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Qatari diplomat invests €30m in FC Barcelona

United States
After his failed CIA return, Ralph Goff builds private investigation network

He had been chosen by John Ratcliffe to become the CIA's next deputy director for clandestine operations, before being abruptly removed from consideration last month. Since then, Ralph Goff has formed close ties with other CIA veterans who have gone into the private sector.

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New 'defectors' to Secretariat, British embassy in Kuwait, Guiana Space Centre

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

SingaporeTwo more ex-FTIs join Secretariat's investigation team

KuwaitAl Mulla conglomerate secures British embassy

FranceCorporate intelligence veteran in Kourou space centre safety team

Qatar, United States
Sheikh Sultan Al Thani, the Qatari investor-diplomat pouring funds into Trump's America

A recent disclosure by the new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, shows he undertook lobbying work in 2023 for the investment group of Sultan Jassim Al Thani. The latter claims to be acting independently, but records show the Qatari royal is a registered diplomat in London.

United States
Lobbyists under pressure in Broidy case

A decision by District of Columbia court judge Dabney Friedrich could set a legal precedent for future hacking and leaking [...]

United States
Ankura supports Broidy's legal battle against Doha

Disgraced GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy, an early financial backer of President Donald Trump, has relaunched his battle against Qatar. Broidy, [...]

United States
Behind the scenes of Qatar's cyber-battle

Donald Trump's favourite lobbyist lost his legal battle against Qatar last month in a court case that shed a lot of light on Doha's cyber modus operandi.