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The Austrian Pilgrim Hospice, a haven for security and religious confabs in Jerusalem

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores Jerusalem's Austrian Pilgrim Hospice, which, as well as hosting pilgrims, serves as a venue for negotiations in the Old City.

The Austrian Pilgrim Hospice in Jerusalem.

Spy Way Of Life SAUDI ARABIA International Dealmaking 24/03/2023

The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, a gilded prison turned hotspot for business elites thriving under MbS

All over the world, spies have their favourite hangouts for hush-hush conversation and impromptu reunions. This week, Intelligence Online explores the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh. Turned into a gilded prison in 2017 by Mohammed bin Salman during his anti-corruption purge, the opulent establishment is fast becoming a favourite haunt of heads of state and business tsars.

The lobby of the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 10/02/2023

ViennEast enlightens UK parliament on Russian influence in the Balkans

Anthony Monckton, who used to head MI6's operations in the Balkans, is now prospering in corporate intelligence in the region. He recently shared his expertise with the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 17/11/2022

New Cyber-focused Private Equity firm Gallos Technologies seconded by Security establishment

Gallos, a new and rapidly rising investment company specialised in security technology, has just made its first investment. It is financially backed by major pillars in British security circles.

UNITED STATES Corporate Intelligence 04/11/2022

Afghan debacle turns into financial difficulties for US armed security giants

The financial repercussions of the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan have caught up with security giant Constellis and other groups active in the country before the Taliban resumed control.

SYRIA TURKEY Government Intelligence 26/10/2022

Turkish intelligence plays ambiguous game in north-west Syria

Following the capture of the district of Afrin by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Turkish intelligence service MIT is unsure whether to condemn the group, with which it maintains relations, or turn a blind eye to its activities.

AUSTRALIA CHINA Government Intelligence 10/06/2022

Canberra seeks new security accommodation with China

Australia's incoming government, which includes several "Sino-compatible" figures, is trying out a warmer approach to relations with Beijing. The security architecture of the entire Indo-Pacific region is at stake.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 02/06/2022

Former Ambrey experts working in Ukraine

Behind the creation of the security company Sentinel Asset Protection there is a small group of British Army veterans running a new NGO operating evacuations from Ukraine.

AFGHANISTAN UNITED STATES Corporate Intelligence 27/01/2022

Triple Canopy's phantom Ugandan legion comes back to haunt Constellis

The Constellis subsidiary went to Uganda to hire cheap labour to operate its Pentagon security contract at the Shorab base in Afghanistan.

KAZAKHSTAN RUSSIA International Dealmaking 20/12/2021

Novachuk and Kim, the Kazakh duo set to become masters of the Russian Arctic mines

The recent development project of the mining company KAZ Minerals, led by Kazakh businessmen Oleg Novachuk and Vladimir Kim, has attracted the attention of the Russian government. This openness towards Kazakhstan fits perfectly with the target of developing the Northern Sea Route, as well as giving Rosatom the opportunity to win new contracts with Nur-Sultan.

Vladimir Kim (left) and Oleg Novachuk in Hong Kong, June 2011.

SYRIA TURKEY Government Intelligence 04/11/2021

MIT's north Syrian outpost reflects Turkish unease

Turkey's increasingly belligerent tone on Syria could herald a new campaign in the country given the troop deployment extension ratified by parliament last week. The Turkish intelligence agency, which has been behind several arrests, is already quietly working in the area.

TURKEY Government Intelligence 08/10/2021

Raft of generals resign from Turkish army over Erdogan's Syrian policy

Five years in Syria have pushed Turkey's troops to the limit. Exhaustion and increasingly dangerous conditions in Idlib have gnawed away at their operational capacities to such an extent that five generals have resigned in what is a veiled sign to Erdogan to reconsider Turkey's Syrian policy.

FRANCE UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 07/10/2021

French involvement in Libya spared from US intelligence investigation

Despite the diplomatic chill over the AUKUS alliance, the US has offered an olive branch to France in its Libya Stabilization Act.

Director of national intelligence Avril Haines.

UNITED STATES Corporate Intelligence 30/06/2021

ERG predicts growth in financial operations in the business intelligence market

In its 22 June market update, US merchant bank ERG Partners, which specialises in security and business intelligence, notes that financial operations have been increasing in the sector since the start of the year.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 16/12/2020

Carrick-Buchanan, hired by Restrata, also advises Strategia

Security veteran Sandy Carrick-Buchanan become a consultant for the Dubai-based [...]

Insiders SYRIA 16/09/2020

Business leaders close to Bashar Al Assad eye reconstruction opportunities

As the Syrian conflict enters its final stages, the Damascus regime is preparing major contracts, much coveted by its donors, to rebuild the country. Syria's business landscape is undergoing big changes as tycoons who got rich during the war become caught up in the regime's political power struggles.

TURKEY Government Intelligence 27/05/2020

MIT struggles to control Syrian proxies in Libya

Deployed in Libya since the beginning of this year, some of Turkey's proxy forces taken from the front lines in Syria are standing up to the MIT, the Turkish intelligence force that they are supposed to be taking orders from, even going so far as to defect.

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 13/05/2020

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

Badr Jafar, the businessman 2.0 taking hold in the UAE

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The Austrian Pilgrim Hospice, a haven for security and religious confabs in Jerusalem

The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh, a gilded prison turned hotspot for business elites thriving under MbS

ViennEast enlightens UK parliament on Russian influence in the Balkans

New Cyber-focused Private Equity firm Gallos Technologies seconded by Security establishment

Afghan debacle turns into financial difficulties for US armed security giants

Turkish intelligence plays ambiguous game in north-west Syria

Canberra seeks new security accommodation with China

Former Ambrey experts working in Ukraine

Triple Canopy's phantom Ugandan legion comes back to haunt Constellis

Novachuk and Kim, the Kazakh duo set to become masters of the Russian Arctic mines

MIT's north Syrian outpost reflects Turkish unease

Raft of generals resign from Turkish army over Erdogan's Syrian policy

French involvement in Libya spared from US intelligence investigation

ERG predicts growth in financial operations in the business intelligence market

Carrick-Buchanan, hired by Restrata, also advises Strategia

Business leaders close to Bashar Al Assad eye reconstruction opportunities

MIT struggles to control Syrian proxies in Libya

Ambrey poaches EOS anti-piracy specialist

Ex-Constellis executive James Borrelli goes solo

Pirate hunter Ambrey takes strength from Assaye Risk

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