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SAUDI ARABIA Issue 753 dated 17/02/2016

Riyadh inches forward with pan-Islamic force

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Behind the scenes of Emirati withdrawal

Sharif tipped to head Islamic coalition

Zayed strengthens security grip

Chechen fighters not trusted

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Al Nusra stays out of Saudi reach

Threat of Syrian conflict spilling into Caucasus

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Intelligence services try to save money on cyber

ODNI joins Pompeo in anti-Nord Stream 2 campaign

Former NSA chief Mike Rogers guides Zafrir in the US

STII looks to position itself between Paris, Riyadh

Beckett, key link with MbS, joins IISS

Al Howairini, Mohammed bin Salman's ears at interior ministry

Ustun, MIT’s Euhprates Shield intelligence mastermind

Behind the scenes of Emirati withdrawal

Sharif tipped to head Islamic coalition

Zayed strengthens security grip

Chechen fighters not trusted

Mohammed bin Zayed

Mutaib bin Abdullah makes comeback

Al Nusra stays out of Saudi reach

Threat of Syrian conflict spilling into Caucasus

Financial intelligence probes IS funding

Debate over retaking Mosul

ISI and GIP in jihadist tangle Free

Khartoum organises war in Darfur with Riyadh’s support

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