Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls, UNICEF says time running out
"We need to flood Gaza with large-scale food aid, immediately and without obstruction, and keep it flowing each and every day to prevent mass starvation," WFP executive director Cindy McCain said.
16,000 more Palestinians to get work permits in Israel
Jobs in Israel offer higher wages but Palestinians complain they do not get paid as much as their Israeli counterparts or enjoy similar labor protections.16000 more Palestinians to get work permits in Israel
Jobs in Israel offer higher wages but Palestinians complain they do not get paid as much as their Israeli counterparts.Israel, Bahrain gear up for economic cooperation agreement
The agreement, after it comes into effect, is expected to lead to the establishment of a joint economic committee to promote its implementation, local media reports have pointed out.Reschedule Palestinian polls soon, include East Jerusalem, say UN experts
Polls to be held in May and July were postponed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on April 29 amid concerns about the ability to vote in East Jerusalem.Israeli Gaza bombing apparently amounts to war crimes: HRW
Unguided rockets and mortars fired by Palestinian groups towards Israel violate prohibition against targeting of civiliansIsrael halves Gaza fishing zone after incendiary balloon fires
The fishing zone and import activitiess are used by the Jewish state to punish or reward Hamas-led government in Gaza for the security situation.Israeli carrier launches direct flight to Morocco
About 100 passengers were on the flight that departed from Tel Aviv to Marrakesh. Two to three flights per week are planned on the routeFrance’s Macron calls Israeli PM, urges him to look into spyware allegations
Bennett has defended his government saying the events occurred before he took office in MayAbu Dhabi Crown Prince, Israeli PM review ways to boost relations
The leaders of the two states also discuss regional and international issues of common interest and efforts to achieve peace and prosperity regionally and internationally.140 Palestinians injured in clashes at flashpoint West Bank village
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Beita, located in the north of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, to protest against the nearby outpost of Eviatar, an AFP correspondent saidSaudi Arabia, UAE deny Pegasus spyware allegations
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have dismissed allegations they used Israeli-supplied Pegasus malware to spy on journalists and human rights activists.Windward launches tool to track containers worldwide
Israel-headquartered firm Windward has launched a system that provides live-screening and tracking of containersHaifa 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%Israel looks into NSO as firm promises to probe proof of malware ‘misuse’
Israel has set up a ministerial team to look into the Pegasus spyware scandal, while the NSO Group stopped taking media queriesIsraeli army strikes Lebanon with artillery fire after rocket attacks
Israeli forces say one of the rockets was intercepted by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System and the second rocket fell in an open area inside IsraelBen & Jerry’s to stop ice cream sales in occupied Palestinian territories: ‘Inconsistent with its values’
In a statement, the Unilever subsidiary said they "hear and recognize the concerns shared with us by our fans and trusted partners," without elaboratingIsraeli spyware taps 50,000 phone numbers worldwide
An Israeli firm accused of supplying spyware to governments has been linked to a list of tens of thousands of smartphone numbers from around the world.Microsoft says Israeli firm sold tool to Arab countries to hack Windows
Microsoft has announced it has identified an Israeli cybersecurity company that sold malware Arab countries, among others, to hack WindowsUAE opens embassy in Tel Aviv in latest normalization move
The UAE opened an embassy in Israel on Wednesday in Tel Aviv's new stock exchange building as part of the latest normalization move under a deal brokered by Washington last year.Jordan king, Israel president hold talks after water deal
Abdullah "stressed the importance of working towards a just and comprehensive peace" between Israel and the Palestinians Herzog was quoted as saying he wanted to strengthen economic and tourism ties between the two countries Jordan's King Abdullah II on Saturday received a telephone call from Israel's new President Isaac Herzog...Boeing 707 takes off as a restaurant in West Bank
Palestinian workers in the Israel-occupied West Bank are putting the final touches on a decommissioned Boeing 707 aircraft to ready it for a new kind of takeoff: as a restaurant. Its enterprising owners, 60-year-old twin brothers Ata and Khamis al-Sairafi, expect to welcome their first customers within weeks at the...Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas fire balloons
Security sources with Hamas said the strikes hit training sites Israel said incendiary balloons launched from Gaza sparked four minor fires Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with airstrikes on Friday in retaliation for incendiary balloon launches from the Palestinian enclave, in the latest unrest since a ceasefire ended...Can Palestinian Monetary Authority’s digital currency move be practical?
Israel has placed restrictions on large cash transactions Digital money could demonstrate apparent autonomy from Israel The Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA) might launch a digital currency to pave way for monetary independence from Israel. But, it raises questions over whether the measure would be practical at all. Two studies on...UAE and Israel to sign more cooperation deals
The two countries normalized ties last year Israeli foreign minister calls new consulate a 'center of cooperation' The United Arab Emirates and Israel are going to sign more cooperation deals in the future, according to the visiting Israeli foreign minister Yasir Lapid, who is in the UAE on a landmark...Lapid opens Israeli embassy in UAE, first in Gulf
Lapid's trip comes after the nations moved to normalise ties Israel, UAE have signed a raft of deals ranging from tourism to aviation Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid opened the Jewish state's first embassy in the Gulf during a trip to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday after ties were...Israel’s Lapid begins ‘historic’ UAE trip
Yair Lapid is the first ever Israeli minister to officially visit the UAE Since the normalization accord with the UAE was brokered by then US president Donald Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid on Tuesday began the first ever official visit by an Israeli minister to the United Arab Emirates,...US in first meeting with Israel’s new FM amid Iran moves
Lapid is flying to Rome to see Blinken The meeting comes as Biden moves ahead with fresh talks with Iran US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel's new top diplomat Yair Lapid on Sunday, in the United States' first face-to-face meeting with the freshly installed government that seeks a...Masks up again in Israel as Delta variant drives up cases
Mask requirement reimposed for all indoor settings except the home Israel has already started its vaccine drive for children aged 12 to 15 Masks up again in Israel as Delta variant drives up cases Ten days after being allowed to ditch masks, Israel told its citizens on Friday they must...Israelis taste the future with lab-grown chicken ‘food revolution’
Scientists claim lab-grown meat environmentally friendly way to feed the people The process involves cultivating cells taken from a fertilized chicken egg It looks like chicken and tastes like chicken, but diners in Israel are tucking into laboratory-grown "meat" that scientists claim is an environmentally friendly way to feed the...Israelis taste the future with lab-grown meat
Developers said they are working to provide more ethical and sustainable ways to create cruelty- and slaughter-free meat Global meat production is projected to rise 15 percent by 2027, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization It looks like chicken and tastes like chicken, but diners in Israel are...Israel-based i24News channel to open Dubai office
Two major Emirati telecom operators, Etisalat and DU, would carry content from i24News, which broadcasts in Arabic, English and French The news channel will exchange content with the publisher of English-language daily Gulf News Israel-based i24News television network said Monday it would open an office in Dubai, the first...Israel’s Bedouin sceptical of new govt promises
The vast majority of Israel's nearly 300,000 Bedouin live in the arid Negev in the south of the country The Bedouin belong to the community of Israeli Arabs, descendants of the Palestinians who remained on their land when Israel was founded in 1948 From her tin-roof home in the sweltering...Palestinians cancel deal to trade vaccine doses with Israel
The Palestinian Authority said it cancelled the deal as the doses were "about to expire" Palestinian spokesman Melhem said they would instead wait for the vaccines to arrive from Pfizer directly The Palestinian Authority (PA) said Friday it cancelled a swap deal that would have seen Israel provide it with...Israel strikes Gaza for second time since ceasefire
AFP journalists in the Palestinian enclave reported hearing explosions, which the army said hit sites in both Gaza City and in Khan Yunis Latest air strikes on Gaza were the first under Israel's new government headed by Naftali Bennett Israeli jets launched air strikes on Gaza overnight Thursday to Friday...Palestinian Authority, Israel to share 1 million Covid-19 vaccine shots in a deal
The vaccine deal was among initial policy moves toward the Palestinians by Bennett since he was sworn in The deal would be a boon for both the players The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel have reached a deal to share Covid-19 vaccine doses that will be a boost for Palestinians’...Israel’s Netanyahu ousted as ‘change’ coalition forms new govt
New coalition has 3 right-wing, 2 centrist and 2 eft-wing parties, and even an Arab Islamic conservative party Hamas says Israel still a colonizing and occupying power A motley alliance of Israeli parties on Sunday ended Benjamin Netanyahu's 12 straight years as prime minister, as parliament voted in a new...Post and present trauma time bomb hangs over Gaza
No university in the Gaza Strip offers a speciality in psychiatry The available mental health services can't keep up with the demand Her eyes glued to a cellphone photo of her sister and four children killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza, Ola lets out the painful words: "I was...Knesset to vote on new govt, Netanyahu’s rule set to end
The departure of Netanyahu, 71, has left the country bitterly divided The new government’s policies likely to be hampered by a razor-thin majority it commands in the parliament Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule was set to end on Sunday when parliament votes on a new government, the media...A day after signing tax treaty, Israel to open economic office in UAE
Abu Dhabi will host an Israeli economic office to strengthen economic ties The announcement comes a day after the UAE and Israel signed a tax treaty Just a day after it signed a tax treaty with the United Arab Emirates, Israel said it would open an “economic attaché...UAE, Israel sign tax treaty to boost economic ties
The signing of the treaty came after the normalization of ties between them The treaty is based primarily on the OECD model, Israeli Finance Minister Israel Katz said in a statement Looking to target companies involved in money laundering activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Anti-Money Laundering Department...UAE offers to mediate between Israel, Palestine
Egypt has been instrumental in a recent Israel-Palestine ceasefire in the region The UAE has said the "Abraham Accords" would benefit the Palestinians Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan was quoted by state media as saying on Sunday that the United Arab Emirates is ready to facilitate...Gulf tourists await possible easing of EU travel rules
Under the current restrictions, people from only 7 countries, including Australia, Israel, Singapore, can enter the EU Gulf residents are expected to spend heavily on holidays this year as borders are opened European Union has agreed on Wednesday to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions on visitors from around the world ahead...US Vice President’s Middle East visit evokes mixed reactions
US Vice President Mike Pence started his three-nation Middle East visit on Saturday amidst a lot of dilemmas and confusions erupting because of US’ latest stance on the status of Jerusalem. If on one hand, many Middle East nations have expressed resentment over US’ decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s...