Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base, US sending more air-defences
Hezbollah announced late Sunday that it launched a "squadron of attack drones" at the Binyamina camp, 30 kilometers south of Haifa, in retaliation for Israeli strikes, including Thursday's air raids that killed at least 22 people in central Beirut.
Israeli Arabs face arrests and sackings as Gaza war escalates
Abir Bakr, a lawyer for Palestinian singer Dalal Abu Amneh who was arrested briefly four days ago, told AFP her client "went to the police station to file a complaint after she received hundreds of messages in both English and Arabic threatening her and her family with death".
Hate speech and incitement in Hebrew against Palestinians on rise: 7amleh
HAIFA, ISRAEL – Hate speech and incitement in Hebrew targeting Palestinians on social media is on the rise, said 7amleh- the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media in a statement.7amleh has documented over 103,000 instances of hate speech and/or incitement in Hebrew out of 120,000 posts collected between...Iranian authorities arrest several Bahais for links with Israel
Tehran, Iran - Iranian authorities have arrested several followers of the Bahai faith accused of spying for Tehran's arch-foe Israel, local media in the Islamic republic reported on Tuesday.The Bahais, Iran's largest non-Muslim religious minority, are not recognised by the state and often targeted over alleged ties to Israel -- home...
Israeli court orders government to release seized Palestinian boat
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Israel returned a boat to a Gaza fisherman it had seized for allegedly breaching the limits of the Palestinian enclave's fishing zone, an NGO said on Sunday, following an Israeli court order.Israeli authorities had called for the vessel, belonging to fisherman Mohammad al-Hissi, to be permanently confiscated,...Turkish warship docks in Israel in sign of warming ties
In the wake of months of diplomatic warming between the two countries, a Turkish warship docked in Israel over the weekend for the first time since 2010. The frigate, according to the Turkish defense ministry, will remain in the port of Haifa until September 6.
UAE’s Zayed University and Israel’s Haifa University sign cooperation pact
Zayed University of UAE and Haifa University of Israel have signed an MoU for cooperation on projects promoting research, education, outreach, and capacity building. Under the pact, both the universities aim to exchange knowledge and academic best practices. The parties agreed to have joint-research projects besides organizing mutually beneficial events,...
Haifa Group taps KBR for expansion of 2 nitric acid plant in Israel
Haifa Group has contracted KBR to expand the capacity of two nitric acid plants in Israel by 35%
