New armed groups are emerging in Yemen's oil-rich Hadramaut region. The two rivals backing them, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are reigniting their wars of influence, under the watchful eye of Turkey and Qatar.
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Blacklisted by the EU in June after being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2024, Monaco is set to significantly boost the staff of its anti-money laundering unit, the leadership of which has been entrusted to a French financial intelligence heavyweight.
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The head of the French finance ministry's Tracfin anti-money laundering department, Antoine Magnant, recently visited the French island of Corsica.
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The Pakistani oil broker, who has come under scrutiny for potential sanctions evasion, acknowledged that they made business difficult.
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The BRICS alliance recently set out considerable ambitions for space cooperation, notably in the area of geospatial intelligence. But the conclusions of their most recent summit show a diminished collective zeal, and marked differences as regards the implementation of a large-scale programme.
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General Philippe Lavigne has joined young French firm Alta Ares to develop its business within NATO. In particular, Lavigne will be promoting the company's Shahed-136 artificial intelligence system for drone detection. A strategic tool at a time when both Kyiv's and Tel Aviv's respective anti-aircraft defences have been overwhelmed by massive attacks by these aircraft.
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