FRANCE : Abu Dhabi and Doha's battle for influence takes bookish turn - 29/06/2020

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Abu Dhabi and Doha's battle for influence takes bookish turn

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Cornerstone and Nathalie Goulet foster UAE's connections with French senate

"Saruman" political Islam intelligence cell on cards

Aviazapchast, holder of French far-right debt, sanctioned by Washington

Pro-Qatari journalist-consultant Paolo Fusi gets scribbling

European Gulf PR galaxy surfaces in Germany

Quilliam launches new Gulf consulting firm

ADIT poised to take control of ESL

Bertrand Besancenot appointed adviser to ESL

Rivalry between Riyadh and Doha creates rich pickings for private investigators

Abu Dhabi hedges bets with France's FN

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