Communication

Pakistan, UAE
Bristol Engineering Service, the Pakistani deep state's Emirati relay

The Dubai-based company led by businessman Majjid Bashir Ahmed serves as one of the Pakistani deep state's offshore tools. It helps connect Islamabad's defence industry with foreign buyers and contributes to the country's stock of foreign military equipment.

Russia, UAE
Dubai's Sharaf clan helps Russia to ship its oil to India

Russian tanker operator Sovcomflot is relying more than ever before on the links of its Dubai subsidiary with the Sharaf clan in the Emirates to ensure it secures contracts to take oil to India.

France, UAE
CybelAngel targets sovereign UAE market from new Dubai base

After two years of working in the Gulf, CybelAngel is opening an outpost in Dubai where it is looking to gain a more solid footing in the UAE's part-public cyber sector, prey to internal power struggles.

The Tech Telegraph
Rayzone founder goes solo, Grayshift in the EU, AmCham Abu Dhabi cloud, EU maritime security GEOINT

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT and a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Tel AvivRayzone co-founder Ron Zilka goes solo.

Atlanta/HelsinkiUS Grayshift joins forces with Finland's Moonsoft as it spreads its European wings.

Abu Dhabi/WashingtonAmCham Abu Dhabi ropes in more cloud specialists with Red Hat and Trend Micro.

MadridSpain's GMV to provide algorithms to European Maritime Safety Agency for GEOINT data analysis.

BrusselsAndreas Constantinides, former APCO and Amcham EU, turns European lobbyist for the US cloud.

Spotlight | Ukraine, United States
Kyiv wants encrypted satellite communications channel from Washington

The Ukrainian minister of digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, has tasked his team with finding secure communications channels and satellite access. They have turned to a New York-based company to help source these vital tools for Ukraine's war effort.

Germany, Russia, United States
How a cyber provider to Russia conglomerates continues to operate in the US and Germany

The cybersecurity firm Infotecs, which has been providing its services to Russian state groups for decades, is now keeping much quieter about its international activities, carried by its US and German branches under a brand-new name.

Saudi Arabia, United States
Muslim World League back in Washington ahead of Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia

As tensions ease between both countries, the global Muslim body has been tasked with polishing the Kingdom's image in the United States. To help, it has roped in BGR Government Affairs, a lobbying business familiar with Saudi Arabia.

Europe, Georgia
EU uses Ukraine-tested communicators to spread message in Georgia

As Brussels comes closer to its decision on Georgia's bid for European Union membership amid the challenging security situation, it has hired no less than five communications experts to convey its narrative in the country.

UAE, United States
Washington focuses on Talal Al Kaissi in its new UAE cloud offensive

Appointed head of G42 Cloud in January, Talal Al Kaissi has been receptive to a charm offensive by US companies and that of their business contacts, providing a ray of hope for Washington that's alarmed by the inroads into the UAE by China's Huawei.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Gulf consulting, new Tory network

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to London.

LondonGulf specialist Tobias Borck moves into consulting.

LondonA new Tory business network.

France, Iraq
Paris rallies to save Iraqi contracts

Despite the many technical and political obstacles hampering French investments in Iraq, France is determined not to miss out on the potential economic opportunities and is counting on senators and industry bosses to bolster the bilateral relationship.

France, Saudi Arabia
French groups dream of MbS' big entertainment projects

As most cultural and tourism cooperation projects with Riyadh are winding down, a French delegation is on its way to the Saudi capital.