Yemen

In Yemen the Iran-backed alliance between the Houthi rebels and forces loyal to ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been fighting the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and backed by Western governments since March 2015 with no political breakthrough in sight. Intelligence Online reports on secret negotiations, the intelligence support and military sales associated with the conflict and sheds light on the political maneuvers of Arab and Western nations with in interest in the situation.

UNITED STATES Corporate Intelligence 11/04/2018

Envistacom, SOCOM's ally against IEDs in Africa 

Envistacom has been beefing up its team in Djibouti, which [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Corporate Intelligence 28/03/2018

Scandinavian defence industry keeps foot in UAE with Milrem 

Thanks to its acquisition of the Estonian company Milrem, Finland's Patria can continue to sell materiel to the UAE and get closer to Qatar. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA IRAN Government Intelligence 28/03/2018

Houthi Scuds threaten to derail Muscat's negotiation efforts 

Although almost all of them were intercepted by Patriot missiles, Scud fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Riyadh on March 25 hurt weeks of secret peace talks in Muscat. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA International Dealmaking 14/03/2018

Ichikowitz enters the court of Mbs 

The well-known South African defence industry figure has managed to get a foot in the door in Riyadh, where he is trying to sell his ISR light aircraft. [...]

SpotlightSAUDI ARABIA Government Intelligence 28/02/2018

Mohammed bin Salman prepares international roadshow 

FRANCE OMAN Government Intelligence 28/02/2018

Muscat's spymasters eye French materiel 

According to Intelligence Online's sources, a delegation from Oman's State Security Service is expected in Paris in the coming days. [...]

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SWITZERLAND Corporate Intelligence 28/02/2018

MGI, new UN envoy in Sanaa's private diplomacy firm 

Martin Griffiths, who was appointed the UN's special envoy for Yemen earlier this month, heads his own consulting firm, Mediation [...]

YEMEN Government Intelligence 14/02/2018

Tarek Saleh, Aden separatists' secret weapon 

Aidarouss Al Zubaidi, the former governor of Aden and figurehead [...]

EGYPT Government Intelligence 14/02/2018

Abbas Kamel overhauls Mukhabarat under Sisi's watchful eye 

Working with Abdel Fattah Al Sisi's security advisors, General Abbas Kamel, who became the interim head of Egypt's Mukhabarat in January, has begun laying the groundwork for a rapprochement between the service and Egypt's military intelligence. [...]

UNITED STATES Government Intelligence 31/01/2018

Faraci Lobbies congress for Abu Dhabi's allies 

Daniel Faraci, head of the lobbying firm Grassroots Political Consulting, [...]

SAUDI ARABIA Government Intelligence 31/01/2018

MbS plans packed visit to Washington 

Preparations are in full swing in Riyadh for Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman's (MbS) visit to Washington, scheduled for mid-February.The [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Corporate Intelligence 31/01/2018

Riyadh poised to be the first client for MbZ's fighters 

According to Intelligence Online's sources, advisors to Saudi Arabia's defence minister, Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, have begun negotiations to [...]

YEMEN Government Intelligence 17/01/2018

Jerfan, chief of Houthi's external intelligence 

A month after the Houthi took control of Yemen's capital [...]

YEMEN Government Intelligence 17/01/2018

Coalition tries to crack Houthi intelligence secrets 

Intelligence Online has seen a recent confidential report by the Saudi Arabian-led Arab Coalition fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen, [...]

YEMEN Government Intelligence 17/01/2018

Oman comes to Saleh clan's aid 

According to our sources, the intelligence services of Oman led [...]

UNITED STATES International Dealmaking 17/01/2018

Washington and Riyadh proceed with plans to make Morocco an ISR heavyweight 

The new alignment between Washington, Riyadh and Tel Aviv is poised to take its first concrete steps in Morocco. Financed by Saudi Arabia, the country's air surveillance programme will be provided by the United States using Israeli technology. [...]

YEMEN Government Intelligence 27/12/2017

Socotra island: the Emirates hold the wild card in Yemeni conflict 

With Abu Dhabi reluctantly beginning to accept talks with the Moslem Brotherhood, the United Arab Emirates is gradually gaining control of Socotra island lying off the country. [...]

YEMEN Government Intelligence 13/12/2017

Hunt on for Baathists 

Dozens of Baathist officers who were advisers to Yemen's Presidential [...]

YEMEN Government Intelligence 13/12/2017

Abu Dhabi pursues plan to team with Ahmed Saleh and sideline Houthi 

Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has relaunched talks with Riyadh to give Ahmed Saleh a central role in his new anti-Houthi strategy. [...]

LEBANON Government Intelligence 15/11/2017

Saudi concern grows over Hezbollah's support for Houthi 

The missile that was fired from Yemen on Riyadh on November 4 brings Hezbollah's support for the Houthi rebels into [...]