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Turkey
Erdogan guns for MIT chief

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning a major overhaul of the Milli Istihbarat Teskilati, which has been headed since 2010 by Hakan Fidan.

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Iraq
Tehran tightens grip on INIS

The recent appointment of Moustafa Al Kazemi as the new head of the Iraqi intelligence service demonstrates the control Tehran now has over Baghdad's security apparatus.

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Jordan, Middle East
GID grapples with Islamic State

The Jordanian intelligence services believe the country is riddled with dormant terrorist cells and they have therefore launched a plan of attack to dismantle them.

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Saudi Arabia
Naval chief Sultan on way out

According to our sources, Admiral Abdullah bin Suntan al-Sultan appears to be headed for the door as Saudi Arabia's naval [...]

Subscribers only Defence 15.06.2016

Bahrain, Middle East
Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa

Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa, the king of Bahrain, and [...]

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Iraq
Faleh Al Fayad

Faleh Al Fayad, the evergreen national security advisor to Haider [...]

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Syria
Maher Al Assad

Maher al-Assad, the brother of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, [...]

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Turkey
Ismail Hakki Musa

Ismail Hakki Musa, the deputy director of the MIT, Turkey's [...]

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Iraq
Abadi’s envoys turned away

In view of the fighting that raged in Fallujah over [...]

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Syria
Ahrar Al Sham appoints new military chief

Abu Abdullah Al Shami, who has been well placed in [...]

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Spotlight | UAE, United States
Power struggle flares between RAK princes

A number of corporate intelligence and lobbying firms are centre stage in a struggle for power in Ras al-Kaimah, one of the smallest members of the United Arab Emirates. Oussama el-Omari, the former managing director of the Ras al-Khaimah Free [.

Subscribers only Agencies 01.06.2016

Israel, Saudi Arabia
Cooperation becomes technical

Israel and Saudi Arabia's intelligence services have been working together for a number of years but they have recently decided to team in electronic intelligence.

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Iraq, Syria
Islamic State-for-not-much-longer

Islamic State is bracing itself to lose the major cities under its control and plans to transform itself back into a less territorially-based structure.

Subscribers only Defence 01.06.2016

France, Saudi Arabia
Chameau sticks close to Riyadh oil chief

Khalid bin Abdulaziz al-Falih, who became the new oil minister and was appointed chairman of Aramaco, replacing Ali al-Naimi, early [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 01.06.2016

Saudi Arabia
Alsalam enters the Salman era

Alsalam Aircraft, which was established during the Sultan bin Abdulaziz era to handle local offset contracts associated with Saudi Arabian aeronautical deals, is adapting to the new order in Riyadh.

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UAE, United States
Chainalysis analyses bitcoin use for FBI

Virtual money used to be considered untraceable but new technology can analyse its movement.

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Iran
Mohammad Javad Zarif

Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, is scheduled to [...]

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Lebanon
Abbas Ibrahim

Abbas Ibrahim, the head of Lebanon's General Directorate of General [...]

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Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Al Qarni

Abdullah Al Qarni, the deputy director of the General Investigation [...]

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Turkey
Turkish Army shops for anti-insurgency materiel

The PKK shot, fired from a Russian SA-18 MANPAD, that [...]

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Middle East & Africa

Turkey
Erdogan guns for MIT chief

Iraq
Tehran tightens grip on INIS

Jordan, Middle East
GID grapples with Islamic State

Saudi Arabia
Naval chief Sultan on way out

Bahrain, Middle East
Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa

Iraq
Faleh Al Fayad

Syria
Maher Al Assad

Turkey
Ismail Hakki Musa

Iraq
Abadi’s envoys turned away

Syria
Ahrar Al Sham appoints new military chief

Spotlight | UAE, United States
Power struggle flares between RAK princes

Israel, Saudi Arabia
Cooperation becomes technical

Iraq, Syria
Islamic State-for-not-much-longer

France, Saudi Arabia
Chameau sticks close to Riyadh oil chief

Saudi Arabia
Alsalam enters the Salman era

UAE, United States
Chainalysis analyses bitcoin use for FBI

Iran
Mohammad Javad Zarif

Lebanon
Abbas Ibrahim

Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Al Qarni

Turkey
Turkish Army shops for anti-insurgency materiel

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Turkey Erdogan guns for MIT chief

Iraq Tehran tightens grip on INIS

Jordan, Middle East GID grapples with Islamic State

Saudi Arabia Naval chief Sultan on way out

Bahrain, Middle East Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa

Iraq Faleh Al Fayad

Syria Maher Al Assad

Turkey Ismail Hakki Musa

Iraq Abadi’s envoys turned away

Syria Ahrar Al Sham appoints new military chief

Spotlight | UAE, United States Power struggle flares between RAK princes

Israel, Saudi Arabia Cooperation becomes technical

Iraq, Syria Islamic State-for-not-much-longer

France, Saudi Arabia Chameau sticks close to Riyadh oil chief

Saudi Arabia Alsalam enters the Salman era

UAE, United States Chainalysis analyses bitcoin use for FBI

Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif

Lebanon Abbas Ibrahim

Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al Qarni

Turkey Turkish Army shops for anti-insurgency materiel

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Turkey
Erdogan guns for MIT chief

Iraq
Tehran tightens grip on INIS

Jordan, Middle East
GID grapples with Islamic State

Saudi Arabia
Naval chief Sultan on way out

Bahrain, Middle East
Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa

Iraq
Faleh Al Fayad

Syria
Maher Al Assad

Turkey
Ismail Hakki Musa

Iraq
Abadi’s envoys turned away

Syria
Ahrar Al Sham appoints new military chief

Spotlight | UAE, United States
Power struggle flares between RAK princes

Israel, Saudi Arabia
Cooperation becomes technical

Iraq, Syria
Islamic State-for-not-much-longer

France, Saudi Arabia
Chameau sticks close to Riyadh oil chief

Saudi Arabia
Alsalam enters the Salman era

UAE, United States
Chainalysis analyses bitcoin use for FBI

Iran
Mohammad Javad Zarif

Lebanon
Abbas Ibrahim

Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Al Qarni

Turkey
Turkish Army shops for anti-insurgency materiel