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The Intelligence Gazette
French prison intelligence, Washington strengthens stance on Beijing, Secrecy at Pakistan's Paris embassy, Death penalty for Chinese officer, DGSE

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

FranceNew director for prison intelligence service

United StatesWhite House reinforces stance on China

FranceThe Pakistan embassy in Paris employee who knew too much

ChinaHigh-ranking PLA officer sentenced to death for spying for the US

FranceDGSE combat swimmers' ammunition bunker to grow

Spotlight | France, Iran
French aeronautical firm probed over its exports to Iran

Brittany-based aeronautical subcontractor Almo Aero is under investigation by the French customs intelligence service for exporting components used for manufacturing drones to Iran in breach of EU regulations.

Armenia, Azerbaijan
Caucasus rail projects under strain from Armenia-Azerbaijan security tensions

Uncertainty over the proposed peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the resulting instability is putting pressure on a French company's railway projects in the Caucasus.

Israel
Israel's NSO Group back to lobbying Congress

Israeli spyware company NSO Group has teamed up with Washington-based firm Vogel Group to lobby Congress on its behalf.

Saudi Arabia
PIF engages corporate investigators to probe misspending at Neom

A Public Investment Fund's probe completed last spring found evidence of financial trickery and over-spending at Neom. In response, the Saudi government has decided to enlist the support of outside investigators in the region. Sources close to the work say the true scale of spending on Western firms is much larger than has been reported.

The Intelligence Gazette
A gift from MI6, Extradition to Russia refused, Vanuatu puts golden passports on hold, Pentagon's secret budget

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

United KingdomMI6 'freebie' fails to convince EU Commission

France/Russia/AzerbaijanNo extradition for former DTX collaborator

VanuatuPM pauses golden passports

United StatesAir Force gets most of Pentagon's classified budget

Azerbaijan, France
Baku plies pressure on alleged DGSE informant in exile in France

As trial hearings in the Paris and Baku courts for Azerbaijani and French nationals keep being pushed back, a new informational campaign has been launched in the Azerbaijani media.