Lebanon's former security chief Abbas Ibrahim falls from grace after support dwindles

Bahaa Hariri swaps CT Group for BGR to promote his political ambitions in Lebanon 

A powerful businessman and son of the former prime minister murdered in 2005, Hariri will pay BGR $600,000 for a year's work. Lobbyists on the contract include Ed Rogers, a veteran of the Reagan and Bush Sr.

Lebanon's Selcom Marine interfaces with US and French shipyards 

The well-connected Selwan family's company Selcom Marine brokered the sale of vessels from US company Safe Boats International to the Lebanese Army.

• FRANCE - Intelligence Academy advertises for new director 

• LEBANON - Berri joins push to extend Ibrahim's mandate 

• RUSSIA - Intelligence at forefront of fight against drones 

• UNITED STATES - CIA publication review process questioned

• BULGARIA - Internal security under scrutiny 

Spymaster Abbas Ibrahim suffers further setback in US over Fakhoury affair  Free

A US court has denied a request from Lebanon's intelligence chief Abbas Ibrahim to withdraw the paragraph incriminating him in a complaint filed by the family of Amer al-Fakhoury. This makes his relations with Washington all the more awkward, despite him having some well-placed supporters there.