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Riyadh's men tasked with gaining foothold in Syria reconstruction

Replenishing Syria's state coffers (4/4) – While Doha has taken the lead in financing the new Syrian authorities, Saudi Arabia is hoping to quickly catch up thanks to a group of businessmen close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Syria
Kurds negotiate terms of their integration into Syria's security apparatus

The predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, which are set to be amalgamated into Syria's new security apparatus, recently travelled to Damascus to negotiate their future directly. Their goal is to pull concessions from spymaster Hussein al-Salama, despite ongoing tensions on the ground.

The Agencies' Gazette
Paris Club's Madrid meet, fired NSA ace joins CFR, cut in French intel's 2026 budget, China's retrospective scrutiny turns to PLA

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

SpainEuropean spy chiefs hold Madrid get-together

United StatesSacked by NSA, artificial intelligence whiz bounces back at think tank

FranceSpecial funding for intelligence down for 2026 budget

ChinaAfter Rocket Force, retrospective checks for PLA

France
New French cabinet: Interior Minister forms team, rewarding loyalty and stability

The newly appointed French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, a former Paris Police Prefect, has picked some of his advisers at the police headquarters to join him, while keeping a handful of his predecessor's associates by his side.

France, Libya
ESL Rivington on hunt for payment for cancelled Libyan contract

A recent ruling by the Orléans court in France has uncovered a lobbying campaign that was due to be conducted by Rivington, part of the ADIT group, on behalf of a Libyan politician.