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    Spotlight | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
    Drone firm under the wing of Bahrain spymaster lands in Saudi Arabia

    Drone firm Haris Unmanned Systems' development in Bahrain has been hampered. The presence of the US Fifth Fleet restricts the airspace available for testing.
    Drone firm Haris Unmanned Systems' development in Bahrain has been hampered. The presence of the US Fifth Fleet restricts the airspace available for testing. © Mazen Mahdi/AFP

    Haris Unmanned Systems, a small company developing "Saudi made" drone prototypes, is looking to involve itself in Saudi Arabia's defence industrialisation plans. It has already tried to sell its wares in Bahrain but had its plans there hampered by the presence of the US Fifth Fleet.

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    Bruno Retailleau tries the window after having been refused "backdoors" messaging access

    French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau during a press conference at the Hotel de Beauvau, Ministry of Interior, in Paris, France, 10 April 2025.
    French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau during a press conference at the Hotel de Beauvau, Ministry of Interior, in Paris, France, 10 April 2025. © Abdul Saboor/Reuters

    Unsurprisingly, French deputies and senators have reached a compromise on the drug trafficking law. An article proposing "backdoors" access to confidential messaging services is set to be re-examined by parliament.

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