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Crown prince oversees intelligence services' digital transformation

Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. © Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Reuters

Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa is going all out to modernise Bahrain's intelligence services with the latest Israeli technology. [...]

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