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EGYPT FRANCE 23/01/2019 Cairo's Mirage 5 deal forces Elysee Palace to choose between Islamabad and New Delhi In a dilemma for Paris, the sale of old Egyptian Army French fighter planes looks certain to upset the French defence industry's new best client. [...]
FRANCE GABON 16/01/2019 French intelligence services probe "Libreville commando" Two weeks before the failed coup to overthrow Gabon's President Ali Bongo, it emerged that a commando of former French soldiers were in the country. In the light of Gabonese concerns over the affair, the French authorities have launched a discreet investigation into the group. [...]
FRANCE 21/11/2018 Broker Resco increases cyber presence The French health insurance brokerage Resco is stepping up its [...]
FRANCE 26/09/2018 Benalla, Macron's former aide, explores consulting role The disgraced presidential aide who was questioned by the Senate on September 19 is thinking of carving a new career for himself in the private sector. [...]
FRANCE 25/07/2018 Forces fall out over command helicopters French army special forces chiefs are up in arms about [...]
RUSSIA 11/07/2018 Trio of internal intelligence generals in favour with the Kremlin Three internal intelligence officials have received appointments in the Russian administration recently, underscoring the rising influence of several key figures. [...]
FRANCE 27/06/2018 Stanton teams with Iremos to train former officers in private sector The French recruitment firm Stanton Wallace, which finds jobs in [...]
FRANCE 20/06/2018 Gendarmerie scrambles to retain internal intelligence role While the DGSI is reviewing its territorial presence and its coordination with the SCRT, the Gendarmerie is struggling to integrate itself into the internal intelligence apparatus. [...]
FRANCE IRAQ 13/06/2018 Laurent Wauquiez under close protection in Baghdad According to our sources, Laurent Wauquiez, the head of France's Les Republicains political party, was protected by the private security [...]
FRANCE 28/03/2018 Paris woos Delhi, keeps in with Islamabad Although Paris has recently been playing up its security cooperation with the Indian government led by Narendra Modi, a budding [...]
FRANCE 27/12/2017 Full security guard for Macron in Abidjan In addition to the Groupe de Securite de la Presidence [...]
FRANCE 13/12/2017 Ex-GIGN chief, link between Thales and Qatar's cyber body Somod Thierry Orosco, the former commander of France's GIGN elite intervention unit, is an advisor to Somod, the Qatari cybersecurity organisation that recently signed a partnership with Thales, one of whose subsidiaries Orosco also advises. [...]
FRANCE 01/11/2017 French terrestrial drones for US commandos It is only a small contract for now but it looks set to make a splash. The Navy SEALs have [...]
FRANCE 23/08/2017 Security firm skirmish : Tardy placed under formal investigation Jean-Francois Tardy, the former second in command of the GIGN [...]
FRANCE SINGAPORE 05/04/2017 Police chiefs search for tecchies at milpol The French interior ministry is going all out to upgrade [...]
FRANCE 23/11/2016 Anticip eyes Tripoli, Lagos Richard Terzian's private security company is too hemmed in in Iraq and is looking for new areas in which to develop its business. [...]
FRANCE 13/07/2016 BRI top of class, RAID last The Intervention Force Coordination Unit much beloved by French interior [...]
FRANCE IRAN 13/07/2016 Mystical Oriol goes for bilateral business Former elite French gendarme Kim Oriol touted his services as an Iran intermediary for French defence industry at the Eurosatory [...]
SWITZERLAND 04/05/2016 Ker-Meur Ker-Meur, the corporate intelligence and private security firm founded by [...]
FRANCE 13/04/2016 Cazeneuve fails to curb RAID, GIGN rivalry The new French internal security strategy by interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve will probably do little to resolve the long-standing rivalry [...]