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Hikvision and Dahua woo Paris, Morland goes solo, Intel 471 in Riyadh, Santagata steps down at Cy4gate

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Paris/BeijingChinese monitoring giants launch fresh charm offensive.

Abu DhabiFormer CPX deputy VP of sales Morland into cyber consulting.

Riyadh/DallasKoujan spearheads Intel 471's push into Saudi Arabia.

RomeCy4gate's ex-CEO Eugenio Santagata leaves board.

Riyadh looks for US support for its Al-Ula tourism project

The Royal Commission for Al-Ula has again called in public relations firm Wagstaff to help it break into the US market - discounting current tensions between Riyadh and Washington and the role played in the project by France.

Saudi spymaster Khaled bin Ali Al Humaidan mediates between Islamabad and Kabul

Keen to resolve tensions with its Taliban neighbours, Pakistan has called on Saudi Arabia's help to mediate but those efforts have been unsuccessful for the moment.

French consultants steer Saudi Arabia's Scopa Industries

The Saudi Arabian defence company Scopa Industries is tapping into French expertise through offshoots of the Saint-Etienne-based company Meta Productique.

Hani al-Hussaini's little cyber empire prospers as a supplier to Saudi Arabia's security services

Hani al-Hussaini-controlled Ejada has long been a supplier to the country's intelligence services, but the businessman also runs another cyber company, which works on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's major projects, as well as with the kingdom's sovereign Public Investment Fund.

Mohammed bin Salman hunts Abdullah's military equipment broker

The royal authorities have set their sights on businessman Salah Fustok, the authorising officer for the National Guard's contracts during King Abdullah's reign, and are determined to apprehend him.

Bahri at forefront of Riyadh's logistics ambitions

Saudi Arabia's shipping company Bahri, at the centre of Mohammed bin Salman's ambition to transform the kingdom into a global logistics hub, is moving away from its foreign partners.

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Saudi Arabian aeronautical agent Al Zeer, dropped by Boeing, revived by Rheinmetall

An allliance between the German defence industry giant and Al Zeer's MAZ has given a new lease of life to one of Riyadh's oldest aeronautical agents, despite its financial and legal woes in the US.

MBS spares veteran spymaster Khaled bin Ali Al Humaidan in Saudi shake up

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was appointed prime minister in September, has made another step towards the title of king. He is meanwhile ushering his young guard into the bastions of power - except for the intelligence service, which remains untouched.

PIF banking on feedering to advance interests in Red Sea

Saudi Arabia is bent on becoming a maritime power and is preparing to launch a new feedering company in the Red Sea. Inspired by the success of its Emirati neighbour, it is now trying to outshine the United Arab Emirates in the field.

DCI aims relaunch in Riyad

French parastatal military training consultancy Défense Conseil International is looking for a new bureau chief in Saudi Arabia to boost the group, namely through special forces training.

Riyadh set to announce GEOINT satellite constellation launch

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been betting on space for several years, and his country is now about to follow in the Emirates' footsteps and announce an Earth-observation satellite constellation programme.

Riyadh poaches architects of the UAE's success to accelerate own mega projects

To gain pace on Mohammed bin Salman's goal to turn the kingdom into a global exchange hub, the Saudi sovereign fund is investing heavily in infrastructure. With the end goal being to usurp the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh is actively recruiting among the foreign nations who contributed to the success of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund to take further step into infrastructure with stake in Heathrow

Saudi Arabia, which is determined to take control of a number of key international infrastructures, has just acquired a majority stake in Heathrow Airport, the biggest airport in the UK.