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Riyadh ramps up lobbying in Washington 

Saudi Arabia's lobbyists were unusually busy in early May pushing the Saudi narrative in Yemen and Sudan to members of congress and the media.

After pledging £1bn for UK green energy, Saudi conglomerate Alfanar opens new London subsidiary 

The Almutlaq family conglomerate Alfanar, a key player in Saudi Arabia's energy and defence sectors, continues to build connections in London to protect its £1bn investment in the UK.

Airbus keeps low profile in Saudi mission-critical communications bid 

Now the leading French mission-critical communications provider, Airbus is seeking to earn a share of the Saudi defence ministry's mission-critical communications contract. But delays on France's RRF radio network of the future project have the firm treading very cautiously in Riyadh.

Alexis Le Cour Grandmaison, civil defence champion in the Middle East 

The Club de l'Export de la Sécurité Civile, a club aimed at exporting French civil defence, is planning a trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia in May to lay the groundwork for an official visit and line up contracts in September.

On the run from Mohammed bin Salman, King Abdullah's key arms broker finds refuge in Beirut 

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's investigators are still on the hunt for Salah Fustok, the main negotiator of arms contracts with the National Guard under King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. The fugitive agent holds secrets about many Western defence companies' business dealings in Saudi Arabia.

Airbus looks for new approach in Saudi Arabia as Boeing returns to kingdom's civil aviation market 

Following the award of a massive new aircraft contract to Boeing by the Saudi authorities, the European aircraft manufacturer is looking to reorganise its sales strategy to ensure it keeps its place in the kingdom's aviation sector.

Boeing struggles to convert commercial success into Saudi defence contracts 

While the US aircraft manufacturer has won strong commercial success with Saudi's Riyadh Air and Saudia Airlines it is having trouble locking in contracts with the country's defence industry. It is exploring several new strategic approaches, and even considering relocating its programmes with AlSalam Aerospace to the US.

Ajlan & Bros looks to supply Russian electronic warfare tools to Saudi Arabian intelligence 

Sepha, founded by Saudi conglomerate Ajlan & Bros to do business with the Russian defence industry, is putting together a catalogue of Russian-built electronic warfare tools, which it is hoping to supply to the Saudi intelligence services.

Norinco enlists Riyadh consultants from Saudi defence ministry 

With the Saudi defence industry in its sights, the Chinese defence giant Norinco hopes to ride the China-Saudi Arabia momentum to further its interests in Riyadh. To do so, it intends to widen its circle of local business partners.

Nicolas Sarkozy visits the al-Ajlans, a Saudi family under US surveillance for links to China and Russia 

Former French president turned consultant Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday paid a visit to Ajlan bin Abdulaziz al-Ajlan, head of the family-run conglomerate Ajlan & Bros, on the sidelines of his visit to Riyadh.

Private investigators allegedly involved in trans woman's forced return to Saudi Arabia 

Special Investigations Limited was hired by the family of Eden Knight, who has reportedly committed suicide. Its CEO Michael Pocalyko, a former Navy pilot with a background in intelligence, reportedly misled Knight, claiming his goal was to help her repair relations with her parents.

Saudi Ajlan & Bros eyes Chinese Norinco's observation satellites 

After axing Scopa Industries' US projects, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Ajlan now has free rein to team with China's US-sanctioned defence industry.

UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and South Korea secretly supply missiles to Ukraine 

While officially neutral, a number of Western defence industry client countries are indirectly helping Ukraine's war effort by providing access to their weaponry stocks. Intelligence Online investigates the supply of French Crotale, Mistral and Milan missiles for use against Russia.