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ALP Services, a private intelligence agency headquartered in Switzerland, is currently under investigation in both France and Switzerland for purportedly conducting extensive surveillance, misinformation, and influence operations for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 2017 to 2020. According to allegations, the firm and its director Mario Brero compiled and disseminated personal data of 1,000 European citizens—such as names, addresses,...

What's Happening Egypt has announced that 35 billion USD in investments from the UAE would be flowing into the country over the next two months. The investment is in order to develop a 170km2 area of Ras El Hekma into a "next generation city" according to ADQ, the Emirati investment fund which is working on the project in cooperation with...

In an attempt to mitigate hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, the UAE has decided to restrict Washington from utilizing its military bases in the country for conducting airstrikes against Tehran and its allies. Other Arab nations have also declared similar restrictions on U.S. capabilities to maintain a more neutral stance in the ongoing conflict between these two powerful...

Units from China's tactical police community recently participated in the international SWAT Challenge held in the UAE. The four day event is designed to test teams in five separate time-trials ranging from hostage rescue to obstacle courses. This year saw 87 competing teams from 48 countries attend, with three Chinese police teams present. The 2024 competition was the largest to...

The UAE Ministry of Defense has released the names of the four personnel killed in Somalia on February 10. Colonel Muhammad Mansouri, Warrant Officer Mohammed Al-Shamsi, Warrant Officer Khalifa Al-Balushi, and Corporal Sulaiman Al-Shahi were killed during a terrorist attack while training Somali forces at Camp Gordon in Mogadishu. The attack, described as ‘terrorist activity’ by the UAE Ministry...