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      </docs><ttl>240</ttl><item><title>France/Russia : Cybercriminals try to recruit from French intelligence and law enforcement</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/31/cybercriminals-try-to-recruit-from-french-intelligence-and-law-enforcement,110854655-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[An offer posted on encrypted messaging app Telegram on 26 February by an account claiming to belong to the cybercriminal group Lapsus$, has alarmed cybersecurity experts. Lapsus$ is an international group that claims to be apolitical and not affiliated with [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/31/cybercriminals-try-to-recruit-from-french-intelligence-and-law-enforcement,110854655-eve</guid></item><item><title>Oman : Chinese chip fab entrepreneur floats scheme to move UK-based Imagination to Oman</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/31/chinese-chip-fab-entrepreneur-floats-scheme-to-move-uk-based-imagination-to-oman,110854560-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A businessman claiming links to China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been spearheading a plan to move British microchip company [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/31/chinese-chip-fab-entrepreneur-floats-scheme-to-move-uk-based-imagination-to-oman,110854560-art</guid></item><item><title>Switzerland/United States : Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis looks to rebuild US relationship</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/31/swiss-cybersecurity-firm-acronis-looks-to-rebuild-us-relationship,110854557-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Acronis AG, a Swiss software firm that was banned by the US's Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/31/swiss-cybersecurity-firm-acronis-looks-to-rebuild-us-relationship,110854557-art</guid></item><item><title>Belgium/European Union : EEAS on hunt for crisis management head</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/31/eeas-on-hunt-for-crisis-management-head,110854556-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The EU's diplomatic service, the EEAS (European External Action Service), led by former Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas, is looking for a new director to head its crisis management team.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/31/eeas-on-hunt-for-crisis-management-head,110854556-bre</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Andriy Yermak rebuilds networks amid Ukraine reshuffle</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/30/andriy-yermak-rebuilds-networks-amid-ukraine-reshuffle,110853994-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The fact that he has to wear an electronic tag has not yet cut Andriy Yermak off from the centres of power in Ukraine. Several security sources told Intelligence Online that the former head of the presidential administration has been [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/30/andriy-yermak-rebuilds-networks-amid-ukraine-reshuffle,110853994-eve</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Ukraine : Moscow mobilises private sector to mask struggling air defences</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/30/moscow-mobilises-private-sector-to-mask-struggling-air-defences,110853865-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Moscow is trying to shift responsibility for protecting Russia's skies from the federal state to private companies, as Ukrainian strikes [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/30/moscow-mobilises-private-sector-to-mask-struggling-air-defences,110853865-art</guid></item><item><title>Cambodia : Russian Pacific Fleet cracks open the door to Cambodia</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/30/russian-pacific-fleet-cracks-open-the-door-to-cambodia,110853892-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[In Phnom Penh, the Russian embassy and its military attaché, Ivan Stadchenko, have held talks in recent weeks with the [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/30/russian-pacific-fleet-cracks-open-the-door-to-cambodia,110853892-art</guid></item><item><title>Africa/France : Paris sends team to Bangui after alert about embassy</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/29/paris-sends-team-to-bangui-after-alert-about-embassy,110852245-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The general inspectorate of the French foreign ministry has been sent to Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. Intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/29/paris-sends-team-to-bangui-after-alert-about-embassy,110852245-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : NABU struggles to recruit investigators</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/29/nabu-struggles-to-recruit-investigators,110853240-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sources close to NABU, the Ukrainian national anti-corruption bureau, say difficulties in attracting sufficiently skilled investigators are raising concerns internally, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/29/nabu-struggles-to-recruit-investigators,110853240-art</guid></item><item><title>China/Syria : Beijing and Damascus in gentle tug-of-war over Syria's Uighurs</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/29/beijing-and-damascus-in-gentle-tug-of-war-over-syria-s-uighurs,110853485-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The first day of August will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Beijing and Damascus. [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/29/beijing-and-damascus-in-gentle-tug-of-war-over-syria-s-uighurs,110853485-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : House Intelligence Committee calls for expanded classified budget oversight</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/29/house-intelligence-committee-calls-for-expanded-classified-budget-oversight,110853237-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has called for more oversight of opaque spending in its 2027 Intelligence [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/29/house-intelligence-committee-calls-for-expanded-classified-budget-oversight,110853237-art</guid></item><item><title>France : First conclusions of encrypted messaging report sent to government</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/29/first-conclusions-of-encrypted-messaging-report-sent-to-government,110853410-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[After six months of work, the first section of a parliamentary report on encrypted messages has been sent to government. It addresses how encryption is reshaping criminal activities and challenging existing law.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/29/first-conclusions-of-encrypted-messaging-report-sent-to-government,110853410-bre</guid></item><item><title>Belgium : Canadian intern of Chinese origin at heart of NATO spying probe</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/28/canadian-intern-of-chinese-origin-at-heart-of-nato-spying-probe,110853584-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Belgian judge on Tuesday ordered Claire Z., a Canadian woman of Chinese origin in her thirties, to be remanded in custody for a month pending an investigation into her alleged spying at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/28/canadian-intern-of-chinese-origin-at-heart-of-nato-spying-probe,110853584-eve</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Houthis increasingly using Emirati weapons</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/28/houthis-increasingly-using-emirati-weapons,110852073-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Saudi weapons are not the only ones to be found on offer in Sanaa (IO, 27/07/26), the Yemeni capital controlled by Houthi rebels fighting against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.According to videos and photographs seen by Intelligence Online [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/28/houthis-increasingly-using-emirati-weapons,110852073-eve</guid></item><item><title>Pakistan : Karachi watchmaker dreams of taking on Beijing in drone engine market</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/28/karachi-watchmaker-dreams-of-taking-on-beijing-in-drone-engine-market,110851558-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pakistani firm Alsons Group has barely been able to keep up with demand for its recently launched line of drone [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/28/karachi-watchmaker-dreams-of-taking-on-beijing-in-drone-engine-market,110851558-art</guid></item><item><title>Russia/Ukraine : Moscow ups pressure on Ukrainian air defences</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/28/moscow-ups-pressure-on-ukrainian-air-defences,110852198-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The P1-SUN JetKiller, which Ukrainian manufacturer Skyfall unveiled at the UK's Farnborough airshow on 20 July, is illustrative of Kyiv's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/28/moscow-ups-pressure-on-ukrainian-air-defences,110852198-art</guid></item><item><title>European Union/Spain : EU Military Staff prepares for shuffle in top jobs</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/28/eu-military-staff-prepares-for-shuffle-in-top-jobs,110851770-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The European Union's military command centre, the European Union Military Staff (EUMS), is set to welcome new faces this summer. The German Werner [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/28/eu-military-staff-prepares-for-shuffle-in-top-jobs,110851770-art</guid></item><item><title>China/France : French ex-fighter pilot charged over training sessions in China</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/27/french-ex-fighter-pilot-charged-over-training-sessions-in-china,110851987-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A little over a year after prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation (IO, 09/04/25), former fighter pilot Pierre-Henri Chuet was taken [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/27/french-ex-fighter-pilot-charged-over-training-sessions-in-china,110851987-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Army bigwig completing construction work of new top-security pathogen lab in Guangzhou</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/27/army-bigwig-completing-construction-work-of-new-top-security-pathogen-lab-in-guangzhou,110850460-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Launched in 2023, construction of the high-security pathogenic research laboratory in Guangzhou (IO, 28/11/12) is entering its final phase, Intelligence Online has learned from sources following the project. In March, Sun Yat-sen University, which is hosting the institution on a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/27/army-bigwig-completing-construction-work-of-new-top-security-pathogen-lab-in-guangzhou,110850460-eve</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia/Yemen : Saudi ammo being sold on Houthi-controlled arms markets in Yemen</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/27/saudi-ammo-being-sold-on-houthi-controlled-arms-markets-in-yemen,110850479-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[According to Intelligence Online sources, recently manufactured ammunition, originally intended for the Saudi armed forces, is being sold openly on [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/27/saudi-ammo-being-sold-on-houthi-controlled-arms-markets-in-yemen,110850479-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : Defence ministry graft probe halted after Fedorov's exit</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/27/defence-ministry-graft-probe-halted-after-fedorov-s-exit,110850616-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The day after he was dismissed as Ukrainian defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov held a press conference on 16 July at [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/27/defence-ministry-graft-probe-halted-after-fedorov-s-exit,110850616-art</guid></item><item><title>Israel : Israeli diplomacy back in Pretoria</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/27/israeli-diplomacy-back-in-pretoria,110850487-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[Following periods of heightened tension, bilateral diplomatic channels are gradually being re-established between Tel Aviv and Pretoria.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/27/israeli-diplomacy-back-in-pretoria,110850487-bre</guid></item><item><title>France : Appointments bring new faces to office of top military chief Fabien Mandon</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/27/appointments-bring-new-faces-to-office-of-top-military-chief-fabien-mandon,110850486-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[The chief of defence staff of the French armed forces, Fabien Mandon, will be seeing newcomers among his personnel this summer.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/27/appointments-bring-new-faces-to-office-of-top-military-chief-fabien-mandon,110850486-bre</guid></item><item><title>France : Sea, spies and sun on French Riviera training ground</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/sea-spies-and-sun-on-french-riviera-training-ground,110849719-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Tourists are not the only ones enjoying the delights of the Mediterranean during this sweltering month of July. Far from [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/sea-spies-and-sun-on-french-riviera-training-ground,110849719-art</guid></item><item><title>Ukraine : European private capital eyes Ukrainian defence tech</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/european-private-capital-eyes-ukrainian-defence-tech,110849649-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[European private investors are taking a greater interest in Ukrainian military tech companies, Intelligence Online has heard, as the country's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/european-private-capital-eyes-ukrainian-defence-tech,110849649-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Russia/Ukraine : Border police refuse Ukraine national's entry into France</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/border-police-refuse-ukraine-national-s-entry-into-france,110849565-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Ukrainian national attempting to enter French territory was retained by the PAF border police at the airport in Nice [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/border-police-refuse-ukraine-national-s-entry-into-france,110849565-art</guid></item><item><title>France/North Korea : Paris court upholds forced retirement of Senate official deemed too close to Pyongyang</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/paris-court-upholds-forced-retirement-of-senate-official-deemed-too-close-to-pyongyang,110849298-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French Senate official Benoît Quennedey, who was forced into early retirement in 2023, has seen a Paris court deny his [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/24/paris-court-upholds-forced-retirement-of-senate-official-deemed-too-close-to-pyongyang,110849298-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Former Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall advising key figure in Cuban influence campaign</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/24/former-trump-lawyer-jesse-binnall-advising-key-figure-in-cuban-influence-campaign,110849595-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Virginia lawyer who has represented Donald Trump, and was recently hired by FBI Director Kash Patel, is now helping [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/24/former-trump-lawyer-jesse-binnall-advising-key-figure-in-cuban-influence-campaign,110849595-art</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Houthis redeploy assets to bolster Saudi port blockade</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/houthis-redeploy-assets-to-bolster-saudi-port-blockade,110848075-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Houthi rebels have in recent days redeployed naval weapons, missiles and drone launch platforms towards strategic positions on Yemen's western coast overlooking the Red Sea, according to military sources within Yemen's internationally recognised government. New combat systems have also been [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/houthis-redeploy-assets-to-bolster-saudi-port-blockade,110848075-eve</guid></item><item><title>China/Oman/UAE : Chinese fab entrepreneur wooing Oman pursued in Dubai courts by ex-investor</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/chinese-fab-entrepreneur-wooing-oman-pursued-in-dubai-courts-by-ex-investor,110847850-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Chinese tech entrepreneur trying to raise billions of dollars in financing for a semiconductor plant in Oman was pursued [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/23/chinese-fab-entrepreneur-wooing-oman-pursued-in-dubai-courts-by-ex-investor,110847850-art</guid></item><item><title>France/Ukraine : Alta Ares facing strong competition from Ukrainian drone firms</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/alta-ares-facing-strong-competition-from-ukrainian-drone-firms,110847847-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alta Ares, a French company specialised in embedded artificial intelligence for drones, is finding it difficult to make its mark [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/alta-ares-facing-strong-competition-from-ukrainian-drone-firms,110847847-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Boom in Chinese forged documents turns into espionage issue</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/23/boom-in-chinese-forged-documents-turns-into-espionage-issue,110847776-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The forged documents market in China has shifted from serving internal migrants to state and corporate systems through counterfeit official [...]]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/23/boom-in-chinese-forged-documents-turns-into-espionage-issue,110847776-art</guid></item><item><title>France : A former customs intel chief takes reins of customs coastguard directorate</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/a-former-customs-intel-chief-takes-reins-of-customs-coastguard-directorate,110847982-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A customs director for the Grand-Est region has been freshly appointed head of the DNGCD National Customs Coastguard Directorate, starting on 1 November.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/a-former-customs-intel-chief-takes-reins-of-customs-coastguard-directorate,110847982-bre</guid></item><item><title>Russia : SVR's economic and industrial intelligence unit appoints new head</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/svr-s-economic-and-industrial-intelligence-unit-appoints-new-head,110847853-bre]]></link><description><![CDATA[A deputy director of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service has been appointed economic and industrial intelligence chief at the Russian export control commission, amid a reshuffle at the very top of the agency.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/23/svr-s-economic-and-industrial-intelligence-unit-appoints-new-head,110847853-bre</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia : Saudi filling 'Empty Quarter' with military tests</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/22/saudi-filling--empty-quarter--with-military-tests,110846594-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[British explorer Wilfred Thesiger, whose travels with Bedouin tribes in the 1940s through the Rub al-Khali he so vividly describes in his excellent book Arabian Sands, could not have imagined that the hostile conditions of the "empty quarter" would one [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/22/saudi-filling--empty-quarter--with-military-tests,110846594-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/UAE/United States : Security at Pernod Ricard, Gryphon Strategies, Lamplighter in Abu Dhabi</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/22/security-at-pernod-ricard-gryphon-strategies-lamplighter-in-abu-dhabi,110846613-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Paris - New security head at Pernod RicardSerge Collignon, who has headed security at the worldwide French wine and spirits [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/22/security-at-pernod-ricard-gryphon-strategies-lamplighter-in-abu-dhabi,110846613-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French wiretap watchdog keeps close eye on services' 'hacking'</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/french-wiretap-watchdog-keeps-close-eye-on-services---hacking,110846722-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The project for France's Groupement Interministériel de Contrôle (GIC) security interceptions unit to centralise data collected through the use of [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/french-wiretap-watchdog-keeps-close-eye-on-services---hacking,110846722-art</guid></item><item><title>France : Aleph Networks acquired by French investment fund</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/aleph-networks-acquired-by-french-investment-fund,110846692-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The struggling French firm, Aleph Networks, which specialises in dark web research (DARKINT) and is a service provider to France's [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/22/aleph-networks-acquired-by-french-investment-fund,110846692-art</guid></item><item><title>China : Ma Xingrui, a carefully staged fall to protect the First Lady</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/22/ma-xingrui-a-carefully-staged-fall-to-protect-the-first-lady,110846597-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) approved on 30 June the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's report (CCDI) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/22/ma-xingrui-a-carefully-staged-fall-to-protect-the-first-lady,110846597-art</guid></item><item><title>European Union : European Commission gets intelligence liaison officers</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/european-commission-gets-intelligence-liaison-officers,110845298-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[The plan to set up a dedicated intelligence unit within the European Commission is finally seeing the light of day, albeit at a reduced scale (IO, 30/03/26). According to Intelligence Online sources, the institution headed by Ursula von der Leyen [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/european-commission-gets-intelligence-liaison-officers,110845298-eve</guid></item><item><title>France/UAE : Former French PM Fillon leads way in building Franco-Emirati defence ties</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/former-french-pm-fillon-leads-way-in-building-franco-emirati-defence-ties,110845299-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former French Prime Minister François Fillon, who held that role between 2007 and 2012, appears to increasingly be linked to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/former-french-pm-fillon-leads-way-in-building-franco-emirati-defence-ties,110845299-art</guid></item><item><title>Yemen : Electricity power battle shines a light on Saudi-Emirati divisions in Aden</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/electricity-power-battle-shines-a-light-on-saudi-emirati-divisions-in-aden,110845291-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[By sending equipment in early July to boost the capacity of the power stations in Hadhramaut by 200 megawatts (MW) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/21/electricity-power-battle-shines-a-light-on-saudi-emirati-divisions-in-aden,110845291-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : Washington steps up bolstering of Armenia's security apparatus</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/washington-steps-up-bolstering-of-armenia-s-security-apparatus,110845288-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Behind the signing in Washington on 15 July of the framework agreement for the Trump Route for International Peace and [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/21/washington-steps-up-bolstering-of-armenia-s-security-apparatus,110845288-art</guid></item><item><title>Australia/China : LaRouche's Australian followers move closer to Beijing while in campaign against ASIO</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/21/larouche-s-australian-followers-move-closer-to-beijing-while-in-campaign-against-asio,110845294-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Australian Citizens Party (ACP), the local branch of the radical, cult-like LaRouche Movement founded by the late US citizen [...]]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/21/larouche-s-australian-followers-move-closer-to-beijing-while-in-campaign-against-asio,110845294-art</guid></item><item><title>UAE : The daughter of Abu Dhabi's spymaster, a future artificial intelligence sheikha</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/20/the-daughter-of-abu-dhabi-s-spymaster-a-future-artificial-intelligence-sheikha,110843425-eve]]></link><description><![CDATA[Unsurprisingly given the sheer volume of high-profile announcements in the field of artificial intelligence in the UAE, the announcement went largely unnoticed. On 13 July, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Inception42, a subsidiary of Group 42 (G42) [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/20/the-daughter-of-abu-dhabi-s-spymaster-a-future-artificial-intelligence-sheikha,110843425-eve</guid></item><item><title>Belgium/China/France : Foreign spies celebrate Bastille Day, French DNRT head honoured, Chinese advisers</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/20/foreign-spies-celebrate-bastille-day-french-dnrt-head-honoured-chinese-advisers,110843559-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Belgium – Foreign spies enjoy 14 July party in BrusselsSome 700 people were invited by the French Ambassador to Belgium, [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/gazette/2026/07/20/foreign-spies-celebrate-bastille-day-french-dnrt-head-honoured-chinese-advisers,110843559-art</guid></item><item><title>France : French public order bill gives intelligence services access to vehicle surveillance</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/20/french-public-order-bill-gives-intelligence-services-access-to-vehicle-surveillance,110843157-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[French MPs on 10 July reinstated a clause in a law and order bill giving intelligence services access to data [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/europe-russia/2026/07/20/french-public-order-bill-gives-intelligence-services-access-to-vehicle-surveillance,110843157-art</guid></item><item><title>Thailand : Hyundai in pole position for Thai frigate contract</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/20/hyundai-in-pole-position-for-thai-frigate-contract,110843485-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[Intelligence Online can exclusively reveal the Thai defence ministry's technical ranking of bids to supply a new frigate, with a [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/asia-pacific/2026/07/20/hyundai-in-pole-position-for-thai-frigate-contract,110843485-art</guid></item><item><title>United States : DHS enlists McChrystal Group for fight against drug trafficking networks</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/20/dhs-enlists-mcchrystal-group-for-fight-against-drug-trafficking-networks,110843149-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[The US authorities are turning to the McChrystal Group, founded by American Stanley McChrystal, to help bolster their attempts to [...]]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/americas/2026/07/20/dhs-enlists-mcchrystal-group-for-fight-against-drug-trafficking-networks,110843149-art</guid></item><item><title>Oman : Chinese chip fab entrepreneur inflated delegation to convince Muscat investors</title><link><![CDATA[https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/17/chinese-chip-fab-entrepreneur-inflated-delegation-to-convince-muscat-investors,110842524-art]]></link><description><![CDATA[A Chinese entrepreneur who attempted to launch a chip fabrication plant in Oman's Salalah freezone with local government investment brought [...]]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.intelligenceonline.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/07/17/chinese-chip-fab-entrepreneur-inflated-delegation-to-convince-muscat-investors,110842524-art</guid></item></channel></rss>