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The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
International SOS strikes big, Michael Oatley dies, OSINT in Beirut

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

ParisDefence ministry senior official joins International SOS

LondonPillar of London's corporate intel scene Michael Oatley dies

BeirutBritish firm trains Lebanese police in OSINT

The Agencies' Gazette
French spy's daughter and SVR, French combat swimming facilities, Hanoi and French security archives, CCP and rare earths

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

RussiaGeorges Pâques's daughter guest of honour at CIS intelligence vets' reunion

FranceFacility for training combat swimmers in hand-to-hand combat

France/VietnamGeneral Secretary of VCP seeks French security archive access

ChinaCCP wants citizens to whistleblow on unregulated rare earth mining

Silver Eye, the PR firm helping Ukrainian tycoon Vadim Iermolaiev after Monaco attack

The crisis communications and reputation monitoring specialist Silver Eye has been approached by the family of Ukrainian oligarch Vadim Iermolaiev following the attack on him on 29 June in Monaco.

Pro-Russian officer names himself head of France's army history centre

A lieutenant-colonel in the French army, who is qualified to supervise PhD research, is at the centre of a somewhat confusing situation concerning the army's future history centre.

Head of PM's military cabinet set for General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces?

General Jean-Christophe Béchon, head of the French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s military cabinet is widely tipped to be appointed to the General Inspectorate of the Armed Forces (IGA).

French services' former dark web champion Aleph Networks on the market

The French dark web research specialist has been in administration since May. It is in talks with potential buyers ahead of the French commercial court's final verdict.

Former DGSE boss preps new French ambassadors

Freshly-appointed ambassadors, who will shortly be stepping into their new role for the first time, were invited to the French foreign ministry on 29 June to hear a speech by a distinguished former diplomat.

Paris secures a seat at Iran-US negotiating table

A new round of talks is due to begin in Doha today between the US, Iran and two mediators from Pakistan and Qatar. Since the start of the discussions, Paris has managed to keep a hand in one key aspect of the negotiations on this multi-faceted crisis: Lebanon.

DGSI to reshuffle its top brass

Three key roles are currently vacant at France's DGSI domestic intelligence service, Intelligence Online has learned.

The Agencies' Gazette
US anti-narco taskforces, Belgian intel coordination, CNCTR and third-party service

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

USCongressional scrutiny of Trump's anti-drug task forces

BelgiumEx-deputy head of State Security Service extends term at helm of intel coordination

FranceCNCTR attacks ‘third-party service' and sovereignty files

Beijing pressures Paris over Chinese businessman arrested in France at Washington's request

A Chinese national was arrested in France on 14 April following an extradition request from the US authorities. Beijing is now putting pressure on Paris to block the proceedings.

DGSI investigates IT assistant at General Secretariat for European Affairs

Interdit d'accès aux documents classifiés “Secret” en octobre 2023, un assistant informatique a vu son recours devant le tribunal administratif rejeté le 11 juin.