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Turkey
Vulnerabilities market: Turkish hackers back in business

Veterans of the Turkish cyber vulnerability market have returned to the limelight, with a new operator offering bounties of up to $8m, an unprecedented sum.

The Agencies' Gazette
Norway and geopolitical analysis, Russia honours Kurdish spy, Keeping tabs on Vietnamese diaspora

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NorwayPolice looking for geopolitical analysis provider

Kurdistan/RussiaOrder of friendship for Kurdish spy cited in US lawsuit

VietnamHanoi's version of United Front Department

France, Saudi Arabia
France's struggling Saudi arms export body under administration

A new court ruling has prolonged the existence of the French arms export body, ODAS, which is embroiled in a legal dispute with Riyadh after having secured some of the largest defence contracts with the kingdom.

Bahrain, France
Amarante International gets new Gulf-based partner

A company from Bahrain has become a shareholder in French security and corporate intelligence firm Amarante International. The Gulf-based firm will thus join SERIS, while Alexandre Hollander will retain control of Amarante which was founded in 2007.

France, Iran
Paris avoids Tehran escalation with tit-for-tat expulsions

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on 18 August announced the expulsion “in the very near future” of two Iranian diplomats. To avoid any escalation, the individuals are not linked to intelligence.