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Saudi sports minister's hidden links to comms and logistics firms

Saudi Minister for Sport Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal Al Saud (left) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
Saudi Minister for Sport Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal Al Saud (left) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud. © SPP Sport Press Photo/Alamy banque d'images

Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal Al Saud gave up his motor racing career when he joined the sports ministry in 2017 and dropped his private interests. By contrast, his loyal chiefs of staff Joe and Jim Otayek have kept up their commercial activities.

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France
French judges put private spying in its place with Squarcini-LVMH case

Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (R) arrives with Christian Orsatelli's lawyer Dominique Mattei for a hearing of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris on November 28, 2024.
Former French intelligence head Bernard Squarcini (R) arrives with Christian Orsatelli's lawyer Dominique Mattei for a hearing of his trial in which he is accused with nine others of spying on French newspaper Fakir and its owner for French luxury group LVMH, in Paris on November 28, 2024. © Julien de Rosa/AFP

Criminal court judges in Paris have sought to establish a strict legal framework for corporate intelligence, handing down prison sentences and sweeping bans on professional activities in the Squarcini-LVMH case.

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