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PARIS — Walls were erected overnight Sunday around the Israeli pavilion at the prestigious French Bourget airshow, preventing visitors and buyers from accessing the display.

What happened: French authorities instructed the organizers of Bourget to block access to the pavilion after Israeli companies refused to remove all offensive weapons, saying the instructions were discriminatory and politically motivated. 

The Elysee Palace confirmed to Al-Monitor that the decision was made by the…

ANKARA — Turkish authorities detained 39 suspected Islamic State members in nationwide raids targeting the group’s alleged financial networks, officials announced Monday, as Ankara ramps up efforts to clamp down on the jihadi group’s remnants in Syria.

The suspects were rounded up in raids conducted across 18 provinces over the past two weeks, including in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a post on X.

“It was established that the suspects were…

France on Monday blocked access to the stands of five Israeli arms manufacturers at the Paris Air show for displaying “offensive weapons”, according to a French government source.

A black wall blocked off stands run by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, Uvision, Elbit and Aeronautics for showing “offensive weapons”, including those used in Gaza, which allegedly violated terms made with Israel, said the source.

Rafael, Elbit and IAI produce guided bombs and missiles, while Uvision and…

France has shut down four stands belonging to Israeli arms companies at the Paris Air Show. According to a Reuters report today, French authorities ordered the closure after Israeli companies failed to comply with a directive from a national security agency instructing them to remove offensive and kinetic weapons from display.

The decision to shut down the weapons stand was reportedly carried out overnight after the Israeli exhibits were already installed.

In a…