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    Spy Way of Life | Jordan
    Aqaba's Rovers Return, the English pub for sailors operating on the Red Sea

    The Rovers Return pub in Aqaba, Jordan.
    The Rovers Return pub in Aqaba, Jordan.© Walter Bibikow/Alamy Banque d'images

    Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits a pub in Aqaba, at the southern tip of Jordan, where sailors passing through the Red Sea and CIA contractors alike go to cure their landsickness.

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    France
    Sahar: French domestic intelligence's TikTok tool

    Demonstration in Lyon, France, on 17 October 2026. The French authorities have come under criticism for their monitoring of extremist groups on social media following lootings on the fringes of the protests.
    Demonstration in Lyon, France, on 17 October 2026. The French authorities have come under criticism for their monitoring of extremist groups on social media following lootings on the fringes of the protests.© Abolfazl Salmanzadeh/MaxPPP

    The two main French services tasked with keeping tabs on the recent protests are using products from a domestic firm to monitor social media. While the company has made progress in monitoring Chinese platform TikTok, its limitations were exposed during the events of 17 October.

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    Cambodia, France, Francophonie
    In Phnom Penh, Francophonie crisis encroaches on Macron's state visit

    President Emmanuel Macron and the secretary general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo, at the 19th Francophonie Summit in Villers-Cotterêts, France, on 4 October 2024.
    President Emmanuel Macron and the secretary general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo, at the 19th Francophonie Summit in Villers-Cotterêts, France, on 4 October 2024.© Ludovic Marin/AFP

    The French president's state visit to Cambodia from 14 to 16 November threatens to be disrupted by new diplomatic commitments relating to a crisis currently unfolding at the International Organisation of La Francophonie.

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    Albania
    Rome gains friend in a high place at Albanian intelligence service

    The former head of Albania's intelligence agency SHISH, Vlora Hyseni, on 24 September 2026. Her successor was appointed on 12 November.
    The former head of Albania's intelligence agency SHISH, Vlora Hyseni, on 24 September 2026. Her successor was appointed on 12 November.© Vlasov Sulaj/NurPhoto via AFP

    SHISH, Albania's intelligence agency, is to be led by a consultant who was once paid by… the Italian purse. This is a significant asset for Italy as it seeks to extend its agreement with Tirana on the taking in of migrants.

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