Nostalgic images Travel Market: Tel Aviv, the City that Never Sleeps … [Read more...] about The Life We Had Before Coronavirus: Summer Concert in Sarona, Tel Aviv
Join us at DLD Live Tel Aviv
DLD Live Tel Aviv, a week-long festival with more than 4,000 attendees from over 85 countries, highlighting new technology from Israel and around the world, will be broadcasted live on October 12-15th, 2020. As part of the DLD Live Tel Aviv Event, we will be broadcasting The InnoVision Ecosystem Awards on October. 13th at 5 pm (GMT+3). Modeled after Eurovision, over 55 diverse … [Read more...] about Join us at DLD Live Tel Aviv
Thousands Sign AJC Letter Urging IOC to Bar Iran From Tokyo Olympics
Thousands of people from 39 countries around the world have signed an American Jewish Committee (AJC) letter urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Iran from the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. The signed letter was delivered today to IOC President Thomas Bach, ahead of tomorrow's IOC meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. "Iran's record of abuse against its own … [Read more...] about Thousands Sign AJC Letter Urging IOC to Bar Iran From Tokyo Olympics
Lockdown Fatigue
Travel Market: Haifa, Israel – underappreciated travel destination … [Read more...] about Lockdown Fatigue
Israelis protest against Netanyahu
Government restricts demonstrations yet anti-Netanyahu protests persist and widen
Wild hogs roaming Haifa streets
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University Developed Wearable Device for Predicting Epileptic Seizures
The system, based on machine learning algorithms for analyzing EEG signals, can predict upcoming seizures up to an hour prior to onset NeuroHelp, a newly founded startup that licensed and is developing the technology, is a portfolio company of Oazis accelerator, formed by the Yazamut360 entrepreneurship center of Ben-Gurion University BEER-SHEVA, Israel, Sept. 29, 2020 … [Read more...] about Researchers at Ben-Gurion University Developed Wearable Device for Predicting Epileptic Seizures
Haifa at Yom Kippur
Eerie empty streets of Haifa at Yom Kippur … [Read more...] about Haifa at Yom Kippur
The 36th Haifa International Film Festival, October 3-10, 2020
The Haifa International Film Festival (HIFF) has announced that its 36th edition will be held entirely online. This year's festival program includes about 60 new films from Israel and abroad. https://www.haifaff.co.il/ The Haifa International Film Festival in previous years. Fauda is back for the 4th season … [Read more...] about The 36th Haifa International Film Festival, October 3-10, 2020
Lockdown starts today at 14.00
Lockdown starts today at 14.00. All non-essential businesses are closed. MDK Photography Store in Haifa … [Read more...] about Lockdown starts today at 14.00
DP World, Dubai-based port operator, to bid for Haifa port privatization with Israeli firm DoverTower
DP World signed memorandums of understanding with DoverTower, a company owned by Shlomi Fogel, the co-owner of Israel Shipyards and the Port of Eilat, to bid for Haifa port privatization. … [Read more...] about DP World, Dubai-based port operator, to bid for Haifa port privatization with Israeli firm DoverTower
Vacation in Upper Galilee before going into lockdown
UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science sign first of its kind MoU to collaborate on AI research
The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in the UAE and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see the two institutes work together to advance the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for progress. he MoU, which is the first of its kind to be signed between two … [Read more...] about UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science sign first of its kind MoU to collaborate on AI research
President Donald J. Trump Has Brokered a Historic Deal Between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain
Now that the ice has been broken, I expect more Arab and Muslim countries will follow the United Arab Emirates’ lead. President Donald J. Trump SECURING ANOTHER HISTORIC AGREEMENT: President Donald J. Trump has brokered a deal to establish full diplomatic relations between Bahrain and Israel – the second such agreement between Israel and an Arab nation in less than one … [Read more...] about President Donald J. Trump Has Brokered a Historic Deal Between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain
Remarks by President Trump, President Vučić of Serbia, and Prime Minister Hoti of Kosovo in a Trilateral Meeting
PRESIDENT TRUMP: Okay, well, thank you very much. This is a truly historic day — a very, very important day, especially in a beautiful part of the world. I’m pleased to announce a truly historic commitment: Serbia and Kosovo have each committed to economic normalization. Very expect — very important term. They’ve been working on this for many, many years — decades, … [Read more...] about Remarks by President Trump, President Vučić of Serbia, and Prime Minister Hoti of Kosovo in a Trilateral Meeting
Haifa: A Tale of Two Ports
Any attempt to modernize, reform and privatize the old port in Haifa is doomed, the bloated workforce with strong trade union is politically toxic. The Israeli government made a smart move - it plays a new modern Chinese-owned port against the old one. A tale of two Haifa ports could be a Netflix TV show with intricate plot twists, something along the following … [Read more...] about Haifa: A Tale of Two Ports
Trans-Arabian Pipeline with Oil Terminal in Haifa Port May Become a Reality
The peace agreement between UAE and Israel may revive one day the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) with oil terminal in Haifa Port. The project of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) was conceived in 1947 and initially was intended to transport oil from Qaisumah in Saudi Arabia to Haifa. An analysis has estimated that the transportation cost of exporting oil via the Tapline … [Read more...] about Trans-Arabian Pipeline with Oil Terminal in Haifa Port May Become a Reality
Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Bridges the Gap between Israeli High-Tech and Thousands of Institutional and Accredited Investors with TASE UP
Newly Launched Innovative Electronic Platform TASE UP Allows Companies and Funds, For the First Time, to Raise Capital from Institutional and Accredited Investors and Remain Private TASE has entered into several collaborations, including with Jefferies, Novus, Fundit and IVC Comedian, Adi Ashkenazi, will be fronting the TASE UP launch campaign The Tel Aviv Stock … [Read more...] about Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Bridges the Gap between Israeli High-Tech and Thousands of Institutional and Accredited Investors with TASE UP
Lebanon: Renewed Instability Following August Blast
On August 10, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab and his cabinet resigned in the wake of a massive explosion at the port of Beirut that killed at least 178 people and injured thousands. The blast displaced an estimated 300,000 people, and Lebanese President Michel Aoun estimated the damage at the port to be roughly $15 billion. The explosion triggered widespread outrage among … [Read more...] about Lebanon: Renewed Instability Following August Blast