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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh on 17 September 2025.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet in Riyadh on 17 September 2025.

Spotlight | Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
The Saudi prince at the heart of Riyadh and Islamabad's technical intelligence cooperation

Former Saudi regional governor Mansour bin Mohammed bin Saad Al Saud is establishing himself as the kingdom's political and commercial interface with Pakistan. His knowledge of the Pakistani business ecosystem, particularly in cyber and intelligence technologies, and his ties to the discreet subcontractors of Pakistan's most powerful intelligence service, make him particularly well-suited.

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China's UK ambassador Zheng Zeguang.
China's UK ambassador Zheng Zeguang.

China, United Kingdom
Liu Jianchao 'scandal' lurks behind Chinese UK ambassador's absence

The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom (1/2) – Chinese ambassador to London, Zheng Zeguang, has disappeared from public life since August. Sources have linked his prolonged absence to the sudden fall from grace of the former head of the Chinese Communist Party's powerful International Department, Liu Jianchao .

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