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Former Israeli ambassador and French historian urge Macron to sanction Israel

Two prominent voices with deep ties to Israel and the Middle East are urging President Emmanuel Macron to back up his announcement that France will recognise Palestinian statehood with concrete action over the crisis in Gaza.

Radio France Internationale

Drones, disinformation and guns-for-hire are reshaping conflict in Africa: new book tracks the trends

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies and other guns-for-hire across the continent. In his latest book, Money for Mayhem, Arduino examines how military privatisation intersects with international power dynamics. Drawing on fieldwork, interviews and firsthand data, he tracks…

The Conversation

Why Donald Trump has stopped some conflicts but is failing with Ukraine and Gaza

In yet another twist in his unpredictable decision making, US president Donald Trump has dramatically shortened his original 50-day ultimatum to Vladimir Putin to call a ceasefire in Ukraine to a mere ten days. It’s an unmistakable sign of Trump’s frustration with the Russian leader who he now appears to…

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Flight Centre profit down as Aussies stay close to home

Flight Centre expects to miss guidance as leisure travel fell in recent months amid fighting in the Middle East and a global downturn in bookings to the US.

AAP

Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play?

A new round of violence recently erupted in southern Syria, where clashes between local Druze militias and Sunni fighters have left hundreds dead.

The Conversation

Voices: Will Keir Starmer’s decision to recognise Palestine shore up his waning popularity?

COMMENT: Prime minister’s diplomatic masterstroke to enable peace in the Middle East could also help end the Labour Party’s summer of discontent, says Andrew Grice – but don’t hold your breath

The Independent UK

Starmer hopes ‘pathway to peace’ will end Gaza war. History is not on his side

From Balfour declaration to Tony Blair, UK has struggled to drive meaningful progress towards peace in Middle East

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Dramatic hunger surge strikes the Middle East and Africa, UN survey shows

Global crises are fueling hunger in Africa and the Middle East, with trade tensions, conflicts, and climate change driving food inflation, according to the UN's SOFI report.

Euronews

Tariffs threaten Asian beauty product boom in US

Asian skin care has been a booming global business for a more than a decade, with consumers in Europe, North and South America, and increasingly the Middle East, snapping up creams, serums and balms from South Korea, Japan and China

The Independent UK

Trump now admits 'real starvation' in Gaza as Starmer says people in UK 'revolted' by scenes of hunger

Britain is backing air drops to the besieged strip

Evening Standard

Starmer to raise Gaza ceasefire and UK steel tariffs in Trump meeting

The leaders will meet for wide-ranging discussions on trade and the Middle East as international alarm grows over conditions in Gaza.

The Independent UK

Ceasefire talks collapse – what does that mean for the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza?

Efforts to end the relentless siege of Gaza have been set back by the abrupt end to peace talks in Qatar.

The Conversation

UK Launches First Sanctions In New Strategy To Deter Migrant Crossings

The UK imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel.

International Business Times

Northrop Grumman Eyes 'Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunities' In Middle East Air Defense, Europe Amid Regional Instability

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NYSE:NOC), a key player in the aerospace and defense sector, is strategically positioned to capitalize on burgeoning international demand, particularly in the Middle East and Europe, fueled by escalating regional instability.

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The Independent UK

Witkoff plans to visit the Mideast in push for Gaza ceasefire, State Department spokesperson says

The State Department's spokesperson says President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is planning to head to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to solidify a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

The Independent UK

Qatar in talks over hosting 2036 Olympics and Paralympics

The Middle East nation hosted the men’s Fifa World Cup in 2022

The Independent UK

Is a solar eclipse happening in August? Yes, but not next month

Path of totality will cross directly over Europe, Africa and the Middle East in 2027

The Conversation

Amid fragile ceasefire, violence in southern Syria brings Druze communities’ complex cross-border ties to the fore

A fragile ceasefire was put in place in southern Syria on July 19, 2025, after days of violence between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes that drew in government forces and prompted Israeli strikes on the capital, Damascus, as a warning to pull back from Druze areas. The United States helped…

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Earth's magnetic field is weakening — magnetic crystals from lost civilizations could hold the key to understanding why

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?

The Independent UK

US says it destroyed 500 metric tons of expired food aid but it won't affect future distribution

The State Department says its destruction of 500 metric tons of emergency food aid that was stored in a warehouse in the Middle East was required because it had expired

The Conversation

Europe is stuck in a bystander role over Iran’s nuclear program after US, Israeli bombs establish facts on the ground

The U.S. bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, sent shock waves around the world. It marked a dramatic reversal for the Trump administration, which had just initiated negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear program. Dispensing with diplomacy, the U.S. opted for the first time for direct…

Evening Standard

Vulture by Phoebe Greenwood: The darkly comic despair of the foreign correspondent

This novel doesn’t need the old-fashioned disclaimer that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental, because plainly it isn’t. Like her heroine, Sara Byrne, author Phoebe Greenwood was a freelance newspaper correspondent on the Middle East.

Euronews

EU’s ‘reluctance’ to act over Israel criticised by 27 former ambassadors

The letter, signed by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North Africa, calls on the EU to suspend its trade agreement with Israel over military actions in Gaza, illegal occupation of the West Bank, and human rights abuses against Palestinians.

Euronews

Greece suspends asylum claims for migrants arriving by sea from North Africa, PM Mitsotakis says

Greece continues to be a key entry point to the EU for people escaping conflict and hardship in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The Conversation

Doing business in conflict zones: what companies can learn from Lafarge’s exit from Syria

The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs) operating in conflict-torn regions, especially the Middle East and North Africa, have significantly intensified. Israel’s…

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