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Middle East Arms Fair Goes Ahead Despite Pandemic as Forecasters See a 10% Drop in Gulf Spending
The prediction comes even as the UAE and other Gulf states, namely Saudi Arabia, are pouring money into developing their own indigenous defense industries.
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Green Badge: Israel's COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate Opens Fast Track to Normal Life
Israel has started lifting its coronavirus restrictions and reopening its economy after a nearly two-month long lockdown. Gyms, pools and restaurants will be open for people who have received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
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Netanyahu and Biden Speak About Pandemic, Iran, Peace Effort
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken, ending speculation about why the new president had not reached out.
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Israeli PM Pleads Not Guilty as Corruption Trial Resumes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pleaded not guilty as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom
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Israel's Decision to Give 5,000 Vaccine Doses to Palestinian Health Workers Is Wholly Inadequate, Rights Group Says
The Palestinian territories are home to just over 5 million people.
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Palestinians Announce First Elections in 15 Years on Eve of Biden Era
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree setting parliamentary and presidential elections for later this year
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Casino Mogul and GOP Megadonor Sheldon Adelson Dies at 87
Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands, had been among the most-watched donors supporting President Trump’s reelection effort.
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Israel's Covid Vaccine Rollout Is the Fastest in the World — Here Are Some Lessons for the Rest of Us
From logistics to public information campaigns, there are a number of lessons that other countries could learn from Israel as they try to ramp up their own vaccination drives.
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‘I Love Life': Oldest Living Olympic Champion Turns 100
The oldest living Olympic champion turns 100 and says the fondest memory of her remarkable life is simply that she has lived through it all
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Israel Heads to New Elections as Government Collapses
Israel’s divided government has collapsed, triggering the country’s fourth election in under two years.
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Israel, Morocco to Normalize Ties; US Shifts W Sahara Policy
Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, has announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months
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Israeli Start-Up Entrepreneur Says Middle East's Next Unicorn ‘Very Likely' to Come Out of UAE
The next billion dollar business in the Middle East will emerge from the United Arab Emirates, according to one of the region’s most prominent entrepreneurs.
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First Vaccine Doses Arrive in Israel
Israel received their first shipment of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. The country is expecting 500,000 total doses this month.
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Middle East Facing ‘Cyber Pandemic' as Covid Exposes Security Vulnerabilities, Cyber Chief Says
The UAE has seen an “at least 250% increase” in cyberattacks this year, the UAE’s top cyber security chief told CNBC.
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Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif condemned the killing and alleged “serious indications” of Israeli involvement.
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Singapore's Co-Developed Vaccine Candidate Is in ‘Good Shape' for Delivery in 2021
Positive results were announced by Singapore’s Covid vaccine candidate ARCT-021, developed by Arcturus Therapeutics together with Duke-NUS Medical School.
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Israel and the U.S. Among the Best Places to Be a Woman Entrepreneur
Israel has charged past the U.S. and New Zealand to emerge as the world’s best place to be a woman entrepreneur after Covid-19 shook up the annual rankings.
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Pompeo Is 1st Top US Diplomat to Visit an Israeli Settlement
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become the first top American diplomat to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank
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Salaries in Asia Pacific Projected to Grow the Most Globally in 2021
ECA International’s Lee Quane attributed this year’s gains to a “sustained increase in productivity in many Asian nations” despite the coronavirus crisis.
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US, Israel Worked Together to Track and Kill Al-Qaida No. 2
The United States and Israel tracked and killed a senior al-Qaida operative in Iran earlier this year, in a bold intelligence operation that came as the Trump administration was ramping up pressure on Tehran