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Syria
Magnate Amer Foz between rock and hard place in Brussels and Damascus

Like his brother Samer, Amer Foz recently failed to get his name taken off the EU's sanctions list, which will not help his business activities in Damascus, threatened by the economic situation.

Israel, Singapore
Singapore's Temasek shakes up management at Sygnia

Four years after acquiring Sygnia, founded by Israeli Unit 8200 intelligence veterans, the Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek has put its stamp on management at the cyber company.

Israel
Newbie Majestic Technologies makes bold first move with ISS sponsorship

The cyber intelligence newcomer has aimed high for its debut in the sector with plans to sponsor ISS World Asia, the go-to gathering for the world's surveillance specialists.

Europe, Israel
Thanks to Sopra Steria, Rayzone lands role in Belgian security big data

Despite losing key technology staff not long ago, the cyber firm TA9, a subsidiary of Israel's Rayzone, will contribute to build the cyber security system that Sopra Steria is installing for the Belgian federal police.

United States
Former FBI officer turned investigator for oligarchs Richard Frankel exposed in New York

Forensic News has taken legal action to defend itself against low-key corporate intelligence star Walter Soriano. Richard Frankel's former activities for Soriano's firm USG Security look set to expose clients he worked for.

The Intelligence Gazette
GCHQ's cyber academy, Kochavi in Manama, Li Keqiang's succession, DGSI training

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 Beijing via Manama and Paris.

ChinaXi Jinping's PM choices both from security world

United KingdomMoD staffs new Defence Cyber Academy

FranceDGSI to oversee inter-service intelligence training

Israel/BahrainTel Aviv seals security deal with Manama

FrancePro digital sovereignty lobby headed by former Huawei consultant

Spotlight | Israel, Syria
Israel walks a fine line on Ukraine to preserve its freedom to operate in Syria

The Ukrainian crisis has Israel between a rock and a hard place as its juggles its strategic alliance with Washington and its necessary Syrian coordination with Moscow.

Egypt
Mahmoud Al-Sisi's standing within the Mukhabarat grows

Once ejected from the general intelligence service, the Egyptian president's son has regained his position beside the agency director Abbas Kamel. He is now in charge of developments with Israel, a sure sign of his father's trust.

United Kingdom
NSO affair threatens UK's cyber sales strategy in Gulf

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's Gulf Strategy Fund is under pressure to justify its existence.

Syria
Before EUCJ, Samer Foz's colossal investments in Marota City exposed

Like other Syrians sanctioned in Europe, Syrian businessman Samer Foz has failed to have EU sanctions overturned by the EUCJ. In the meantime he continues to do business out of Dubai, investing heavily in Damascus' Marota City project.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Kazakh mining magnate's consultants battle it out in London court

The last thing a secretive business magnate wants is for their consultants' quarrels to end up in court, and Kazakhstan's Aman Kozhabayev is no exception.

Israel
Israeli intelligence services shine in Palestinian prisoners' recapture

After the escape of six Palestinian prisoners on 6 September, Israel's prime minister Naftali Bennett turned their recapture into a national priority, counting on the country's intelligence services to find and arrest them.