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GID's secret war in Sistan, Iran

Now embarking on its own clandestine operations without consulting the US, Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate (GID) is egging on Sunni militants in eastern Iran.

Subscribers only 06.11.2013

Painful times for Cassidian

Strained for some years, relations between Saudi Arabia's Interior ministry [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 06.11.2013

EDF's ill-timed fight in Saudi Arabia

On the eve of a bid for nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, French energy giant EDF finds itself in arbitration with its former partner in the kingdom.

Subscribers only 23.10.2013

Saudis leave bodyguards in lurch

Ronange, the private security agency founded in 2005 by Frenchman Marc Le Loeuff which specializes in close protection for Middle [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 23.10.2013

Abdallah bin Abdulaziz

Abdallah bin Abdulaziz is critically ill. In any event, that [...]

Subscribers only 23.10.2013

Bandar bin Sultan

Bandar bin Sultan, chief of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate [...]

Subscribers only 23.10.2013

Abdullah makes peace with Sultan clan

The Saudi king has made peace with the descendants of the late Sultan bin Abdulaziz, after six months of bitter feuding.

Subscribers only 25.09.2013

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Riyadh rethinks military without US

US moves in the region in the past couple of years have prompted some serious thought in Saudi Arabia: Despite the two countries' alliance, would Barack Obama intervene militarily if the Saudi monarchy came under threat?

Subscribers only Defence 25.09.2013

Saudi Arabia, Hollande's new best friend

While his predecessor was more focused on Qatar, France's Socialist President François Hollande has been strengthening the diplomatic partnership between Paris and Riyadh.

Subscribers only 11.09.2013

The GID

The GID, Saudi Arabia's external intelligence service, has warned the [...]

Subscribers only 11.09.2013

DCNS launches Saudi shipbuilding

Saudi Arabian group Zamil is French shipbuilder DCNS's local partner [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 11.09.2013

Big guns line up for nuclear plant contract

Only four bidders are on the starting blocks for the [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 11.09.2013

Bandar gets nowhere with Putin on Syria

Before Western countries decided to launch air strikes against the Syrian regime, the Saudi head of intelligence tried to sway Putin to drop Bashar al-Assad.

Subscribers only 28.08.2013

Saudi Arabia's new mega-contract landscape

Following changes at the top, the Nayef clan is now in charge of civil projects while arms and oil deals are the Salmans' and Sultans' domain. The Riyadh underground is a case in point.

Subscribers only 28.08.2013

Defence: Sultan clan back in driving seat

Furious over losing the defence ministry, their fief for decades, [...]

Subscribers only Defence 28.08.2013

Bandar's unconvincing Paris pitch

The head of Saudi intelligence failed to get a firm guarantee on arming Syria's rebels from either the French president or his European counterparts.

Subscribers only 24.07.2013

EDF and Veolia share same network

Veolia won a $464 million contract to build and operate a desalination plant serving Saudi Arabia's Jubail Industrial City at [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 24.07.2013

GID sends Yemenites to Syria

To strengthen the ranks of the Syrian rebel forces, which [...]

Subscribers only Defence 24.07.2013

Purge of military in pipeline

Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah, the minister of the National Guard, is preparing a thorough shake-up of Saudi Arabia's military top [...]

Subscribers only Defence 10.07.2013

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali will not be extradited from Saudi [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.2013

Bandar bin Sultan

Bandar bin Sultan, the head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence [...]

Subscribers only 10.07.2013

Cyber-guns-for-hire make their mark

The interior ministry has set up a new agency to protect the country's critical computer networks. It is staffed almost exclusively by foreign specialists.

Subscribers only 26.06.2013

Saudi succession battle continues

Being groomed for succession by his father King Abdullah, Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah is trying to make his mark internationally but his cousin Mohamed bin Nayef has the West's ear.

Subscribers only 26.06.2013

Bandar bin Sultan

Bandar bin Sultan, the head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence [...]

Subscribers only 26.06.2013

Mutaib prepped for power

King Abdullah made his son Mutaib a minister on May [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 29.05.2013

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All articles - Saudi Arabia

GID's secret war in Sistan, Iran

Painful times for Cassidian

EDF's ill-timed fight in Saudi Arabia

Saudis leave bodyguards in lurch

Abdallah bin Abdulaziz

Bandar bin Sultan

Abdullah makes peace with Sultan clan

Spotlight
Riyadh rethinks military without US

Saudi Arabia, Hollande's new best friend

The GID

DCNS launches Saudi shipbuilding

Big guns line up for nuclear plant contract

Bandar gets nowhere with Putin on Syria

Saudi Arabia's new mega-contract landscape

Defence: Sultan clan back in driving seat

Bandar's unconvincing Paris pitch

EDF and Veolia share same network

GID sends Yemenites to Syria

Purge of military in pipeline

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

Bandar bin Sultan

Cyber-guns-for-hire make their mark

Saudi succession battle continues

Bandar bin Sultan

Mutaib prepped for power

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All articles - Saudi Arabia

GID's secret war in Sistan, Iran

Painful times for Cassidian

EDF's ill-timed fight in Saudi Arabia

Saudis leave bodyguards in lurch

Abdallah bin Abdulaziz

Bandar bin Sultan

Abdullah makes peace with Sultan clan

Spotlight Riyadh rethinks military without US

Saudi Arabia, Hollande's new best friend

The GID

DCNS launches Saudi shipbuilding

Big guns line up for nuclear plant contract

Bandar gets nowhere with Putin on Syria

Saudi Arabia's new mega-contract landscape

Defence: Sultan clan back in driving seat

Bandar's unconvincing Paris pitch

EDF and Veolia share same network

GID sends Yemenites to Syria

Purge of military in pipeline

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

Bandar bin Sultan

Cyber-guns-for-hire make their mark

Saudi succession battle continues

Bandar bin Sultan

Mutaib prepped for power

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Riyadh rethinks military without US