Fast-track promotions, surprise appointments of generals, organisational restructuring: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is radically reshaping his security apparatus, including hinting at the potential dismissal of Majed Faraj, his loyal but politically powerful spymaster.
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Agencies Despite Dassault Aviation's CEO recently insisting that 'Taiwan wants the Rafale', he is facing headwinds. Taipei's Mirage 2000s are on their last legs, Paris refuses to modernise them and, above all, Taiwan has already turned to American F-16 Venoms.
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Taipei's intelligence services are worried: Huawei is putting its own Ascend chips in Shenzhen drones, spy satellites and mass surveillance tools. China's aim is to cut its dependency on US firm Nvidia and circumvent Taiwan's technological stranglehold.
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Cybersecurity In addition to representatives from big companies interested in the country, the delegation from French employers' association MEDEF that visited Damascus on 1 October included several new faces representing French business diplomacy in the region.
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Corporate Intel Putin's saboteurs attack France, part 1/4 – France has been a prime target for Russian intelligence since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. This first episode focuses on Russian dissident Vladimir Osechkin, who is in the Kremlin's sights.
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