Belgian Saudi networks unravelled | VTB targets Firtash's chateau | CommuniTake takes on Abu Dhabi

Corporate and Government Intelligence

Daily issue Tuesday 25 May 2021 SPOTLIGHT  SAUDI ARABIA _ _  INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING _ _   FN Herstal case puts European spotlight back on business networks during Abdullah era   The corruption conviction handed down to the consulting firm GPT Special Project Management, an Airbus Group subisidiary that works for the Saudi Arabian National Guard, on 28 April, is not the end of the firm's woes.  [...] GOVERNMENT INTELLIGENCE  FRANCE _ _  RUSSIA _ _   Daughter of pro-Russian European networks old stager in line for consular role in Moscow   The renewal of French consular officers in Russia and Belarus is a game of back-scratching and jockeying for position in which some of the newcomers have familiar names.  [...]      PALESTINE _ _   Dahlan mobilises supporters in Abu Dhabi, Ramallah and Cairo   Determined to play a central role in Palestinian politics in this period of crisis, Mohammed Dahlan has been mobilising allies in his Democratic Reform Bloc as well as his contacts in Egyptian intelligence, which has been involved in the talks that led to the cease-fire.  [...]      CHINA _ _  TAIWAN _ _   Taiwan intelligence agency doubles down on China focus with new appointment   Chen Chin-kuang's promotion as deputy director of the National Security Bureau (NSB) is a further sign of President Tsai Ing-wen's toughening stance on China.  [...] INTERNATIONAL DEALMAKING  INDIA _ _   Chillar father and son build up Phronesis's cyber and arms supply empire   Former Indian Army brigadier Ram Chillar, founder of cyber intelligence company Phronesis, which, as Intelligence Online revealed, works for the private sector and the Indian intelligence services, is extending his business alongside his son.  [...] CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE  FRANCE _ _  RUSSIA _ _  UKRAINE _ _  UNITED KINGDOM _ _   Appraisers clash over Dmitri Firtash's Bordeaux chateau in London   Thrown off balance in Moscow and Washington, the Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash is also fighting Russia's VTB Bank in London over the freeze of his assets in western Europe, including a French vineyard run by his right-hand-man, Briton Robert Shetler-Jones.  [...] SURVEILLANCE & INTERCEPTION  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES _ _  ISRAEL _ _   CommuniTake pitches challenger to DarkMatter's secure telephone solution Katim on its ground   CommuniTake is one of an array of Israeli companies looking to sell their solutions to Abu Dhabi in the wake of the normalisation between the UAE and Israel. The firm will tout its secure communications system at Dubai's Gisec upcoming trade fair, where it will compete with Darkmatter's Katim, distributed in the UAE by Digital14.  [...] Discover our subscription offers

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