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Jun 11 2020

CFI Honorary President celebrates the work of Innovation: Africa

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

Jun 05 2020

Israeli platform OurCrowd launches $100m Pandemic Innovation Fund

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June 05 2020, 14:43

Israeli crowdfunded-venture investment platform OurCrowd this week announced the launch of its Pandemic Innovation Fund. The fund plans to raise $100 million for investment in urgent technological solutions for the... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Gaza’s garment industry boosted by coronavirus and demand from Israel

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June 05 2020, 13:37

Gaza’s garment industry, which has been mostly dormant for more than a decade, has received a boost in recent months due to the Covid-19 pandemic and demand for protective equipment like... Read more

Jun 05 2020

Norway withholds funding to Palestinian Authority over textbooks inciting violence

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June 05 2020, 13:15

This week, Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide confirmed that Norway has withheld over half a year’s funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) due to concerns over textbooks promoting hatred... Read more

Jun 05 2020

UK Embassy in Tel Aviv to release up to £80K for Covid-19 response work

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June 05 2020, 11:48

The British Embassy in Tel Aviv has said it will release up to £80,000 to fund urgent Covid-19 response work in Israel. The British Embassy announced its intention to finance... Read more