London despite his attemps to avoid it. In Riyadh, he has been pushed to the sidelines.

CIA is hard at work behind the scenes in Kuwait

Washington is stepping up the involvement of its CIA agents stationed in the emirate, where the United States has strategic military bases. Charged with safeguarding American security interests, these agents have not been afraid to get involved in the internal affairs of the ruling family, which is beset by ongoing disputes.

Spotlight
GPG provides British government with access to Kuwait's anti-corruption cases

Firm Global Partners Governance, which is accustomed to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office contracts in the Gulf, has been hired to assist Kuwait's anti-corruption agency, whose casebook includes cases involving Airbus Group.

Powerful Alghanim clan settles internecine scores in NY court

The row between Kutayba and Omar Alghanim has spread from Kuwait City to the US.

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.

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.

Crown prince's son appointed to head State Security service

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

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.

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.