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IRAQ UNITED STATES 26/01/2023

Former political prisoner Entifadh Qanbar inks deal to foster closer US-Kurdish ties

The president of the Kurdish Protection Action Committee, Entifadh Qandar. © Entifadh Qanbar/Facebook

SAUDI ARABIA UNITED KINGDOM 19/01/2023

British ex-diplomat Jonathan Dart at centre of succession process at Saudi conglomerate MBI

GERMANY IRAQ 17/01/2023

British, UAE intel firms help Iraq money-laundering fight with German funding

German development agency GIZ is funding a programme to help Iraq in its fight against money-laundering and with its asset recovery probes. Two firms have been chosen for this financial investigation job: Britain's Adam Smith International and Emirati company IntelliSys. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM 16/01/2023

UAE Deputy PM's former business interests NMC, KBBO, Sayacorp battle it out in wake of fraud scandal

Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan. © Mohamed al-Hammadi/UAE Presidential Court Handout/MaxPPP

SAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES 11/01/2023

MbS banks on Washington's support to boost impact of international tourism platform Free

Saudi firm Kafa'at, a subsidiary of Takahom, is trying to secure US backing to help develop an international tourism alliance set up by Mohammed bin Salman. These efforts highlight the company's many missions, which are central to the crown prince's Vision 2030 reform plans. [...]

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FRANCE QATAR RUSSIA UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES 11/01/2023

Quest, McLaren and 5 Stones lead the race in 'sport business' investigations boom

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TURKEY UNITED STATES 10/01/2023

Kalman Chaim Sporn helps Turkish embassy in Washington promote rapprochement with Israel

Despite tensions on the ground, the Israeli-Turkish rapprochement is moving forward with the help of the Turkish ambassador in Washington, Hasan Murat Mercan, flanked by consultant Kalman Chaim Sporn. [...]

BAHRAIN FRANCE 03/01/2023

Jean-Christophe Durand, the royal family and sovereign fund's French adviser

As the Bahraini Crown Prince conducts his overhaul of the sovereign fund Mumtalakat, he is bidding farewell to key figures of the Bahraini economy after their years of loyal service. They include Frenchman Jean-Christophe Durand, long-time financial adviser to the Al Khalifa family and former director at BNP Paribas. [...]

ISRAEL UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 28/12/2022

Ex-spy chiefs to boost Israeli business in UAE

With the development of closer relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the defence and cyber sectors, a number of firms are looking to cash in on the situation. To help them, some have called in former Israeli security officials. [...]

LEBANON QATAR 23/12/2022

Al Fardans lose counterclaim against Lebanon's Bank Audi

Close to Qatar's reigning Al Thani family and a key player in the country's economy, Fahad Hussain Al Fardan recently lost his bid to overturn a Qatari court's ruling against him in favour of Lebanon's Bank Audi. [...]

QATAR UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES 22/12/2022

Hardball player Bullpen Strategy Group to launch new front for Abu Dhabi in information war against Doha

Bullpen, a subcontractor for Akin Gump, is netting $32,500 monthly for its role as a footsoldier in the lobbying wars between the two long-feuding Gulf states. [...]

LEBANON UNITED STATES 20/12/2022

Omar Harfouch hires former Clinton aide to boost his foray into politics

The flamboyant Franco-Lebanese businessman is eying a move into a world far more complex than trade: Lebanese politics. To increase his chances, he has recruited Steven Rabinowitz, a fervent defender of Israel who used to work as Bill Clinton's director of media planning. [...]

The French-Lebanese businessman Omar Harfouch.

QATAR UNITED KINGDOM 15/12/2022

Doha's diplomatic immunity upheld in Al-Nusra Front financing case

Allegations that Qatari banks and individual citizens linked to the reigning Al Thani family transferred funds to the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda will finally not be tested before Britain's Commercial Court. The accused parties were all found to have diplomatic immunity. [...]

TURKEY UNITED STATES 14/12/2022

Boston's Airde Group trips up on Turkish rugs

The private investigation firm has been working for Turkish carpet maker Orient Turistik Magazacilik San Ve Tic, (OTMSVT) which alleges that distributor Aytek passed off poor quality rugs as imitations of OTMSVT products. The investigation's results have been mixed. [...]

CANADA IRAQ 13/12/2022

New Baghdad Airport security contractor Biznis Intel comes under fire from Iraqi MPs

Canadian security company Biznis Intel, which was previously unknown in Iraq, has replaced Britain's G4S as the company in charge of security at the capital's airport. This change has raised questions in the Green Zone, however, as the Shiite militias opposed to G4S regain influence. [...]

TURKEY UNITED STATES 09/12/2022

Lobbying firm Straife comes to Turkey's rescue in dealings with US Treasury

Increasingly concerned about being sanctioned by the US over their alleged links with Russian industry, Turkish companies have hired the services of the lobbying firm Straife, which employs former US intelligence veterans. [...]

ISRAEL LIECHTENSTEIN SWITZERLAND UNITED STATES 07/12/2022

Name of dark PR specialist Ronen Tzur surfaces in huge inheritance case of tycoon Israel Perry

To support their legal dispute with Swiss trustee Dieter Neupert over the inheritance of their late husband and father, Lilly Perry and Tamar Greenspoon are suspected of hiring Israeli influence communications specialist Ronen Tzur, who also advised defence minister Benny Gantz. [...]

IRAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 05/12/2022

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Former political prisoner Entifadh Qanbar inks deal to foster closer US-Kurdish ties

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