Almost 1,000 new barriers, gates and walls built by Israel across occupied West Bank to corral Palestinians in their homeland

ISRAEL has constructed almost 1,000 new barriers across the occupied West Bank since its invasion of Gaza began, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission says. The mushrooming barriers and metal gates criss-cross Palestine’s roads and towns,...

The World Economy’s Centre of Gravity Shifts to Asia

On the last day of October 2025, leaders from the 21 nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet in the city of Gyeongju in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) for the organisation’s 33rd summit. Since its founding in...

Harvesting olives in Jerusalem ‘a form of prayer and reverence’

Franciscan Fr Diego Dalla Gassa harvests olives in Jerusalem’s Garden of Gethsemane (CNS/Debbie Hill) In October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according to the Gospel, Jesus...

Thu: Tel Aviv 35 Index up 1.9% in October

The main indices on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange rose today. The Tel Aviv 35 Index rose 0.41%, to 3,273.43 points, and the Tel Aviv 125 Index rose 0.27%, to 3,338.77 points. The BlueTech Global Index fell 0.44%, to 592.10 points. The TelBond 60...

'Israel' added 1,000 new barriers in occupied West Bank since 2023: WP

Since October 2023, "Israel" has installed nearly 1,000 new checkpoints and barriers in the occupied West Bank, severely restricting Palestinian movement. Since the launch of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, "Israel" has installed nearly 1,000...

How serial entrepreneurs are powering Israel’s startup economy

The phrase “serial entrepreneur” has become ubiquitous in Israeli high-tech circles. But what does it really mean for an ecosystem when the same people keep founding company after company? A new report by venture capital firm Battery Ventures, in...

Figma acquires one-year-old Israeli AI startup Weavy for over $200 million

American design software giant Figma will establish an R&D center in Israel, following its acquisition of Israeli startup Weavy, founded just a year ago and having raised only $4 million to date. The largest shareholder leading Weavy’s funding was...

Union representing senior Civil Servants call for clarity over Minister's Israel trip

Education Minister Paul Givan (Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire) A union representing senior civil servants and policy advisers in Northern Ireland has called for the Education Minister to clarify whether he is in Israel on Government or party...

Armenia`s diamond trade decreased  by almost 50% in the first half of  2025

ArmInfo.In the first half of 2025, Armenia nearly halved its diamond exports and imports (compared to a 2.5-fold increase the previous year) to 231,100 and 239,800 carats, respectively. The customs value in both cases decreased by 85%, to $59.8...

Israel raids southern Lebanon, spark protests

Israeli soldiers raided a municipal Government building in a border village in southern Lebanon early on Thursday and killed an employee, Lebanese state media said. The incident in the town of Blida sparked condemnation by Lebanese officials and a...

Trump reaches trade war truce with China

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Trump reaches trade war truce with China 01:49 UP NEXT Some trick-or-treaters picking potatoes over candy 01:29 Parents fight for coverage of...

Egypt Pegs its Power Supply to New Israeli Gas Imports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week referred in court to a “historic” natural gas deal with Egypt, according to reporting from Israel Hayom. Over recent months, Israel and Egypt have signed formal multibillion-dollar agreements to...

Hezbollah Parliamentary Bloc: Lebanon Facing Aggressive US-Israeli Campaign

The Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc emphasized on Thursday that Lebanon and the region are under an escalating aggressive campaign led by the US and ‘Israel’, with the participation of governments, regimes. Hezbollah Parliamentary Bloc held its...

Trump, Xi agree to ease trade war in high-stakes meeting 

(The Hill) -- President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping to ease their trade war following a meeting Thursday, with the U.S. scaling back tariffs and China delaying export controls and resuming some soybean...

Haaretz journalist Chaim Levinson got over $60,000 from company owned by Netanyahu associate tied to Qatargate

Perception, the company owned by Israeli political consultant Srulik Einhorn, transferred at least 200,000 shekels ($61,000) to a company owned by Haaretz journalist Chaim Levinson, Haaretz has learned. The money was transferred between 2019 and...

Expanded aid for families raising October 7 orphans halted amid Israeli ministers' delays

The expansion of financial support for Israeli families raising orphans whose parents were murdered in Hamas' October 7 attack has been delayed for months, after Justice Minister Yariv Levin and former Labor Minister Yoav Ben-Tzur failed to sign...

Israel says Gaza ceasefire resumes after strikes kill 100+ Palestinians

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. NJ AG Platkin on looming SNAP cut-off: ‘Hope somebody in Washington wakes the hell up!’ 05:46 Sen. Markey calls Trump ordering Pentagon to test nuclear weapons a...

Classified US report finds 'many hundreds' of potential Israeli rights violations in Gaza

ISTANBUL A confidential assessment by a US government oversight body has concluded that Israeli forces carried out “many hundreds” of possible breaches of US human rights law in Gaza and that examining them would take the State Department...

From India to Africa and Europe: The Strategic and Economic ...

The creation of a continuous economic corridor connecting India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Africa, and Europe represent one of the most transformative ideas of the 21st century. It is a project that transcends geography it redefines global trade,...

Two U.S. Jewish women face deportation from Israel after joining West Bank olive harvest