Exclusive | Who are Putin’s war-mongering advisors?

In the West, Vladimir Putin is most often described as an isolated, even “paranoid” leader, enjoying absolute power that dispenses him from consulting or listening to advisers. However, if it is obvious that Putin is an autocrat who has freed himself from any counter-power, there are advisors in his “first circle” who are known for their moderation and others who are openly warmongers.

Islamism | Muslim Brotherhood Scholars Union to coach Taliban

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), a Doha-based organisation linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, has just finalised an ideological coordination agreement with the new Taliban government in Afghanistan.

Exclusive | French ambassador in Algiers: Ban on meeting representatives of the Hirak!

To avoid the criticism levelled at his predecessor, Xavier Driencourt, the new French ambassador in Algiers, François Gouyette, is said to have received confidential instructions from the Elysée Palace forbidding him to receive or meet representatives of the Hirak, the popular protest movement demanding regime change in Algeria. According to our sources, the Elysée also demanded a change of diplomatic personnel in Algiers, imposing in particular on the new ambassador the arrival of a new political adviser, in the person...

Exclusive | Algerian Rachad movement coached by Turkish secret services

According to a confidential French memo, cadres of the Algerian Islamist movement Rachad were discreetly received by the MIT (Turkish secret services) in Antalya and Istanbul. The Rashad emissaries were promised financial and logistical assistance to strengthen their propaganda activities.

Islamism | Turkey: French lycées in Erdogan’s line of sight?

The decision of President Emmanuel Macron to call into question the courses of language and culture of origin, given in French public schools, essentially targets "the Islamo-nationalist propaganda" of the Ankara officials who provide this type of course to 15,600 young people. Franco-Turkish.