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Qatar invests in DGSE's drone maker of choice

A Strix 425 drone developed by the French manufacturer EOS Technologie on display at the International Paris Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, on 20 June 2023.
A Strix 425 drone developed by the French manufacturer EOS Technologie on display at the International Paris Air Show at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, on 20 June 2023.© Geoffroy Van der Hasselt/AFP

French drone manufacturer EOS Technologie, whose products are in use in Ukraine by the French foreign intelligence agency, now counts a Qatari defence firm as a shareholder. The emirate has in recent months stepped up its acquisitions of stakes in foreign companies in the sector.

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China, France
France upholds order to deport Chinese businessman for 'running secret police station'

In early October, the Paris Administrative Court upheld the deportation of a Chinese businessman accused of running a Chinese secret police station in France.
In early October, the Paris Administrative Court upheld the deportation of a Chinese businessman accused of running a Chinese secret police station in France.© Gilles Targat/Photo12 via AFP

A French court has upheld a deportation order against a Chinese businessman who has been living in France for 25 years. French intelligence says he was in charge of an association fronting a clandestine police station.

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