Israel's defence ministry said on Monday France had banned Israeli government officials from a major weapons show in Paris, and had imposed restrictions on companies from the country exhibiting there.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has demanded an emergency UN Security Council meeting following Israel's seizure of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, calling it a "major fault" and accusing Israel of violating international law and ceasefire commitments.
Human Rights Watch has accused an Abu Dhabi-based security company of recruiting Colombian private military contractors and deploying them to fight alongside Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) between 2024 and 2025, adding to what the rights group describes as a growing body of evidence of Emirati military support for the paramilitary group.
President Trump understands something most diplomats refuse to acknowledge: the Middle East cannot remain a museum of old hatred.
When leaders gather in Evian (France) next month, they will do what they always do: negotiate, issue a communiqué, and leave believing they have accomplished something.
America has the cards. Iran is betting on its hesitation.
There are bad deals. There are weak deals. And then there are deals that dress surrender as diplomacy, and ask Israel to applaud while the knife is being sharpened.
Iranian hackers were responsible for a disruptive computer breach in March that forced Los Angeles' transit system to shut down parts of its network, Israeli researchers say.
At the Dead Sea on Saturday, Jordan's Crown Prince Al Hussein and Princess Rajwa attended the Tawasul 2026 Forum, joining a panel discussion on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on economic productivity.
Under a sweeping new directive, 50% of UAE government operations will run on Agentic AI within two years, a move that would make the Emirates the first country in history to govern at this scale through autonomous systems.
Dubai chef Shaw Lash at Mexican restaurant Lila Molino flies in her avocados and tomatillos, small, tart green fruits native to Central America that are a staple of Mexican cuisine and key for her colourful and spicy dishes.
Six artists explore sound, migration and identity in a pavilion that opens to the public on 9 May.
Art Paris runs through Sunday at the Grand Palais (Paris), gathering dozens of international galleries and hundreds of artists under one roof, from established names to emerging voices, from every corner of the world.
The medieval Beaufort Castle's stone ramparts tower so far above south Lebanon that Israel could hail their capture as a strategic victory, even as it evoked the miseries of a previous occupation.
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