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Syria
After Vienna, hope shifts to Oman

The failure of the talks at Vienna's Imperial Hotel on October 30 will relaunch the Omani mediation on Syria that is increasingly in favour with Moscow.

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Lebanon
Hezbollah intensifies purge

After the purge at Unit 910, which plans actions against Israel all over the world, Hezbollah has wielded the axe inside its counterintelligence service, Unit 1000.

Subscribers only Operations 04.11.2015

Lebanon, United Kingdom
MI6 comes to aid of Gulf ambassadors

The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6), the British external intelligence service, last week alerted the Saudi Arabian and Qatari [...]

Subscribers only Operations 04.11.2015

Turkey
Hakan Fidan

Hakan Fidan, the ambitious head of Turkey's intelligence service, could [...]

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France, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman

Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi Arabian minister of defence and [...]

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Egypt
General Khaled Fawzi

General Khaled Fawzi, the head of the Mukhabarat, Egypt's intelligence [...]

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Iran
Ali Khamenei

Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, is still focusing his policy [...]

Subscribers only 04.11.2015

Insiders | Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

At a little over 30 years old, Mohammed Bin Salman has in a matter of months become Saudi Arabia's strong man. He is the all-powerful Minister of Defence, head of the royal court, director of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs and chairman of the supreme council of Saudi Aramco and has control over all major affairs.

Subscribers only 28.10.2015

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Turkey
Erdogan's intelligence failures

The attack in Ankara on October 10 highlighted the shortcomings of the Turkish intelligence services which for a long time were thought to be omnipotent.

Subscribers only 21.10.2015

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Riyadh hires British mapping expert

Vanessa Lawrence, who headed Ordnance Survey, Britain's mapping agency, from 2000 to 2014, is poised to advise Saudi Arabia in [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.10.2015

Syria
Seyyed Morteza Nematzadeh

Seyyed Morteza Nematzadeh, the former cultural attache at the Iranian [...]

Subscribers only 21.10.2015

Yemen
Prince's anti-terrorist forces to deploy

Having taken over leadership of the military operations in Yemen, [...]

Subscribers only Defence 21.10.2015

Russia, UAE
Partial entente

While Vladimir Putin's recent meeting with Mohamed bin Salman was [...]

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Iran, United Kingdom
Peaford opens niche in Iranian aeronautical market

Aviation Iran, which is scheduled to take place on March [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.10.2015

Iraq, United Kingdom
Cameron's ex-envoy to Iraq gets into banking

Retired lieutenant General Simon Mayall, the business bank Greenhill & [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.10.2015

Europe, Saudi Arabia
Airbus agent looks to invest in Europe

Abdul Rahman Saad al-Rashid, the head of Al-Rashid Trading & [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.10.2015

France, Saudi Arabia
Manuel Valls seeks satellite success in Riyadh

After months of major tensions in Franco-Saudi defence business dealings, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls' upcoming visit to Riyadh may relieve the situation.

Subscribers only 07.10.2015

France, Saudi Arabia
Bugshan out of patrol vessel deal

Businessman Khaled Bugshan is now officially persona non grata for Franco-Saudi Arabian defence contracts. Bugshan, an intermediary who used to [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 07.10.2015

France, South Africa
DCNS breaks with Hauter, Ichikowitz

France’s public-private naval shipyard DCNS has abruptly severed its eight-year-old relationship with consultant Rolf Hauter. Hauter, a retired admiral who [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 07.10.2015

Saudi Arabia, United States
Saudi al-Qahtani seals Riyadh’s US PR

Saudi al-Qahtani, the president of the Saudi Arabian royal court’s [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 07.10.2015

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Middle East & Africa

Syria
After Vienna, hope shifts to Oman

Lebanon
Hezbollah intensifies purge

Lebanon, United Kingdom
MI6 comes to aid of Gulf ambassadors

Turkey
Hakan Fidan

France, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman

Egypt
General Khaled Fawzi

Iran
Ali Khamenei

Insiders | Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

Turkey
Erdogan's intelligence failures

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Riyadh hires British mapping expert

Syria
Seyyed Morteza Nematzadeh

Yemen
Prince's anti-terrorist forces to deploy

Russia, UAE
Partial entente

Iran, United Kingdom
Peaford opens niche in Iranian aeronautical market

Iraq, United Kingdom
Cameron's ex-envoy to Iraq gets into banking

Europe, Saudi Arabia
Airbus agent looks to invest in Europe

France, Saudi Arabia
Manuel Valls seeks satellite success in Riyadh

France, Saudi Arabia
Bugshan out of patrol vessel deal

France, South Africa
DCNS breaks with Hauter, Ichikowitz

Saudi Arabia, United States
Saudi al-Qahtani seals Riyadh’s US PR

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Syria After Vienna, hope shifts to Oman

Lebanon Hezbollah intensifies purge

Lebanon, United Kingdom MI6 comes to aid of Gulf ambassadors

Turkey Hakan Fidan

France, Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman

Egypt General Khaled Fawzi

Iran Ali Khamenei

Insiders | Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

Turkey Erdogan's intelligence failures

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom Riyadh hires British mapping expert

Syria Seyyed Morteza Nematzadeh

Yemen Prince's anti-terrorist forces to deploy

Russia, UAE Partial entente

Iran, United Kingdom Peaford opens niche in Iranian aeronautical market

Iraq, United Kingdom Cameron's ex-envoy to Iraq gets into banking

Europe, Saudi Arabia Airbus agent looks to invest in Europe

France, Saudi Arabia Manuel Valls seeks satellite success in Riyadh

France, Saudi Arabia Bugshan out of patrol vessel deal

France, South Africa DCNS breaks with Hauter, Ichikowitz

Saudi Arabia, United States Saudi al-Qahtani seals Riyadh’s US PR

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Syria
After Vienna, hope shifts to Oman

Lebanon
Hezbollah intensifies purge

Lebanon, United Kingdom
MI6 comes to aid of Gulf ambassadors

Turkey
Hakan Fidan

France, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Salman

Egypt
General Khaled Fawzi

Iran
Ali Khamenei

Insiders | Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Bin Salman, the team behind Saudi Arabia's new strongman

Turkey
Erdogan's intelligence failures

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Riyadh hires British mapping expert

Syria
Seyyed Morteza Nematzadeh

Yemen
Prince's anti-terrorist forces to deploy

Russia, UAE
Partial entente

Iran, United Kingdom
Peaford opens niche in Iranian aeronautical market

Iraq, United Kingdom
Cameron's ex-envoy to Iraq gets into banking

Europe, Saudi Arabia
Airbus agent looks to invest in Europe

France, Saudi Arabia
Manuel Valls seeks satellite success in Riyadh

France, Saudi Arabia
Bugshan out of patrol vessel deal

France, South Africa
DCNS breaks with Hauter, Ichikowitz

Saudi Arabia, United States
Saudi al-Qahtani seals Riyadh’s US PR