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Bahrain
Crown prince oversees intelligence services' digital transformation

Published on 10.11.2021 at 07:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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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