General Intelligence Directorate (other)
General Intelligence Directorate may refer to: * '' Dirección General de Inteligencia'' (General Directorate of Intelligence, Cuba) * General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt) * General Intelligence Directorate (Jordan) * General Intelligence Directorate (Saudi Arabia) * General Intelligence Directorate (Syria) * General Directorate of Intelligence (Afghanistan) See also *National Intelligence Service (other) *Foreign Intelligence service (other) *State Intelligence Service (other) *Federal Intelligence Service (other) * Directorate of Military Intelligence (other) *Intelligence Bureau (other) Intelligence Bureau may refer to: * Intelligence Bureau (India) * Intelligence Bureau (Pakistan) * Intelligence agency See also * Intelligence Bureau for the East, a World War I German organisation * Intelligence agency * National Intelligence ...

General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt)
The General Intelligence Service ( ar, جهاز المخابرات العامة ; GIS), often referred to as the Mukhabarat ( ar, المخابرات ) is an Egyptian intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence, both domestically and internationally.Sullivan and Jones (2008): 33 The GIS is part of the Egyptian intelligence community, together with the Office of Military Intelligence Services and Reconnaissance ( ar, إدارة المخابرات الحربية والاستطلاع ) and National Security Agency ( ar, قطاع الأمن الوطني ). The Egyptian Intelligence service is considered to be the 5th most active intelligence service globally. History The decision to set up an Egyptian intelligence service was taken following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, when Egypt was under increased threat from foreign adversaries, such as the United Kingdom, and the State of Israel. The General Intelligence Directorate was formally establishe ...
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