Edward Finkelstein

Once again, France has rushed to issue a statement condemning Israel — this time for alleged strikes on civilians gathered near an aid distribution center in Gaza. 

For years, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warnings about Iran’s nuclear ambitions were widely dismissed as political theater. 

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) submitted a draft bill to parliament on Monday that proposes significant changes to the country’s tax framework, particularly targeting special consumption tax (SCT) regulations for motor vehicles. 

Egyptian authorities have blocked a convoy organized by the Global March to Gaza, detaining several dozen pro-Palestinian activists outside Cairo for hours, according to the group’s organizers. Some were released, but others remain in custody.

Iranian state media confirmed on Friday that General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Tehran during Operation “Rising Lion” on June 13, 2025.

Royal Air Maroc is nearing agreements with Boeing and Airbus as it accelerates efforts to modernise and expand its fleet under a state-backed strategic plan. 

A recent report commissioned by France’s Ministry of the Interior has pulled back the curtain on an alarming shift in the country’s diplomatic thinking: the idea that recognizing a Palestinian state could serve—not as a peace initiative—but as a tool to “appease” its own Muslim population.

A British-flagged yacht carrying 12 pro-Palestinian activists, including Swedish climate celebrity Greta Thunberg and French far-left MEP Rima Hassan, is inching its way toward Gaza in what critics are calling a calculated media stunt aimed more at headlines than humanitarian aid.

Somewhere between a misguided humanitarian mission and an awkward Mediterranean yacht party, the Madleen — a tiny sailboat carrying 12 impassioned activists, a few crates of juice, and a whole lot of attitude — is inching its way toward Gaza.

The so-called Freedom Flotilla, en route to Gaza on a mission of political defiance and symbolic aid, found itself unexpectedly docked — not in Palestinian waters, but in hot Libyan territory — after rescuing four migrants who jumped overboard to escape a police operation on shore.

Despite escalating international criticism over its military campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen, Israel saw a record-breaking year in defense exports in 2024—much of it fueled by European buyers. 

Foreign investors returned to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in force last month, increasing their holdings despite ongoing conflict in Gaza and heightened regional tensions. Net foreign purchases reached an estimated NIS 2.5 billion ($700 million) in May, with much of the capital concentrated in the banking sector.