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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.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 26.02.2020

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

A plethora of intelligence and influence firms are mobilised behind the scenes of a battle between Gulf Investment Corp (GIC) and Kuwait's Port Fund.

Subscribers only Agencies 15.01.2020

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.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 02.10.2019

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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.

Subscribers only Defence 20.03.2019

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 [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 28.02.2018

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.

Subscribers only 13.12.2017

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.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 10.05.2017

Pentagon envoy to Kuwait has double life

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

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.02.2017

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 [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 28.09.2016

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 [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.03.2016

$10 billion for defence

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

Subscribers only Defence 20.01.2016

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 [...]

Subscribers only Operations 08.07.2015

Kuwait eyes Typhoon

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

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 10.06.2015

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 [...]

Subscribers only Contractors 25.03.2015

Khorasan traced to Kuwait

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

Subscribers only Operations 15.10.2014

David Howell

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

Subscribers only 13.02.2013

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).

Subscribers only 17.11.2010

Rafale v Super Hornet

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

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 24.02.2010

The NSA

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

Subscribers only 27.01.2010

Boeing's Smoke & Mirrors Act

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

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 30.09.2009

Talk of Changing Alliances

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

Subscribers only Defence 16.09.2009

Agencies Gang Up on Shi'ite Groups

Saudi Arabia recently sent police officers and intelligence officials to lend a hand to Kuwait's security services in a crackdown [...]

Subscribers only 12.03.2008

GCC’s Reading of Iranian Missile Threat

The man in charge of Kuwait's National Security Service, Ahmed [...]

Subscribers only 16.01.2008

GlobalOptions on Move in Gulf

James Lee Witt Associates, a crisis management consultancy founded by the ex director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), [...]

Subscribers only 21.06.2007

Fahad Ahmad al Amir

In response to terrorist attacks in Kuwait early this year, [...]

Subscribers only 03.03.2005

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All articles - Kuwait

Kuwait exacts revenge on Airbus

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

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

Spotlight
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

Agencies Gang Up on Shi'ite Groups

GCC’s Reading of Iranian Missile Threat

GlobalOptions on Move in Gulf

Fahad Ahmad al Amir

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Kuwait exacts revenge on Airbus

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

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

Spotlight 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

Agencies Gang Up on Shi'ite Groups

GCC’s Reading of Iranian Missile Threat

GlobalOptions on Move in Gulf

Fahad Ahmad al Amir

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

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