The multi-billion dollar arms sales to Egypt in 2025, which are topped by the $4.67 billion NASAMS air defense system, serve a dual purpose for the United States and Egypt. Publicly, the sales are aimed at enhancing Egypt’s capability to counter evolving regional air threats like drones and cruise missiles, thereby supporting the security of…
In Taqasee, We’re constantly exploring new ways to enhance our OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) capabilities. The emergence of powerful AI tools presents a significant opportunity to revolutionize our workflows. Here’s a framework we’ve conceptualized that integrates Perplexity AI, NotebookLM, and AI agents like Genspark to augment our OSINT investigations. This framework is designed to be iterative…
Within the framework of monitoring air traffic in Egyptian airspace using navigation tools and open sources, “Taqasee” was able to uncover intriguing movements of a military aircraft in the skies of Sinai, near the Egyptian-Israeli border, due to its unusual flight pattern. It was observed that this aircraft follows a repetitive and regular pattern in…
In the context of maritime security and vessel investigations, OSINT has become an indispensable tool. It enables law enforcement agencies, journalists, environmental watchdogs, and researchers to track vessel movements, verify activities, detect illicit behavior, and enforce maritime laws without relying solely on classified or proprietary data. Traditional surveillance methods like satellites, naval patrols, and radar…
Over the past few months, “Taqasee” has been monitoring the movements of the Jewish community in Egypt over the preceding years. In this context, Taqasee identified a person named Boruch Moshe Shamailov, a Russian-born Israeli who recently visited Egypt. In November 2021, Shamailov visited the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue, which was the last functioning Jewish synagogue…
Over the past period, ‘Taqasee’ has focused on analyzing the work of Eliyahu Dekel (nicknamed Eli Dekel), a retired Israeli officer specializing in geographic intelligence, who spent 20 years in the intelligence branch of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). His previous tasks revolved around studying the military and civilian infrastructure of the region’s countries and…
As Israel persists in its assault on the Gaza Strip, breaching the agreement with relentless bombings across the region — leading to the deaths of several resistance leaders, such as Abu Hamza, the military spokesperson for Al-Quds Brigades, and Abu Ubaida Al-Jamas, a member of Hamas’ political bureau — and as Gaza’s residents endure immense…
In under three years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as Egypt’s largest foreign investor, securing strategic holdings across the banking, real estate, petroleum, logistics, and healthcare sectors. Leveraging its sovereign wealth fund (ADQ) and affiliated companies, the UAE has executed major acquisition deals exceeding $50 billion since 2022, encompassing significant stakes in top banks,…
In a move that reflects the extent of control over the political and media sphere in Sinai, identical statements in text and content were issued in recent days by two different entities: the first under the name of the National Front Party, and the second under the name of the Egyptian Tribes and Families Union….
In recent days, news has spread about the acquisition of an Israeli security company by a UAE technology group called EDGE. Research reveals that EDGE is one of the prominent names that participated in the International Defense Exhibition held by Egypt in 2024. It has also come to light that its name has been associated…
