Google Pay Digital Wallet Launches Operations in Israel
Google’s digital wallet can be used at all outlets except those that accept contactless payment.
Next Step Taken in Creation of Israel’s Largest-Ever Solar Field
The installation, to cover an area of 750 acres, will be built in the Negev city of Dimona.
Following Weekend’s 10 Traffic Fatalities Knesset Forms Road Safety Subcommittee
The subcommittee will promote outside the box ideas in search of creative solutions.
Report: Indian Army Deploys Israeli-Made Heron Drones to Monitor Chinese Movements
“[They] are more advanced than the ones in the inventory of the force, including their anti-jamming capability,” according to Indian media.
OECD Report: Economy in Israel is Rapidly Recovering from Pandemic
According to the report, Israel’s GDP will grow by 6.3 percent in 2021.
Kenny Rosenberg Gave In: Will Invest $63 Million in El Al to Receive Government...
After all is said and done, Rosenberg has invested a tremendous amount in El Al which is yet to show signs of a robust recovery.
Impressive, Tel Aviv Ranked World’s Most Expensive City
Tel Aviv jumped up from 5th place last year.
IDF, Standards Institution of Israel Award First Ever Israeli Standards Mark to PA Arab...
This step is part of a broad plan to strengthen and improve the economic ties between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
15-20% of Israel’s Work Force Are Govt. Employees
The average in the US in 2019 was 13.3%, as opposed to 2.15% in the UK.
Israel Plans to Build $7 Million High-Tech Park for Arab Sector
The 10-acre park will cost around $7 million and the Economy Ministry projects it will provide 200 jobs in high-tech.
Israeli Pharmaceuticals Firm to Start Clinical Trials for New Alzheimer’s Drug
The clinical trials are set to begin next year in eight centers: four in Israel, two in the UK and four in Amsterdam.
Cyber Company Cofounded by ex-Mossad Chief Sells for $700 Million
European retailer Schwarz Group acquires XM Cyber, an Israeli cybersecurity company that was cofounded in 2016 by former Mossad director Tamir Pardo.
Israel Set to impose Electric Car Tax to Offset Loss in Car Gas Tax...
Within the Israeli government, the Finance Ministry is fighting the Transport and Environmental Protection Ministries on raising the reduced purchase tax on EVs.
El Al Ditches Israeli Farmers at Height of Holiday Season Despite $30 Million in...
The solution seems obvious to this reporter: let the government take the $30 million it was planning to give El Al and give it to the farmers.
Report: Bennett Plans to Use Israel’s Economic Success to Boost Defense Budget Even More
Top on the list of the defense establishment is the acceleration of the missile and rocket interception project, led by the defense industries Rafael and Elbit.
Israel-UAE Bilateral Trade Expected to Surpass Billion Dollars by End of 2021
Bilateral trade reached roughly $610 million between January and July 2021, while imports from the UAE to Israel totaled $400 million.
Israel Aerospace Industries and UAE’s EDGE Will Jointly Develop Advanced Unmanned Surface Vessels
The two will jointly design a first-in-class series of 170 modular-unmanned surface vessels (m-USV) for a range of military and commercial applications.
UAE Nixes Iron Dome, Decides to Purchase South Korean Aerial Defense System
The UAE-South Korean aerial defense systems contract is worth up to $3.5 billion, but has not yet been finalized.
Israel, UAE Negotiating Free Trade Agreement
As of July 2021, trade between the two nations stands at about $495 million in goods alone.
18th Century Esther Scroll Written by Teenage Girl Revealed in Jerusalem
This is a very significant historic discovery, as Scrolls of Esther inscribed during that time period by women are few, and it sheds light on the important position that religious women occupied in Italian Jewish community life.
IAI Signs Deal to Convert Passenger Aircraft to Cargo Planes for Emirates Airline
The aircraft will be converted at a new site established at the Etihad Engineering’s Maintenance, Repair and Operations center in Abu Dhabi.
Dollar Down to 3.09 Shekels, Local Economy Starting to Hurt
Central Bureau of Statistics findings show that the strong shekel is starting to weigh down on the local economy.
To Encourage Russian Tourism Israel Is Willing to Accept the Sputnik Vaccine: Tourism Minister
"As far as we can see, the recognition of the Russian vaccine by the WHO is a matter of the near future."
Environment, Tourism, Energy, Foreign Ministries Join Fight Against Emirati Oil Pipeline Deal
The loss of income from an oil spill catastrophe on Eilat's shore would cause a direct loss of income worth NIS 4.5 billion ($1.5 billion).
BOI Instructs Banks to Offer 3 Uniform, Compulsory Mortgage Tracks
Last week the Bank of Israel underlined the rising risk in real estate portfolios.
Google Cloud to Build Fourth Data Center Near Moshav Beit Yehoshua
Project Nimbus requires a distance of 25 kilometers between each of its data centers.
Lapid-Bennett Coalition Announces $160 Million Move of IDF Bases to the South Raising Be’er...
Given the delay in moving the IDF bases, the cabinet has decided to take a series of steps to strengthen the socio-economic status of the Negev communities, particularly Be'er Sheva.
Elbit to Build South Carolina Facility for Manufacture of Combat Vehicles
Projected to open by the third quarter of 2022, the facility can provide as many as 300 jobs.
Israeli Loitering Munitions Company That Supplies US Marines Eyes New Markets
Combining guided missiles with drone technology, UVision’s series of loitering munitions is being delivered to the U.S. Marines, the Indian military, and now, a new cooperation agreement is in place with a German defense company.
Meet Scorpius, the IAI System that Takes Down Targets with Electromagnetic Beams
"We believe this is the revolution. It's the future of electronic warfare."