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Straits Times
a day ago
- Business
- Straits Times
Paris office of Israeli airline El Al vandalised
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox A view of a slogan 'EL AL genocide airline' sprayed with red paint on the entrance of the EL AL Israel Airlines offices in Paris, France August 7, 2025. REUTERS/Noemie Olive PARIS - Suspected vandals daubed the front of the Paris office of Israeli national airline El Al in red paint, drawing condemnation from French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot on Thursday. "Free Palestine" and other slogans were scrawled in red on the El Al entrance. "Acts of hatred and anti-Semitism have no place in our Republic," Tabarot wrote on X. Joshua Zarka, Israel's ambassador to Paris, also condemned the incident. "It's quite simply an attack, nothing more, nothing less, against an Israeli company, and against the state of Israel," he told reporters. France has seen a rise in hate crimes following the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas, and Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza. Last year, police recorded an 11% rise in racist, xenophobic or antireligious crimes, according to official data published in March. The figures did not include a breakdown by attacks on different religions. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore Liquor licences for F&B, nightlife venues extended to 4am in Boat Quay, Clarke Quay Singapore Some ageing condos in Singapore struggle with failing infrastructure, inadequate sinking funds Singapore Wastewater overflow in Bedok and Chai Chee due to choked sewer at BTO worksite: PUB Singapore Fine for man who damaged PAP campaign materials on GE2025 Polling Day Singapore Jail for driver who drove over leg of special needs woman in accident on church driveway Singapore Teen's love of dance powers her through cancer to perform at NDP 2025 Singapore Ex-Hyflux director fined over firm's failure to disclose Tuaspring info Business S'pore firm looks to buy SMEs lacking successors, launches CEO training programme to foster renewal The Paris prosecutor's office did not respond to a request for details on the investigation. REUTERS
Reuters
a day ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Paris office of Israeli airline El Al vandalised
PARIS, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Suspected vandals daubed the front of the Paris office of Israeli national airline El Al ( opens new tab in red paint, drawing condemnation from French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot on Thursday. "Free Palestine" and other slogans were scrawled in red on the El Al entrance. "Acts of hatred and anti-Semitism have no place in our Republic," Tabarot wrote on X. Joshua Zarka, Israel's ambassador to Paris, also condemned the incident. "It's quite simply an attack, nothing more, nothing less, against an Israeli company, and against the state of Israel," he told reporters. France has seen a rise in hate crimes following the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas, and Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza. Last year, police recorded an 11% rise in racist, xenophobic or antireligious crimes, according to official data published in March. The figures did not include a breakdown by attacks on different religions. The Paris prosecutor's office did not respond to a request for details on the investigation.
Al Arabiya
a day ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Paris office of Israeli airline El Al vandalized
Suspected vandals daubed the front of the Paris office of Israeli national airline El Al in red paint, drawing condemnation from French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot on Thursday. 'Free Palestine' and other slogans were scrawled in red on the El Al entrance. 'Acts of hatred and anti-Semitism have no place in our Republic,' Tabarot wrote on X. Joshua Zarka, Israel's ambassador to Paris, also condemned the incident. 'It's quite simply an attack, nothing more, nothing less, against an Israeli company, and against the state of Israel,' he told reporters. France has seen a rise in hate crimes following the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas, and Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza. Last year, police recorded an 11 percent rise in racist, xenophobic or antireligious crimes, according to official data published in March. The figures did not include a breakdown by attacks on different religions. The Paris prosecutor's office did not respond to a request for details on the investigation.
Euractiv
2 days ago
- Climate
- Euractiv
South of France engulfed in flame
Over 1500 firefighters are trying to tame a fire of 'exceptional intensity" that began ravaging the southern French department of Aude, next to the city of Narbonne, on Tuesday afternoon. 'The fire in the Aude region has now covered 13000 hectares,' the French energy transition, biodiversity and forest minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher said on X. 'This is comparable to the total area burnt in the whole of France in 2024, and more than twice the area burnt in 2023,' she added. The blaze is 'very active,' the local prefect said early this morning, warning that the fire is evolving 'very rapidly' and that meteorological conditions are unfavourable. It is reported that one person was killed in his house and another person is missing while two civilians and seven firefighters were wounded as of this morning at 5:30 am. About 30 vehicles have burned and 25 houses were touched by the blaze, the prefect said, adding that some 2500 families were without electricity. Road transport is also impacted. Yesterday evening the transport minister Philippe Tabarot asked citizens in the area to avoid non-essential travel, stay vigilant and 'scrupulously respect the instructions given by the local authorities.' The French President Emmanuel Macron urged citizens to 'exercise the utmost caution' and said that 'all of the nation's resources are mobilised.'
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ryanair boss could increase bonus for staff fining passengers over luggage size
Ryanair is considering increasing the bonuses it pays to staff for identifying passengers with oversized luggage, the airline's chief executive has said. The low-cost airline currently pays staff around £1.30 for spotting passengers who are bringing oversized bags onto flights. It is understood that those bonuses are capped at £70 a month for each individual staff member. Passengers who are found to be bringing oversized bags onto Ryanair flights are charged a fee of up to £65. Ursula von "Derlayed-Again" must protect overflights during national ATC strikes or QUIT! @PhilippeTabarot @vonderleyen — Ryanair (@Ryanair) July 17, 2025 Ryanair currently includes a small carry-on bag – capped at a size of 40x20x25cm and weight of 10kg – with every ticket. Passengers must pay a fee if they want to bring larger luggage, or if they want to bring multiple bags. Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said on Monday that summer fares would, on average, be the same rate as 2023 – but added that he expects a boost in profitability for the airline by 'controlling costs'. Members of the European Parliament are pushing for airlines to allow passengers to be allowed to bring on free an on-board personal item and small hand luggage. However, Mr O'Leary predicted the proposal will not come into law due to a lack of space. Speaking to the business news on RTE's Morning Ireland, he said: 'We're flying largely full flights, about half the passengers can bring two bags and the other half can only bring one – because that's all that fits in the plane. 'We're already struggling with that amount of baggage. 'That's one of the reasons we are so aggressive about eliminating the scourge of passengers with excess baggage.' Mr O'Leary said more than 99.9% of passengers comply with baggage rules, with 'sizers' located within the airport. He said: 'We are happy to incentivise our (staff) with a share of those excess baggage fees, which we think will decline over the coming year or two.' Recommended Reading: Holidaymaker slams 'jobsworth' Ryanair staff for £75 charge Ryanair asks passengers to take action as flights cancelled and travel disrupted Ryanair call for two-drink limit on passengers at airports The chief executive added: 'It is about 1.50 euro per bag – and we're thinking of increasing it, so we eliminate it.' Meanwhile, Mr O'Leary predicted that US President Donald Trump will 'chicken out' of introducing increased tariffs for Europe on August 1. Asked if he anticipated tariffs applying to Boeing aircraft being delivered to the airline, he said: 'Trump will probably chicken out again, I suspect the August 1 will get moved to September or October. 'We have taken delivery of five aircraft in the first quarter but no tariffs applied to those aircraft 'There is a risk of tariffs being introduced by the Europeans or the Americans in some tit-for-tat in August, September or October – but Boeing will have to pay those tariffs.' Mr O'Leary said Ryanair would work with Boeing to ensure no tariffs are applied to commercial aircraft, which he said would be bad for the manufacturer's exports to Europe as well as Airbus's sales to the US – as well as the Irish aircraft leasing industry. He added: 'There's increasing optimism, though, in Washington that commercial aircraft will be exempt from any tariffs – if Trump ever gets around to actually imposing tariffs.'
