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Aselsan's stand at the Efficiency & Technology Fair, in Ankara, Turkey, June 2021. © Facebook Aselsan

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International Dealmaking 21/12/2021

Aselsan sparks fierce competition between Abu Dhabi and Doha

International Dealmaking 03/12/2021

Doha-Washington honeymoon helps US firm 911 Security land football World Cup 2022 counter-drone contract

Two French consortiums appear to have been pipped to the post by the Texan firm 911 Security, thanks to the current warm relations between the US administration and Qatar. [...]

Government Intelligence 01/12/2021

MIT strengthens cooperation with Qatar's intelligence services ahead of 2022 World Cup

The Emir of Qatar has turned to Turkey to beef up security ahead of next year's football World Cup, an arrangement that gives Turkey an opportunity to strengthen its hold in the emirate. [...]

International Dealmaking 23/11/2021

Gulf rivals enter Indonesian fighter contest between Rafale and F-16

Indonesian defence minister Prabowo Subianto and French defence minister Florence Parly signed a defence cooperation agreement in Paris on 28 June 2021. © Facebook The Indonesian Embassy in Paris

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25/10/2021

Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Abdullah Hassan Al Khater (Barzan) and J-F Ricci (AKKA) sign an agreement. © AKKA Technologies

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International Dealmaking 25/10/2021

CS Group and Thales hope for windfall from Franco-Qatari anti-drone warfare cooperation

With the 2022 Football World Cup looming, French companies have set their sights on Qatar's major anti-drone contracts. The firms are backed in their efforts by France's army, national gendarmerie and interior ministry. [...]

International Dealmaking 17/09/2021

Qatari defence minister to travel to US with arms procurement in mind

Qatari defence minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah is expected in South Carolina in around six weeks' time, for the inauguration ceremony of a factory for Barzan Holding's US subsidiary Barzan Aerospace. A perfect opportunity to push forward on key arms procurement projects. [...]

International Dealmaking 07/09/2021

Qatar Airways keen to operate commercial flights to Kabul

Despite the temporary suspension of civil flights to Kabul, Qatar Airways is talking to the Taliban about getting back into business in Afghanistan before other commercial airlines. [...]

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker. © MilagroPress/Toromoro/MaxPPP

Government Intelligence 03/09/2021

Doha keeps mediator role despite intelligence failures on Taliban

Qatar, home to the political branch of the Taliban since 2011, is proud of its role as mediator and the international visibility that goes with it. Its intelligence errors on the evolution of the situation in Afghanistan seem not to have dented its determination to remain closely involved. [...]

Government Intelligence 01/09/2021

Qatar's special forces train in Moscow for next year's football World Cup

Qatar, which is keen to give a faultless performance as organiser and host of the 2022 football World Cup, has asked Russia to help it train and toughen up its internal security forces. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 25/08/2021

UAE-Qatar battle for influence online and in court

While officially Doha and its neighbours have all been getting along since January, a few sticking points are still being fought behind the scenes, with some suppliers caught in the crosshairs. [...]

International Dealmaking 25/08/2021

Ramallah's banking moguls turn backs on Qatari funds for fear of sanctions

After being called on Israel to rethink its mechanism for transfer donor money to the Gaza Strip, Qatar first thought of using Palestinian banks, but the directors of these refused to avoid potential reprisals from Israel. [...]

Government Intelligence 22/06/2021

Ex-PM Hamad bin Jassim tempted to make a comeback

The former prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani's desire to return to Qatar's political scene has met with resistance from the ruling clan but that has not stopped him from continuing to take comfort in his business successes. [...]

Qatari former Prime Minister Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani. © YoanValat/POOL/EPA/MaxPPP

SpotlightInternational Dealmaking 15/06/2021

Nabil el Daher's Middle East contracts come back to haunt Airbus

A Paris court will begin a hearing at 2pm on 30 June into a case that has been hanging over Airbus for years. The former agent of the group's border protection arm Signalis is ready for a new round, even if that means revealing contracts made in Saudia Arabia and the rest of the region. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 15/06/2021

Consultants heard in trial of suspected Qatari funding of Nusra Front

A slew of consultants have given testimony in the UK trial to determine Qatar's alleged support of the former Syrian movement Jabhat Al Nusra, shedding light as much on the role played by Doha Bank and Qatari brothers Moutaz and Ramez Al Khayyat as their own involvement in the Syrian conflict. [...]

SpotlightCorporate Intelligence 02/06/2021

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ALL ARTICLES - QATAR

Aselsan sparks fierce competition between Abu Dhabi and Doha

Doha-Washington honeymoon helps US firm 911 Security land football World Cup 2022 counter-drone contract

MIT strengthens cooperation with Qatar's intelligence services ahead of 2022 World Cup

Gulf rivals enter Indonesian fighter contest between Rafale and F-16

Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

CS Group and Thales hope for windfall from Franco-Qatari anti-drone warfare cooperation

Qatari defence minister to travel to US with arms procurement in mind

Qatar Airways keen to operate commercial flights to Kabul

Doha keeps mediator role despite intelligence failures on Taliban

Qatar's special forces train in Moscow for next year's football World Cup

UAE-Qatar battle for influence online and in court

Ramallah's banking moguls turn backs on Qatari funds for fear of sanctions

Ex-PM Hamad bin Jassim tempted to make a comeback

Nabil el Daher's Middle East contracts come back to haunt Airbus

Consultants heard in trial of suspected Qatari funding of Nusra Front

Influence campaigns in the Gulf: Diligence faces Ghanem Nuseibeh

Belgian-Lebanese agent Georges Chebib struggles to convince in Paris

Doha tries to sell drones to Europe

Gulf veteran John W. Miller to push for Qatar-US navy rapprochement

Hardwick goes from private investigation to spy drone development

Nightwarden, Qatar's first drone, targets maiden flight

ISR race on between the UAE's Calidus and Aquila and German branch of Qatar's Barzan

Pluteos Middle East push

Ruling Al Thanis divided over regional reconciliation

Pro-Qatari journalist-consultant Paolo Fusi gets scribbling

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