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Israel aims to strengthen ties with Palestine
Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has said that Israel will strengthen its ties with the Palestinian Authority despite no intention to negotiate a peace deal with it. The remarks were made at…
- India
Take cognisance of NYT report on Pegasus: Editors guild to SC
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India urged the Justice R V Raveendran committee on Sunday to take cognisance of the “startling claims” made in a New York Times (NYT) report about…
- Middle East
UNRWA helps repair houses in Gaza
Gaza: The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Monday announced that it has started to disburse cash aid for repairing houses in the Gaza Strip destroyed during the…
- Middle East
UAE intercepts Yemen missile as Israeli president visits
Dubai: The United Arab Emirates intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Monday as the Israeli president visited the country, authorities said, the third such attack in recent weeks.…
- Middle East
Israel passes peak of Omicron wave: Prime Minister
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that the country is beginning to see the end of the wave of the highly infectious Omicron variant. “We are seeing the beginning of…
- India
Fresh plea in SC on Pegasus row seeks probe into 2017 India-Israel defence deal
New Delhi: A fresh plea has been filed in the Supreme Court on the alleged use of Israeli spyware Pegasus, seeking that the court takes cognisance of a New York Times report…
- Middle East
Saudi offered its airspace to Israel in exchange for access to Pegasus spyware
In exchange for Riyadh opening its airspace to flights from Israel, then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to extend Saudi Arabia’s licence to use the controversial Pegasus spyware. Despite the fact that…
- Middle East
Israel launches $70.8 million program to boost hi-tech in Arab sector
Jerusalem: Israel has launched a 225-million-shekel ($70.8 million) programme to boost high-tech developments in the Arab sector in the country. The five-year plan, announced by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Ministry…
- Middle East
Israeli President Isaac Herzog to make first ever vist to UAE
Jerusalem: Israel’s figurehead president will make the first visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country’s head of state next week, his office said Tuesday. The high profile visit by President…
- Technology
NSO Group chairman steps down amid domestic spying allegations
Tel Aviv: The chairman of Israeli company NSO Group, whose Pegasus spyware has been used by the governments the world over to snoop on high-profile personalities, is stepping down after less than…
- World
Israel-India close cooperation will grow further: Israeli envoy
New Delhi: The 30th anniversary of India-Israel diplomatic ties is a good opportunity to look ahead and shape the next 30 years of relations, the Israeli envoy here said on Monday and…
- Middle East
Israel approves new hi-tech R&D fund with UAE
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Cabinet has approved the launching of an Israeli-Emirati industrial research and development fund (R&D), the Foreign Ministry said. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tweeted that the cabinet decided to “establish…
- Middle East
Israel’s daily Covid-19 cases tally hits 65,259
Jerusalem: The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported 65,259 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure in the country since the outbreak in late February 2020. This brings…