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Construction of the Eyyub Sultan Mosque in Strasbourg, France, on 10 October 2021.
Construction of the Eyyub Sultan Mosque in Strasbourg, France, on 10 October 2021.© Laurent Rea/PhotoPQR/DNA/MaxxPPP

France, Turkey
French government turns intel focus on Turkey's Milli Gorus

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez has noted that a bill aimed at combating separatism and infiltration targets not only the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist groups, but also Milli Gorus, a Turkish Islamist movement that has recently come under intelligence service scrutiny.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies, Operations 14.05.2026
Azerbaijani blogger Mahammad Mirzali in the French city of Nantes, on 6 May 2022.
Azerbaijani blogger Mahammad Mirzali in the French city of Nantes, on 6 May 2022.© Loic Venance/AFP

Azerbaijan, France
Baku opponents join forces ahead of high-stakes French trial for Azerbaijani regime

The trial for the attempted murder of Azerbaijani blogger Mahammad Mirzali is due to begin in French courts in late May, and the Baku opposition figure is currently gathering witness statements. A former employee of Baku's DTX domestic security service is among them.
LogoSubscribers only Operations 04.05.2026
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen, on 2 October 2025.© Ludovic Marin/AFP

Azerbaijan, France
Behind the scenes of Paris-Baku negotiations, with London, to release French nationals held there

Against the backdrop of the war in Iran, the recent diplomatic thaw between France and Azerbaijan could signal the resumption of talks to release French nationals held in Baku. Intelligence Online can reveal what's at stake in this new round of negotiations.
LogoSubscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 14.04.2026
On 31 March 2026, the Nantes Administrative Court of Appeal overturned a ruling concerning an Afghan officer who had been refused a visa.
On 31 March 2026, the Nantes Administrative Court of Appeal overturned a ruling concerning an Afghan officer who had been refused a visa.© Loïc Venance/AFP

Afghanistan, France, Pakistan
Afghan spy granted asylum visa after three-year battle with French authorities

French courts have delivered an asylum visa to an Afghan intelligence officer, who fled Kabul for Pakistan in 2021 before the Taliban took power, giving him the right to seek asylum in France. The decision comes nearly three years after his initial applications were rejected and he was forced to go into hiding in Afghanistan.
LogoSubscribers only Agencies 09.04.2026

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