Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
SAMI, AEC, Alsalam: Newton at heart of best-kept secrets of state arms group's defence contracts
US lawyers for the semi-public defence conglomerate Saudi Arabian Military Industries are trying to untangle the way in which major contracts with Western groups have been concluded for decades. At the heart of this have long been the deals made by the discreet Newton Trading Co, operated by commercial agent Abdallah Al Shugeir.