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Jun 12 2020

Lebanon rocked by protests as currency dives

June 12 2020, 13:26

Hundreds of citizens have taken to the streets in cities across Lebanon amid escalating protests as the country faces a dramatic collapse in its currency. The Lebanese pound tumbled to record lows on... Read more

Jun 12 2020

Portable Israeli blood test device could enable home chemotherapy treatment

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June 12 2020, 12:56

A new device developed by Israeli company PixCell Medical to enable home blood tests could revolutionise at-home oncology treatment for immunocompromised patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Many chemotherapy... Read more

Jun 12 2020

Middle East Minister goes on virtual visit to Israel

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June 12 2020, 12:26

On Thursday, Middle East Minister James Cleverly held a virtual visit to Israel, where he discussed UK-Israel tech collaboration and heard directly from NGOs on their efforts to advance peace.... Read more

Jun 12 2020

CFI Vice-Chairman highlights concerns over misuse of aid to Palestinians

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June 12 2020, 12:08

In International Development questions this week in the House of Commons, CFI Vice-Chairman Andrew Percy MP raised his concerns over reports that international aid intended to support coronavirus relief efforts... Read more

Jun 11 2020

CFI Honorary President celebrates the work of Innovation: Africa

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June 11 2020, 08:42

CFI Honorary President Lord Polak CBE on Wednesday in the House of Lords praised the work of Innovation: Africa, an NGO that provides Israeli solar, water and agricultural technology to rural African villages. Lord Polak... Read more

Jun 09 2020

IAEA: Iran now violating all restrictions of nuclear deal

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June 09 2020, 11:53

Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium, in defiance of its deal with P5+1 world powers, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Israeli-designed instant coronavirus breathalyser could be rolled out globally

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June 05 2020, 17:03

An Israeli-designed one-minute breath test to tell whether someone has coronavirus could soon be installed at hundreds of global entry points if it gets approval from the US Food and... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Report: Iran cyberattack on Israel’s water supply could have sickened hundreds

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June 05 2020, 15:24

Iran tried to increase chlorine levels in the water flowing to residential areas during April’s cyberattack against Israel’s water systems, a Western intelligence official told the Financial Times. The FT report... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt calls for extension of Iran arms embargo

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June 05 2020, 15:16

This week, former Foreign Secretary Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP said that the international community must “find a way of extending the arms embargo” on Iran, ahead of the scheduled... Read more