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Iran
What Jalil Said in Geneva

The meeting between Iranian negotiator Said Jalili and the European Union's top diplomat, Javier Solana, turned into a dialogue of the deaf. Meanwhile, the Israelis are turning up in number in Washington to press for action.

Subscribers only 23.07.2008

Bahrain
Army Takes on Angry Shi'ites

As Bahrain strives to present a modern and stable image to the outside world the kingdom finds itself facing serious unrest in its Shi'ite community. The army is working to crush opponents..

Subscribers only 23.07.2008

Iran
FBI Keeps Up Hunt for Missing Investigator

More than a year after Robert Levinson vanished on the Kish islands, a free trade zone in southern Iran, the [...]

Subscribers only 23.07.2008

Lebanon
Wafic Safa

Last week’s exchange of the corpses of two Israeli soldiers [...]

Subscribers only 23.07.2008

Syria
Under Close Scrutiny by US Intelligence

The American intelligence community is going to have to produce [...]

Subscribers only 23.07.2008

Spotlight | Iraq
How France is Approaching a Difficult Market

Faced with American and British groups that have profited from their countries' commitment to Baghdad, French companies are having to fight to avoid being totally cut out of the huge Iraqi market. France's good relations with Arbil hold out prospects [...]

Subscribers only 09.07.2008

Iraq | Baghdad
Hezbollah Military Wing Blacklisted

London has put the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah on its list of terrorist organizations. The British move is aimed at curbing the movement's involvement in Iraq and the occupied territories.

Subscribers only 09.07.2008

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
What to Do About Mutawa?

A breeding ground for recruits for Islamic fundamentalist groups, Saudi Arabia's religious police force known as Al Mutawa has been switched to counter-espionage missions. But with mixed results.

Subscribers only 09.07.2008

Israel | London
New Functions for an Ambassador

Six months after leaving his post as British envoy to Washington, David Manning has stepped into the private sector with [...]

Subscribers only 09.07.2008

Iran | Tehran
Mohammad Reza Naqdi

While waiting for the day that sanctions against Iran are [...]

Subscribers only 09.07.2008

Spotlight | Afghanistan | Afghanistan
Intelligence Services Take Up Anti-Drug Fight

Afghanistan is due to produce nearly 820 tons of pure heroin this year, or 93% of the estimated world output. As NATO has deployed 44,000 personnel in the country, the Atlantic Alliance's intelligence services have been tasked over the past [.

Subscribers only 25.06.2008

Israel | Tel Aviv
Public/Private Partnership in Intelligence Imagery

Supplying observation satellites on a turn-key basis to its customers (see article on Page 5), the Israeli firm ImageSat is an intriguing example of how Israeli state-owned groups can hitch up with private investors.

Free access 25.06.2008

Iran | Tehran
Suleimani Quietly Calls the Shots

A sort of deputy foreign minister, the commander of the Al Qods force, Qassem Suleimani, has the last say in Iran's covert operations in conflicts in Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan.

Subscribers only 25.06.2008

Israel | Tel Aviv
Mossad Adviser for Would-Be Premier

A former member of Mossad herself, Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni, who could well be in line to succeed prime minister Ehud Olmert, is being advised by a former leading Mossad aide.

Subscribers only 25.06.2008

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Succession Hanging in Balance

There are no clear rules in Saudi Arabia allowing a generation of young princes to replace king Abdallah and prince Sultan, both of them elderly and sick.

Subscribers only 25.06.2008

Israel | Tel Aviv
Spy Satellite to Rent

Incorporated in the Dutch Antilles and based in Cyprus, the Israeli firm ImageSat sells direct access to its EROS observation satellites to governments.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 25.06.2008

Iran | Tehran
Business Diplomacy in Nuclear Energy Field

In March of last year, Intelligence Online (No 543) reported on a French initiative to set up an international energy [...]

Subscribers only 25.06.2008

Iran | Tehran
Mehdi Hashemi

Deemed incapable of preventing constant clashes on the country’s eastern [...]

Subscribers only 25.06.2008

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
CIA Drops In for Tea

Recently feted on his retirement from the US Air Force, [...]

Subscribers only 25.06.2008

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
French Push Warship Sales

The failure of France's Armaris to sell submarines to Pakistan last year could hamper French efforts to sell surface ships and submarines to Saudi Arabia.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 11.06.2008

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All articles - Middle East

Iran
What Jalil Said in Geneva

Bahrain
Army Takes on Angry Shi'ites

Iran
FBI Keeps Up Hunt for Missing Investigator

Lebanon
Wafic Safa

Syria
Under Close Scrutiny by US Intelligence

Spotlight | Iraq
How France is Approaching a Difficult Market

Iraq | Baghdad
Hezbollah Military Wing Blacklisted

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
What to Do About Mutawa?

Israel | London
New Functions for an Ambassador

Iran | Tehran
Mohammad Reza Naqdi

Spotlight | Afghanistan | Afghanistan
Intelligence Services Take Up Anti-Drug Fight

Israel | Tel Aviv
Public/Private Partnership in Intelligence Imagery

Iran | Tehran
Suleimani Quietly Calls the Shots

Israel | Tel Aviv
Mossad Adviser for Would-Be Premier

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Succession Hanging in Balance

Israel | Tel Aviv
Spy Satellite to Rent

Iran | Tehran
Business Diplomacy in Nuclear Energy Field

Iran | Tehran
Mehdi Hashemi

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
CIA Drops In for Tea

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
French Push Warship Sales

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All articles - Middle East

Iran What Jalil Said in Geneva

Bahrain Army Takes on Angry Shi'ites

Iran FBI Keeps Up Hunt for Missing Investigator

Lebanon Wafic Safa

Syria Under Close Scrutiny by US Intelligence

Spotlight | Iraq How France is Approaching a Difficult Market

Iraq | Baghdad Hezbollah Military Wing Blacklisted

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh What to Do About Mutawa?

Israel | London New Functions for an Ambassador

Iran | Tehran Mohammad Reza Naqdi

Spotlight | Afghanistan | Afghanistan Intelligence Services Take Up Anti-Drug Fight

Israel | Tel Aviv Public/Private Partnership in Intelligence Imagery

Iran | Tehran Suleimani Quietly Calls the Shots

Israel | Tel Aviv Mossad Adviser for Would-Be Premier

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh Succession Hanging in Balance

Israel | Tel Aviv Spy Satellite to Rent

Iran | Tehran Business Diplomacy in Nuclear Energy Field

Iran | Tehran Mehdi Hashemi

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh CIA Drops In for Tea

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh French Push Warship Sales

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Iran
What Jalil Said in Geneva

Bahrain
Army Takes on Angry Shi'ites

Iran
FBI Keeps Up Hunt for Missing Investigator

Lebanon
Wafic Safa

Syria
Under Close Scrutiny by US Intelligence

Spotlight | Iraq
How France is Approaching a Difficult Market

Iraq | Baghdad
Hezbollah Military Wing Blacklisted

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
What to Do About Mutawa?

Israel | London
New Functions for an Ambassador

Iran | Tehran
Mohammad Reza Naqdi

Spotlight | Afghanistan | Afghanistan
Intelligence Services Take Up Anti-Drug Fight

Israel | Tel Aviv
Public/Private Partnership in Intelligence Imagery

Iran | Tehran
Suleimani Quietly Calls the Shots

Israel | Tel Aviv
Mossad Adviser for Would-Be Premier

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
Succession Hanging in Balance

Israel | Tel Aviv
Spy Satellite to Rent

Iran | Tehran
Business Diplomacy in Nuclear Energy Field

Iran | Tehran
Mehdi Hashemi

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
CIA Drops In for Tea

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh
French Push Warship Sales