Al Kazemi at heart of Iran-Saudi talks | Nick Watson joins Othrys | Amir Taheri's legal score-settling with Dubai

Corporate and Government Intelligence

Daily issue Thursday 6 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  FRANCE   SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION    Special Forces test French drones' intelligence capabilities   As France's military procurement unit and defence innovation agency ramp up their drone programmes, the Air Force's special forces are beginning to test the intelligence-gathering capabilities of home-grown manufacturers during their annual drill.  [...] GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE  IRAN   SAUDI ARABIA   IRAQ    Al Kazemi plays role in Iran-Saudi talks   The meeting that was supposed to be secret between Iranian and Saudi Arabian officials in Baghdad on 9 April soon got into the press, as did the active mediation role played by Iraq's prime minister, who is keen to be a player in regional diplomacy.  [...] INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING  CHINA    Changyang Technology secures critical infrastructure for Beijing   The cybersecurity firm Changyang Technology, which operates in the energy and defence sectors, has had the backing of the Beijing government since its launch.  [...] CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    Iranian-Swedish businessman Amir Taheri hopes to settle score with Dubai before ICSID   The Swedish businessman of Iranian origin is seeking compensation before the international arbitral tribunal after being ordered to leave Dubai and the business he had created there by the UAE authorities in 2011.  [...]      UNITED KINGDOM    Post Hakluyt, Watson joins Brear at Othrys   After leaving Hakluyt last year, Nicholas Watson has boarded the private security and corporate intelligence firm founded by his former Foreign Office colleague Andrew Brear.  [...]      RUSSIA   FRANCE    French companies turn to embassy in Moscow for help with private security woes   The internal security attaché at the French embassy in Moscow has been inundated with calls from concerned French companies, following Intelligence Online's revelations about their private security personnel in Russia.  [...] SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION  AUSTRALIA    US SpecterOps to buff up Australian spymasters' cybersecurity skills   The Australian Signals Directorate has hired American firm SpecterOps to train its agents as part of a strategy to strengthen its cyber incident response capacity.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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