All articles - Middle East

Macron's former adviser quits Global Diwan, a French business club geared towards Gulf

Global Diwan, a business platform set up in 2020 to build ties between France and the Gulf, has recently lost several key members as it struggles to carve out a space for itself.

French corporate intel firm ADIT sets up in Dubai to get closer to current and future clients

The corporate intelligence giant is already present in the UAE through its ESL & Network and Salveo subsidiaries and its latest acquisitions, such as DCI, but is now to set up its own operations there to be closer to its clients, and to tap into growing demand from Asia and Africa.

Macron's rollercoaster Middle East diplomacy

Marie-Laure Bourgeois on discreet mission to turn Naval Group's exports around

The woman in charge of Naval Group's commercial strategy for the past year, Marie-Laure Bourgeois, is working to get the group's exports back on track after several setbacks. The former Thales executive has free rein to switch things up in several key countries.

A new role for Jean-Yves Le Drian in Israel-Hamas war

France's former minister of armed forces and foreign affairs has recently been given a new mission by Emmanuel Macron. He will become the president's mouthpiece in the Middle East on the war between Israel and Hamas.