Aman

Oman, United Kingdom
Muscat favouring UK space-tech providers after energetic lobbying by British embassy

As space sector spending accelerates in the Gulf, Oman has marked itself out by relying on old diplomatic ties to develop its rocket and satellite projects, in sharp contrast to the approach taken by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.

Israel, Qatar
Israel questions future of business ties with Doha

As public opinion turns against Doha, the Israeli authorities are reassessing the value of the flourishing bilateral business cooperation with Qatar.

Spotlight | Cyprus, France, Israel
France strengthens Middle East interceptions apparatus to cover Israel-Palestine crisis

The Cyprus resort of Paphos is home to a French interceptions facility currently being reinforced as the crisis in the Middle East deepens. France is also looking to beef up its analysis as it starts to communicate more on its intelligence.

Spotlight | Israel, Russia, Syria
Western spy agencies worried by Russian delivery of Israeli-designed drones to Syria

The intelligence services of several countries in the global coalition operating in Syria and Iraq are keeping a close eye on ISR drones that Moscow is sending to Damascus, much to Israel's fury.

Azerbaijan, Israel
Baku thanks Mossad and Israeli military over Nagorno-Karabakh victory

More than Turkey, it was Israeli military and intelligence that contributed to Azerbaijan's lightening quick military conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Israel
Israeli intelligence mobilised in response to renewed violence

Worried Israeli senior security officials have warned Benjamin Netanyahu that the country's new far-right government's punitive response to Palestinian strikes may worsen the security situation.

Israel
Israeli OSINT specialist Labyrinth closes despite support of former intelligence chiefs

Founded in 2018 by Israeli former military intelligence officers, the open source intelligence firm Labyrinth had heavyweight advisers on board in Tamir Pardo, Amos Yadlin and Roni Alsheich, but that didn't prevent its recent demise.

France, Saudi Arabia
Bug bounty operators make beeline for Riyadh

Bug bounty companies were recently in Riyadh to connect with potential local partners, essential if they want to get involved in the national programmes that are on the rise in the Gulf.

The Intelligence Gazette
DGSE's green goals, cybersecurity between Sultans, Lithuanian sanctions, Syrian airspace jitters

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Paris via Nur-Sultan.

FranceDGSE goes green to justify pricey new head office.

Bahrain/OmanCybersecurity dominates cooperation talks between Manama and Mascat.

LithuaniaAnti-money laundering veteran takes helm of foreign ministry's 'sanctions' group.

Israel/SyriaTsahal seeks new targets from Syrian skies.

Iran, Israel
Under new bosses Aman and Mossad still disagree over Iran nuclear deal

While an Iran nuclear deal seems some way off once again, Israel's intelligence community is divided again over the benefits of successful negotiations.