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The Agencies' Gazette
CIA departures, Kyiv recruits volunteers, Saudi military office in Paris, Kyrgyz services

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

USMore departures at the CIA

UkraineUS, EU and UK officials in Kyiv for inaugural expat defence volunteers meet

FranceNoise complaints regarding Saudi military office in Paris

KyrgyzstanGKNB expands its influence

Published on 09/02/2026 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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