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Government Intelligence 26/01/2023

Qatari emir Sheik Tamim's 'good news' Paris trip takes shape

Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, 19 September 2019. © Francois Mori/Pool/Reuters

The Tech Times

Surveillance & Interception 19/01/2023

BRUSSELS - EU picks Leonardo and Indra to develop European cyber situational awareness centre.
PARIS - Big data analytics specialist Temno further opens France's Campus Cyber to intelligence.
NEW YORK/MEXICO - OSINT specialist Social Links wants a share of Latin American market.
DOHA - BAE Systems nudges way into US business networks in Qatar.

Spotlight

Corporate Intelligence 11/01/2023

Quest, McLaren and 5 Stones lead the race in 'sport business' investigations boom

Corporate Intelligence 23/12/2022

Al Fardans lose counterclaim against Lebanon's Bank Audi

Close to Qatar's reigning Al Thani family and a key player in the country's economy, Fahad Hussain Al Fardan recently lost his bid to overturn a Qatari court's ruling against him in favour of Lebanon's Bank Audi. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 22/12/2022

Hardball player Bullpen Strategy Group to launch new front for Abu Dhabi in information war against Doha

Bullpen, a subcontractor for Akin Gump, is netting $32,500 monthly for its role as a footsoldier in the lobbying wars between the two long-feuding Gulf states. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 15/12/2022

Doha's diplomatic immunity upheld in Al-Nusra Front financing case

Allegations that Qatari banks and individual citizens linked to the reigning Al Thani family transferred funds to the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda will finally not be tested before Britain's Commercial Court. The accused parties were all found to have diplomatic immunity. [...]

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Government Intelligence 06/12/2022

Tus Airways flights add towards normalisation of Qatari-Israeli relations

While Qatar has yet to enter the Abraham Accords, the FIFA World Cup has provided for an unprecedented Qatari-Israeli rapprochement, with Israeli fans in Doha for the event. Many have come on flights run by Tus Airways. [...]

SpotlightSurveillance & Interception 20/10/2022

Former Indian cyber privateer Rajat Khare is helping Qatar keep the football World Cup safe

Entrepreneur Rajat Khare, who industrialised the practice of hacking for hire and now heads Luxembourg investment company Boundary Holding, keeps up close relations with Qatar. He has helped companies in his investment portfolio to win security contracts at this year's FIFA World Cup. [...]

International Dealmaking 20/10/2022

Qatar's French Mirage head for Jakarta

Initially considered for training missions in France, then promised to Bulgaria, 12 French Air Force Mirage will instead wing their way to Indonesia, whose government is trying to wean itself off Russian materiel. [...]

International Dealmaking 16/09/2022

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. [...]

SpotlightInternational Dealmaking 06/09/2022

Indonesia and Bulgaria eye Qatar's Mirage 2000-5

The French Navy was to have taken delivery of 12 Qatar air force Mirage 2000-5 planes, but now Indonesia wants them. [...]

One of the 12 Mirage 2000-5 aircraft of the Qatari Air Force.

Surveillance & Interception 06/09/2022

Qatar strengthens ties with the US as it tries to go sovereign in cyber

By teaming up with the American consulting firm JMH Group, the Qatari conglomerate Salam International is trying to take advantage of the rapprochement between the two countries to form new partnerships, particularly in cyber. [...]

Government Intelligence 01/09/2022

Muscat and Doha jostle for lead mediatory role in Iranian nuclear talks

Both capitals want to be the main mediator in the negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme and are now competing directly for the role. Both have called in their respective spy chiefs to work behind the scenes to cultivate their special relationships with the West and Iran. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 24/06/2022

Ba'ath Party lawyer fails to prosecute Qatar for financing Syrian opposition

Defending Christian Arabs, an association close to the Syrian and Iraqi Ba'ath communities, has not been able to prosecute the Emir of Qatar and former Qatari PM in London for allegedly financing the Syrian Free Army to destabilise Bashar Al Assad. [...]

International Dealmaking 23/06/2022

Gas-hungry Europeans watch as Qatar and China talk supplies

Qatar has become crucial as the West races to find a solution to wean itself off Russia gas amid its rivalry with China. While the emirate is happy to align its interests with US and European groups for now, Beijing has not said its last word. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 17/06/2022

Cyber policing experts jostle for Qatar World Cup security contract

Still in its first year of existence, the cyber branch of France's gendarmerie has already caught the eye of the Doha officials as they finalise their last security partnerships ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [...]

International Dealmaking 15/06/2022

Friction between Rome and ENI in European race for non-Russian gas

Though he is still backing the national oil champion's bid for gas in Qatar, Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has taken steps to gain more independence from Russia, and from the oil and gas giant itself. [...]

SpotlightInternational Dealmaking 07/06/2022

Al Fardan clan central to Qatar World Cup anti-drone procurement

In a hurry to acquire anti-drone solutions in time for the World Cup in November, Qatar's interior ministry entrusted the process to the Al Fardan clan, which has selected US companies, already well-connected in Doha. [...]

Patriarch Hussain Ibrahim al-Fardan, at the head of a group active in all sectors of the Qatari economy.

International Dealmaking 31/05/2022

French defence companies launch charm offensive at Milipol Qatar

On the sidelines of the internal security and civil defence trade fair, Milipol Qatar, French defence companies cosied up to the movers and shakers framing the development of Qatar's domestic defence industry. [...]

Qatari Prime Minister Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, who also holds the interior portfolio, with French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin in Doha on 24 May.

Corporate Intelligence 17/05/2022

Doha Bank fails to extricate itself from case of alleged Qatari funding of al-Nusra

A case in which Doha Bank is accused of financing the Syrian Islamic militant group Jabhat al-Nusra has been rumbling on since 2019. A new twist in the tale means that the Qatari bank is far from extricating itself from the affair. [...]

Spymaster Government Intelligence 15/04/2022

Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Misnad plays Emir's private diplomat

In a country that has made its mark as a mediator in some of the hottest diplomatic dossiers, Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is placing increasing responsibility on Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Misnad. [...]

Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Misnad, National Security Advisor to the Emir of Qatar.

Corporate Intelligence 05/04/2022

Paris's seduction campaign in Qatar

On the sidelines of the Doha Forum, France sought to make progress on the delicate issue of gas with the Qatari authorities. The event also allowed the Elysée to encourage Doha's pro-Kyiv shift. [...]

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Doha, Qatar, 28 March 2022.

International Dealmaking 01/04/2022

Armed with their major anti-drone contract, CS Group and Thales look to break into the Gulf

Now among the French army's suppliers of anti-drone equipment, the CS Group-Thales consortium wants to take advantage of this success. The Franco-Qatari cooperation will intensify right up to this year's football World Cup, while CS is trying to establish itself in Abu Dhabi with its rival MBDA. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 22/03/2022

Qatar appoints Capitol Hill veterans to seal rapprochement with US administration

To pursue its influence campaign in the US, Qatar has hired the services of two lobbyists who are close to the Republicans, its ninth lobbying contract since Biden moved into the White House. [...]

Omar Franco and Chris Berardini of law firm Becker & Poliakoff.

Government Intelligence 11/03/2022

Taliban seek funds to finance new army

Still persona non grata in international politics, the Taliban are hoping to negotiate their first contracts with the West and shed sanctions paralysing their ambitions in Afghanistan. The Biden administration does not, for the moment, have any plans to shift its position. [...]

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Qatari emir Sheik Tamim's 'good news' Paris trip takes shape

BRUSSELS - EU picks Leonardo and Indra to develop European cyber situational awareness centre.

PARIS - Big data analytics specialist Temno further opens France's Campus Cyber to intelligence.

NEW YORK/MEXICO - OSINT specialist Social Links wants a share of Latin American market.

DOHA - BAE Systems nudges way into US business networks in Qatar.

Quest, McLaren and 5 Stones lead the race in 'sport business' investigations boom

Al Fardans lose counterclaim against Lebanon's Bank Audi

Hardball player Bullpen Strategy Group to launch new front for Abu Dhabi in information war against Doha

Doha's diplomatic immunity upheld in Al-Nusra Front financing case

Tus Airways flights add towards normalisation of Qatari-Israeli relations

Former Indian cyber privateer Rajat Khare is helping Qatar keep the football World Cup safe

Qatar's French Mirage head for Jakarta

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

Indonesia and Bulgaria eye Qatar's Mirage 2000-5

Qatar strengthens ties with the US as it tries to go sovereign in cyber

Muscat and Doha jostle for lead mediatory role in Iranian nuclear talks

Ba'ath Party lawyer fails to prosecute Qatar for financing Syrian opposition

Gas-hungry Europeans watch as Qatar and China talk supplies

Cyber policing experts jostle for Qatar World Cup security contract

Friction between Rome and ENI in European race for non-Russian gas

Al Fardan clan central to Qatar World Cup anti-drone procurement

French defence companies launch charm offensive at Milipol Qatar

Doha Bank fails to extricate itself from case of alleged Qatari funding of al-Nusra

Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Misnad plays Emir's private diplomat

Paris's seduction campaign in Qatar

Armed with their major anti-drone contract, CS Group and Thales look to break into the Gulf

Qatar appoints Capitol Hill veterans to seal rapprochement with US administration

Taliban seek funds to finance new army

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