Iraq, United States
Amar Zahid involved in case after case between US and Iraqi telecom industry

Iraq
Iraq Telecom takes on the Barzanis' phone operator in New York

Uncertain about the ruling in its favour in Beirut in September 2021, Iraq Telecom decided to seek confirmation from the American justice system. As soon as this was confirmed, it was immediately challenged by the Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon.

The Intelligence Gazette
Saudi GIP, Jeremy Wright, Hidalgo, Georgian National Security Council

Appointments, reforms, issues of concern: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up a miscellany of news items great and small from the global intelligence community. This week, they come from Paris, Saudi Arabia, London and Tbilisi.

Saudi Arabia/IraqThe General Intelligence Presidency reopens talks with the Anbar tribes to try to block Iran.

FranceIntelligence expert Floran Vadillo is advising French presidential candidate Anne Hidalgo.

United KingdomTelecommunications surveillance champion Jeremy Wright joins the ISC as it battles for greater powers

GeorgiaThe National Security Council gets a new chief of staff

Spotlight | Iraq, Lebanon
How Iraq Telecom won its first bout against Bazarni operator in Beirut

By ruling in favour of Orange and Agility, owners of Iraq Telecom, in their conflict against the Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon, the Beirut arbitration court has sealed the defeat of Sirwan Barzani's operator Korek, which found itself caught up in an alleged fraudulent loan.

France, Iraq
Orange goes public about spat with Barzani

Orange kept its corruption dispute with Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling Barzani clan under wraps for a long time. An application for arbitration submitted in October puts an end to the chances of an informal settlement being reached.