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Influence battle between Israel and Gulf nations plays out in Nice

Global Diwan, a French-Middle Eastern business club, has pushed back the date of its second annual forum in Nice, where the mayor, a long-standing friend of the Israeli consulting firm Elnet, has been outspoken in his support of Israel.

Airbus parts ways with local chief after hitting turbulent skies in Saudi Arabia

The planemaker's passive approach towards sales contracts in Saudi Arabia, in both civil aeronautics and defence communications, has led to the company jettisoning its local CEO, Adel Fekih.

France's Défense Conseil International poised for change in wake of acquisition by ADIT

DCI is set to boost its line of training and consulting services for foreign armies with more cyber, anti-drone and geospatial intelligence training.

Senate hits gender parity problem over nominations to intelligence oversight commission

Following the French senatorial elections in September, the French Senate has had to renew its representatives on two intelligence service oversight bodies. Yet the Socialist group has hit a gender parity problem over its nominations to one of them.

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Panic over Chinese consultant in French space defence sector

Starburst Aerospace, the incubator for technical innovation in the space sector, recently called in the former boss of the French branch of Chinese geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) group Head. Blacklisted in the US, Head has sold spy satellites to Russia's Wagner group.

The Agencies' Gazette
No new AUKUS members, DGSE renovations, Beijing watching IDF, GIGN and RAID on France-Canada flights

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

United KingdomOpposition to AUKUS expansion over intelligence technologies

FranceFurther refurbishment for DGSE before relocation

China/IsraelBeijing eyes on Baladia City training centre

FranceArmed GIGN and RAID officers board France-Canada flights after 15 years of talks

French intelligence delves back into Chechen diaspora

At a time of heightened terrorism threat, the main exiled Chechen leaders are refocusing on radicalisation prevention among their youth, an issue that had been put on the back burner in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Comcyber puts out feelers ahead of online influence consultation

France's Cyber Command is under orders to step up its online influence capabilities and has started talking to potential suppliers.

Legal action over cancelled state tender for Ukrainian military training

The French government has been named as the "losing party" by a French administrative court in a disputed call for tenders for the training of Ukrainian soldiers by France. However, the call for tender in question had actually already been cancelled by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces prior to the court's ruling.

The 'little secrets' of the DGSE's 2024 budget

The documents used to prepare the French foreign intelligence service's 2024 budget allocation give a number of indications regarding the agency's functioning and operations.

France's Legrand makes tough choice between sanctions and local mafia in sale of Russian assets

Western companies leaving Russia find themselves between a rock and a hard place. To avoid breaching sanctions, the French electrical parts company Legrand recently sold its assets in Russia to a former mafia boss.

The Agencies' Gazette
CIA acquisitions, Foreign Affairs Committee, Huawei in France, navy training centre, Moldova fights fake news, lustration in Ukraine

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Washington, Kyiv, London, Brest, Paris and Chisinau.

United StatesLeadership change afoot in CIA acquisitions office

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee learns from US intelligence consultants

FranceWhen the intelligence services reportedly tried to ban Huawei

FranceBrest navy intelligence training centre welcomes first pupils

MoldovaSandu protégé to run anti-disinformation centre

UkraineKyiv goes back on its lustration laws