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France, Saudi Arabia
Former Judicial Police boss Bernard Petit resurfaces to handle Al-Ula development agency security

The Agence francaise pour le developpement d'al-Ula, or AFDU, has hired Bernard Petit, the ex-head of the Judicial Police ("PJ") [...]

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AFDU
Agence Francaise de Developpement
Agence française pour le développement d'al-Ula
Agence France-Muséums
AREP
Arolla Consulting
Bernard Petit
Byblos Conseil
Charles Chaumin
EDF
Eiffage
Engie
Etienne Tricaud
Frank Barbaro
GDF-Suez
Gerard Mestrallet
Jean-François Charnier
Judicial Police
Kwiatowski
Laura
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Mathias Curnier
Meriem Baccouri
Mohamed bin Salman
RATP
Royal Commission for Al-Ula
SNCF
Suez
Thales
Veolia
Vinci
Younes Benabdelouahed

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
Paris caught in UAE-Saudi Arabia power struggles over arts programmes

The spat between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh is affecting major arts and culture programmes in the Gulf, putting the French government, which is involved in both countries' efforts, in a tight spot. US businessman, philanthropist and art collector Thomas Kaplan is also caught in the middle.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 20.07.2021

Saudi Arabia
Royal Al Ula commission stocks up on consultants in London

Riyadh has been handing out contracts for the development of the vast Al Ula cultural project to Western consultants left, right and centre, while its cultural war with Doha rages on in the background.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 21.10.2019

Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman ready for al Ula investments

Since his ambitious Al Ula tourism and archeology project has [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 22.05.2019

France, Saudi Arabia
With Mohammed bin Salman, Paris tries to paint economic diplomacy with a coat of culture

The billions of dollars being injected into the vast Al-Ula archaeological tourist project is the stuff of dreams for France's industrial players and ministry of foreign affairs, which have been pulling out all the stops in Riyadh.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 11.03.2019

MbS wants to make the archaeological site of al-Ula a tourist showcase for the kingdom.

Saudi Arabia
Sultan bin Salman makes tourism comeback

At a time when Saudi Arabia has some major tourism projects in the works, Sultan bin Salman, King Salman's second son, is back on the scene.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 29.11.2018

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman prepares international roadshow

After a planned visit to London in early March, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is due to follow up with visits to Washington and Paris as part of an effort to promote his Vision 2030 strategy.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 28.02.2018

MbS is keen to make his Vision 2030 strategy the main focus of the visit.

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
Alwaleed's Franco-Saudi networks takeover

With the next meeting of the Franco-Saudi Business Council due to take place on June 24, Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, the billionaire businessman who heads the vast conglomerate Kingdom Holding, is looking to take a [.

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Agence Francaise de Developpement
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Arolla Consulting
Bernard Petit
Byblos Conseil
Charles Chaumin
EDF
Eiffage
Engie
Etienne Tricaud
Frank Barbaro
GDF-Suez
Gerard Mestrallet
Jean-François Charnier
Judicial Police
Kwiatowski
Laura
Louvre Abu Dhabi
Mathias Curnier
Meriem Baccouri
Mohamed bin Salman
RATP
Royal Commission for Al-Ula
SNCF
Suez
Thales
Veolia
Vinci
Younes Benabdelouahed

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