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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

SAUDI ARABIA 07/10/2022

PIF banking on feedering to advance interests in Red Sea

Saudi Arabia is bent on becoming a maritime power and is preparing to launch a new feedering company in the Red Sea. Inspired by the success of its Emirati neighbour, it is now trying to outshine the United Arab Emirates in the field. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA FRANCE 06/10/2022

DCI aims relaunch in Riyad

French parastatal military training consultancy Défense Conseil International is looking for a new bureau chief in Saudi Arabia to boost the group, namely through special forces training. [...]

UNITED STATES KAZAKHSTAN TURKMENISTAN 05/10/2022

US lobbyist and businessman Watson connects Caspian Sea gas companies with Washington

New energy supply routes through the Caspian Sea have yet to be mapped out but, behind the scenes, conversations are already taking place with companies that want to export gas without Russia's involvement. [...]

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FRANCE UKRAINE 04/10/2022

Misunderstanding between Kyiv and Paris over arms deliveries grows

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IRAQ KURDISTAN 04/10/2022

Banking on the UAE, Iraqi Kurdistan plans diplomatic office in Dubai

The Kurdistan Regional Government is planning to open a representative office in the UAE as part of an effort to boost economic ties beyond the oil industry. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES RUSSIA 04/10/2022

Russia's Novatek develops offshore ruse to pursue flagship Arctic LNG 2 project

Faced with the withdrawal of France's Technip and Italy's Saipem from its liquefied natural gas project in Siberia, Arctic LNG 2, Russian gas giant Novatek is going through an unknown company in Abu Dhabi. Its aim is to keep procuring the technologies it lacks, but below the radar. [...]

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FRANCE RUSSIA 03/10/2022

French public electricity group EDF under threat from FSB investigation in Moscow

The French utility company has so far kept quiet about its interests and intentions in Russia, but it is currently facing two potentially sensitive legal cases in Moscow, one of which is being handled by the FSB. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 03/10/2022

Reem al-Hashimi steers UAE's sustainability showcase

The transformation of the Expo 2020 Dubai site has begun, with the aim of turning it into a display of the United Arab Emirates' green ambitions. At the helm of this new project is international cooperation minister Reem al-Hashimi. [...]

The UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem al-Hashimi.

CHINA 30/09/2022

Xi's plans to turn Alibaba into an AI research tool for defence take shape

To bolster his ambitions for a national semiconductor and machine learning software industry, Xi Jinping has put his faith in Alibaba. Now back under the control of the Chinese Communist Party, the tech giant is teaming up with state universities and poaching world-renowned academics. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE 30/09/2022

DCI and Naval Group in trouble on Emirati corvette offsets

Emirati defence procurement authority Tawazun recently refused an offset proposal from France's Naval Group involving fellow French company Défense Conseil International. The setback could favour DCI's main rival on this market, SeaOwl Group. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 30/09/2022

British intelligence tries to become Warren Buffet-style tech investor

As it gradually gets up to speed, Britain's National Security Strategic Investment Fund is investing, sometimes publicly, sometimes secretly, in sectors that can serve British foreign policy, Ukraine included. [...]

IRAQ IRAN 29/09/2022

Iran's industries go after Kurdistan oil and gas

Targetting the few opportunities still open to them, Iran's oil and gas players are prospecting in Iraqi Kurdistan. Hoping to exploit the dispute between Baghdad and Erbil, they came in droves to the Erbil International Fair. [...]

FRANCE IRAQ 29/09/2022

TotalEnergies leaves Kurdistan under pressure from Baghdad

With its major projects in Iraq on hold, TotalEnergies has been drawn into the oil row between Kurdistan and the Iraqi federal government, bowing to pressure from Baghdad to withdraw from the north of the country. [...]

CHINA IRAQ 28/09/2022

Beijing at odds with Barzani clan over $5bn 'happy city'

Iraq is a key step in China's new silk road project and Beijing intends to invest heavily in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. But its plans to build a new district in Ebril, already two years behind schedule, are now under threat. [...]

SpotlightGERMANY SAUDI ARABIA 27/09/2022

From Mishaal to Salman: Rheinmetall reconstructs its connections in Riyadh

German defence company Rheinmetall's business in Saudi Arabia once depended on a network of agents who no longer have much clout these days, prompting it to team with a fresh local partner, Mohammed Al Zeer, who is anything but a newcomer. [...]

German defence group Rheinmetall has reorganised its networks in Saudi Arabia.

AZERBAIJAN 27/09/2022

Deftech, the drone maker opening doors in Baku

The Azerbaijani drone manufacturer wants to help foreign players connect with the authorities in Baku, which are eager to develop a home-grown sector after Turkish and Israeli drones have proven their worth in the conflict with Armenia. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA 27/09/2022

Riyadh set to announce GEOINT satellite constellation launch

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been betting on space for several years, and his country is now about to follow in the Emirates' footsteps and announce an Earth-observation satellite constellation programme. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM 27/09/2022

Mohammed bin Zayed's sovereign fund decides to stay in London despite Macron's efforts

French president Emmanuel Macron has been trying to use his close, personal relations with Abu Dhabi's ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed, to attract the emirate's sovereign funds. Among them, Mubadala has nevertheless decided to keep its European operations centre in London. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 26/09/2022

Riyadh poaches architects of the UAE's success to accelerate own mega projects

To gain pace on Mohammed bin Salman's goal to turn the kingdom into a global exchange hub, the Saudi sovereign fund is investing heavily in infrastructure. With the end goal being to usurp the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh is actively recruiting among the foreign nations who contributed to the success of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. [...]

NORTH KOREA RUSSIA UKRAINE 23/09/2022

Pyongyang's planned military technology transfers from Donbass

North Korea is putting together the necessary infrastructure to collect and receive Western military systems seized in the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, using proven methods to effect the illegal technology transfers. [...]

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INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING

PIF banking on feedering to advance interests in Red Sea

DCI aims relaunch in Riyad

US lobbyist and businessman Watson connects Caspian Sea gas companies with Washington

Misunderstanding between Kyiv and Paris over arms deliveries grows

Banking on the UAE, Iraqi Kurdistan plans diplomatic office in Dubai

Russia's Novatek develops offshore ruse to pursue flagship Arctic LNG 2 project

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Xi's plans to turn Alibaba into an AI research tool for defence take shape

DCI and Naval Group in trouble on Emirati corvette offsets

British intelligence tries to become Warren Buffet-style tech investor

Iran's industries go after Kurdistan oil and gas

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Beijing at odds with Barzani clan over $5bn 'happy city'

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Deftech, the drone maker opening doors in Baku

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