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Spotlight | UAE
Al Muhairi's dreams of cyber empire with KBBO come crashing down

The flamboyant businessman's path towards building a cyber empire in the Gulf with help from Western partners appears to have left him bankrupt.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 18.01.2022

France, North America
Private sector operators take up position in greenhouse gas satellite surveillance

While some companies operate their own satellites to monitor greenhouse gas emissions, the majority rely on the surveillance capacities of public sector operators, concentrating their own resources on data exploitation. Meanwhile, emissions data is attracting interest from an increasing number of private and public sector bodies.

Subscribers only Surveillance & Interception 06.01.2022

Two satellites measuring greenhouse gas emissions.

UAE
Billionnaire Khalifa Bin Butti Al Muhairi's big cyber-security ambitions

The Al Muhairi heir is hoping to turn into a lead player in the cyber-security sector in the Gulf region with the firm Spectrami.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 21.03.2018

Europe, Turkey
Airbus agent Necdet Ersoy ready to counter-attack

Necdet Ersoy, who was Airbus Group's agent in Turkey for many years, is threatening to take the company to court after his contract was abruptly axed by the export department.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 21.06.2017

France, Kazakhstan
Astronaut-diplomat in Kazakhstan

In the home of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, astronauts rule or so the French foreign ministry seems to think. France is [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 04.06.2014

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
French have no one to talk to in Riyadh

The diplomatic honeymoon period between Paris and Riyadh has yet to benefit the French defence industry: the only major deals that have been struck since President François Hollande's very public rapprochement with Saudi Arabia shortly after his election in 2012 [.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 16.04.2014

Azerbaijan, France
Villepin pays discreet visit to Aliyev

With French President François Hollande due to visit Azerbaijan on May 10-11, Dominique de Villepin, the former prime minister under [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 02.04.2014

Central Asia, France
Astrium tries to rebound in Baku

Airbus' subsidiary is facing problems in Kazakhstan but, on a more positive note, it is hoping it might sell two satellites to Azerbaijan.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 05.03.2014

Kazakhstan
EADS satellite launch planned

Two optical satellites that Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary ordered from EADS [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 05.02.2014

Europe
Enders targets "bullshit castle"

EADS' reorganisation under the Airbus brand has likely signed the death warrant of the marketing & strategy unit, or SMO, the light cavalry of the group's major export programmes.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 04.12.2013

Libya, United Kingdom
Nathil shortlisted for Libya

Alongside private security heavyweights Control Risks Group, Aegis and Argus, [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 20.11.2013

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, UAE
Discreet race for drones

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are going all-out to equip themselves with armed drones, in case the US and Iran reconcile, to their cost (IOL 696). Tehran's own drone programmes are fairly well advanced and the Gulf monarchies [.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 20.11.2013

Europe, UAE
A bruising setback for EADS

Not every affiliate of Europe's EADS defense group is popping the champagne corks in the United Arab Emirates at the [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 09.10.2013

Europe, UAE, United States
Satellites: for a few centimetres less

Commercial satellite operators are fighting to convince governments to allow them to sell lower resolution imagery.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 25.09.2013

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, United States
Riyadh rethinks military without US

US moves in the region in the past couple of years have prompted some serious thought in Saudi Arabia: Despite the two countries' alliance, would Barack Obama intervene militarily if the Saudi monarchy came under threat?

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 25.09.2013

France
Satellite imagery sales policed

France has established a government commission that will provide a formal framework for the export of satellite imagery.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 24.07.2013

UAE
Astrium won - or did Digital Globe lose?

The French defence ministry has insistently trumpeted minister Jean-Yves Le Drian's role in EADs Astrium and Thales Alenia Space obtaining [...]

Free access Corporate Intelligence 24.07.2013

UAE
Thales and Astrium’s partners

One of many questions that remains unanswered in the wake [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 24.07.2013

Insiders | Asia, Europe
Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

After having served as the high profile chairman and chief executive of BAE Systems from 1998 to 2004, Richard "Dick" Evans has been putting his talents to use in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. President Nursultan Nazarbayev recruited him in October 2006 to run the country's sovereign fund, Samruk.

Subscribers only 18.07.2013

France, UAE
Le Drian's French satellite hard-sell

French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian took Thales chief executive [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.07.2013

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Europe, UN, United States
Lawfare: inside the pursuit to weaponise international law

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Astrium

Spotlight | UAE
Al Muhairi's dreams of cyber empire with KBBO come crashing down

France, North America
Private sector operators take up position in greenhouse gas satellite surveillance

UAE
Billionnaire Khalifa Bin Butti Al Muhairi's big cyber-security ambitions

Europe, Turkey
Airbus agent Necdet Ersoy ready to counter-attack

France, Kazakhstan
Astronaut-diplomat in Kazakhstan

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
French have no one to talk to in Riyadh

Azerbaijan, France
Villepin pays discreet visit to Aliyev

Central Asia, France
Astrium tries to rebound in Baku

Kazakhstan
EADS satellite launch planned

Europe
Enders targets "bullshit castle"

Libya, United Kingdom
Nathil shortlisted for Libya

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, UAE
Discreet race for drones

Europe, UAE
A bruising setback for EADS

Europe, UAE, United States
Satellites: for a few centimetres less

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, United States
Riyadh rethinks military without US

France
Satellite imagery sales policed

UAE
Astrium won - or did Digital Globe lose?

UAE
Thales and Astrium’s partners

Insiders | Asia, Europe
Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

France, UAE
Le Drian's French satellite hard-sell

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China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Central America, China, South America Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France Information wars in the Caucasus

Ukraine Jamming wars

Europe, UN, United States Lawfare: inside the pursuit to weaponise international law

Insiders | China Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Astrium

Spotlight | UAE Al Muhairi's dreams of cyber empire with KBBO come crashing down

France, North America Private sector operators take up position in greenhouse gas satellite surveillance

UAE Billionnaire Khalifa Bin Butti Al Muhairi's big cyber-security ambitions

Europe, Turkey Airbus agent Necdet Ersoy ready to counter-attack

France, Kazakhstan Astronaut-diplomat in Kazakhstan

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia French have no one to talk to in Riyadh

Azerbaijan, France Villepin pays discreet visit to Aliyev

Central Asia, France Astrium tries to rebound in Baku

Kazakhstan EADS satellite launch planned

Europe Enders targets "bullshit castle"

Libya, United Kingdom Nathil shortlisted for Libya

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, UAE Discreet race for drones

Europe, UAE A bruising setback for EADS

Europe, UAE, United States Satellites: for a few centimetres less

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, United States Riyadh rethinks military without US

France Satellite imagery sales policed

UAE Astrium won - or did Digital Globe lose?

UAE Thales and Astrium’s partners

Insiders | Asia, Europe Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

France, UAE Le Drian's French satellite hard-sell

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About Intelligence Online

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Intelligence Online on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

China, Europe, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, United States
The geopolitical power plays in Earth observation

Central America, China, South America
Beijing on the offensive in Washington's spheres of influence

Armenia, Azerbaijan, France
Information wars in the Caucasus

Ukraine
Jamming wars

Europe, UN, United States
Lawfare: inside the pursuit to weaponise international law

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

Insiders | Qatar
Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

Spotlight | UAE
Al Muhairi's dreams of cyber empire with KBBO come crashing down

France, North America
Private sector operators take up position in greenhouse gas satellite surveillance

UAE
Billionnaire Khalifa Bin Butti Al Muhairi's big cyber-security ambitions

Europe, Turkey
Airbus agent Necdet Ersoy ready to counter-attack

France, Kazakhstan
Astronaut-diplomat in Kazakhstan

Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia
French have no one to talk to in Riyadh

Azerbaijan, France
Villepin pays discreet visit to Aliyev

Central Asia, France
Astrium tries to rebound in Baku

Kazakhstan
EADS satellite launch planned

Europe
Enders targets "bullshit castle"

Libya, United Kingdom
Nathil shortlisted for Libya

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, UAE
Discreet race for drones

Europe, UAE
A bruising setback for EADS

Europe, UAE, United States
Satellites: for a few centimetres less

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, United States
Riyadh rethinks military without US

France
Satellite imagery sales policed

UAE
Astrium won - or did Digital Globe lose?

UAE
Thales and Astrium’s partners

Insiders | Asia, Europe
Dick Evans, the Kazakhstan connections of an arms industry high-flier

France, UAE
Le Drian's French satellite hard-sell