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Israel, Vietnam sign free trade agreement
Jerusalem: Israel and Vietnam have signed a free trade agreement, said a statement from the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry. The agreement was signed in Jerusalem on Tuesday by Israeli Economy…
- Middle East
Israel rejects Moody’s report after key judicial overhaul bill’s passage
Jerusalem: Israel has rejected a report published by Moody’s Investors Service, which warned that the passage of a key bill of the government’s judicial overhaul plan is likely to affect the country’s…
- Middle East
Amid massive protests, Israeli parliament approves ‘reasonableness’ law
Jerusalem: Israeli Parliament on Monday approved the contentious “reasonableness” law that prevents judicial checks on political power, after weeks of unprecedented protests that have crippled the country. The bill passed with 64…
- Middle East
Thousands of Israelis march to Jerusalem in protest of judicial overhaul
Jerusalem: The 70-km march began on Thursday in Tel Aviv, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday in an address to the country that he would continue pushing forward…
- Middle East
Israel PM Netanyahu reportedly at hospital, undergoing pacemaker implant
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Saturday night (local time), reportedly arrived at Sheba Medical Center and the procedure of implanting a cardiac pacemaker has begun, Times of Israel reported.…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Netanyahu to meet Erdogan next week in Turkey
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 28 in Turkey. Erdogan and Netanyahu are set to discuss the bilateral relations between the…
- Middle East
Turkey to host Israeli, Palestinian leaders next week
Ankara: Turkey will separately host Israeli and Palestinian leaders next week, authorities have confirmed. In a statement, the Turkish presidency said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrive on July 25 and meet…
- Middle East
Israel prays for good relationship with Saudi Arabia, says Herzog
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed his gratitude towards the United States for its effort to normalisation diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia. In a speech to Congress on Wednesday, Herzog said the…
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Israel’s top court to hear petition to oust Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court is set to hear a petition to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office over a conflict of interest, the court announced. The Supreme Court has scheduled September…
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Kin of Indian Navy veterans jailed in Qatar file mercy plea
Family members of some of the eight Indian Navy veterans who are currently languishing in Qatari jail have filed a mercy petition with the country’s Emir urging their pardon, the New Indian…
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Israeli DCM joins rescue mission in Himachal Pradesh to locate missing nationals
New Delhi: Amid the grim situation in Himachal Pradesh due to incessant rainfall, Israeli Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) to India, Ohad Nakash Kaynar, along with officials himself, embarked on a rescue…
- Middle East
900 Palestinians’ homes razed down in Israeli raid at Jenin: report
Around 900 Palestinian were rendered homeless during the two-day Israeli aggression on Jenin City and its refugee camp on July 4, the Palestinian Information Centre reported. The revelation was revealed by United…
- Middle East
Israel launches short-warning service for extreme weather events
Jerusalem: Israel has launched a new short-warning service for abnormal weather events, the Transport Ministry said. The Israel Meteorological Service (IMS), a unit in the Ministry, will be responsible for providing the…
- Middle East
UNIFIL urges Lebanon, Israel to avoid escalation after border clash
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged Lebanon and Israel to stop any action that may lead to an escalation in southern Lebanon, a few hours after three Hezbollah…
- Middle East
Israeli drone injures 3 Hezbollah members on Lebanese border
Beirut: An Israeli drone has attacked Hezbollah members as they were setting up a watch tower on the outskirts of Lebanon’s southern border town of Yarine, injuring three of them, Elnashra news…
