Bruno Finel

The European Union has announced a €100 million aid package for the Lebanese Armed Forces, bringing its recent total support for Lebanon to €182 million. 

Donald Trump is nothing if not an optimist. His latest statements on Iran, declaring that Tehran has agreed never to acquire a nuclear weapon and musing about a future meeting with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, project a confidence that is either visionary or deeply puzzling, depending on your vantage point.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot declared Tuesday that "nothing can justify" Israel's continued military operations and prolonged presence in Lebanon, conveniently ignoring the fundamental reason Israel is there in the first place.

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.

Israeli forces have reportedly taken control of Beaufort Castle,  known in Arabic as Qal'at al-Shaqif, a strategically commanding hilltop fortress in the Shebaa Heights of southern Lebanon, according to reports emerging on Sunday.

Paris Saint-Germain have retained the Champions League title, defeating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a tense 1-1 draw in the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Saturday, a result that marks the pinnacle of one of the most audacious nation-branding exercises in sporting history.

When Qatar's sovereign wealth fund quietly acquired Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on June 30, 2011, for an estimated €100 million, the stated ambition was clear: to project influence, reshape perception, and buy prestige on the world's biggest sporting stage.

The United Nations has added Israeli security forces to its annual blacklist of parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones, a move that has drawn sharp criticism over the organization's deeply entrenched hostility toward the Jewish state.

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, announced Thursday that his country was suspending all relations with Secretary-General António Guterres until the end of his mandate on December 31, 2026. 

In a post published Monday on Truth Social, President Donald Trump issued what amounts to a sweeping diplomatic ultimatum to the Arab and Muslim world: normalise with Israel through the Abraham Accords, or forfeit any role in the Iran agreement he is working to finalise.

The script was predictable. Within hours of their release, activists detained by Israel following the interception of the Gaza flotilla were making headlines across the world with allegations of mistreatment, sexual assault and rape. 

Israel's interception of the Gaza flotilla was legally defensible. What followed was not.