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- India
I2U2: India, Israel, UAE, US leaders’ virtual summit on July 14
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed his participation in the first I2U2 leadership summit to be held virtually on Thursday. The summit aims to encourage joint investments in six mutually…
- Middle East
Israel reports 11 new monkey pox cases, total increases to 66
Jerusalem: The number of monkey pox cases in Israel rose to 66 with 11 new cases reported, the state’s Health Ministry has said. In addition to the vaccines that have already been used…
- Middle East
Aim for govt ‘without extremists’ : Israeli ministers
Jerusalem: Leaders of two parties in Israel’s outgoing coalition government have announced that they would run jointly in the upcoming national elections. Benny Gantz, Israel’s Defense Minister and leader of the centrist Blue…
- Middle East
Israeli PM, Turkish president speak on phone, seek better ties
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the phone on Sunday, expressing hope for improving relations between the two countries, Lapid’s office said in a…
- Middle East
UAE: Jordan club withdraws from championship over Israel’s participation
Amman: The Jordanian Al-Wehdat sports club has withdrawn from Al Ain International Volleyball Championship following Israel’s participation. The championship is scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The club…
- Middle East
Israeli airlines to resume flights to Turkey after 15 years
Tel Aviv: Israeli airlines are ready to resume flights to Turkey after a 15-year suspension, the government said. Under an aviation agreement signed between the two countries, the first of its kind…
- Technology
IBM acquires Databand.ai to boost data observability biz
New Delhi: Tech company IBM on Wednesday announced it has acquired Databand.ai, an Israel-based data observability software provider that helps organisations fix issues with their data, for an undisclosed sum. This is…
- World
Test of bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist ‘inconclusive’: Israel
Jerusalem: Israel has said that tests of the bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh could not determine whether soldiers shot her because of the “physical condition” of the bullet.…
- Middle East
Bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen handed to US: Palestine
Ramallah: A senior Palestinian official has said that the bullet which killed veteran Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in May had been handed to a US team for an examination. The bullet…
- Middle East
Lebanon’s Hezbollah flies drones to Mediterranean gas field
Beirut: Hezbollah announced in a statement that it launched three unarmed drones on a reconnaissance mission toward the Karish gas field in Eastern Mediterranean. Earlier on Saturday, the Israeli military said it…
- Business
Telecom gear firm Parallel Wireless lays off 500, including in India
New Delhi: Telecom gear provider Parallel Wireless has laid off at least 500 employees in India, Israel, the UK and the US. Parallel Wireless is one of the leading vendors in the…
- Middle East
Israel’s parliament dissolves, sets fifth election in four years
Jerusalem: Israel’s parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself, marking the end of a year-old experimental coalition government, and sending the country to the polls in November for the fifth time in less…
- Middle East
Israeli PM won’t run in upcoming polls
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced that he will not run in the upcoming elections as his coalition government collapsed only a year after its inauguration in June 2021. He…
- Middle East
Israel, US, four Arab nations agree to boost ties
Manama: Senior diplomats from Israel, the US, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt have agreed to form a framework for regional cooperation. The meeting, hosted by Bahrain in Manama…
- Middle East
Israel retracts decision to release Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda
The Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday cancelled its agreement to release Palestinian detainee Khalil Awawda just two days after he suspended an open hunger strike that lasted for 111 days after receiving promises of…
