Elie Wurtman believes the second largest economy in the Arab world could help Israelis engage with people from dozens of previously unexplored markets.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: PICO Ventures co-founder brings Jerusalem, and its youth, to UAE
Right-wing, Orthodox bloc makes big gains in WZC agreement
The right-wing, religious-Zionist and ultra-Orthodox bloc of the World Zionist Congress took control of the major Zionist organizations, other than Jewish Agency.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Right-wing, Orthodox bloc makes big gains in WZC agreement
Over 50% of coronavirus patients lie during epidemiological investigation
Epidemiological investigators warn that this can't be done without the cooperation of those being investigated.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Over 50% of coronavirus patients lie during epidemiological investigation
Albania first Muslim majority state to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition
Balkan country is first Muslim-majority counties to adopt formally adopt IHRA definition of antisemitism.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Albania first Muslim majority state to adopt IHRA antisemitism definition
Yemen’s warring sides start swap of over 1,000 prisoners
Planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring parties in Yemen took off from three airports on Thursday in an operation to return about 1,000 men home across the front lines, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Arab Coalition and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia agreed last month in Switzerland to exchange 1,081 prisoners, including 15 Saudi Arabians and four Sudanese nationals, in the largest swap since peace talks in December 2018 that have since stalled.In a message posted on Twitter, the ICRC later said a total of five planes had taken off from Sayoun, Sanaa and Abha.“This operation that means so much to so many families is under way,” Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC regional director for the Middle East, told Reuters, speaking from Sanaa airport.“It is quite remarkable because they are doing this while a conflict is still active.”Read more:Yemen's warring parties agree to their largest prisoner swap as UN seeks ceasefireUS says 2 hostages released from Houthi custody, thanks Saudi Arabia for helpSaudi Arabia’s cabinet condemns Iran-backed Houthi drone attacks targeting Kingdom
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Yemen’s warring sides start swap of over 1,000 prisoners
Palestinians holding off policy change until Nov. 3
It seems the Palestinian government is holding off on a decision accepting the Israeli deducted taxes and customs amid European pressure.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinians holding off policy change until Nov. 3
Hackers launch large-scale attack on key Iranian institutions: Official
Hackers launched large-scale attacks on two Iranian government institutions this week, a senior official said on Thursday, without giving details on the targets or the suspected perpetrators.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Some government bodies had since temporarily shut down internet services as a precaution, Abolghasem Sadeghi, from the government's Information Technology Organization, told state TV.“The cyber attacks which happened on Monday and Tuesday are under investigation,” Sadeghi said. They were “important and on a large scale,” he added.Iran says it is on high alert for online assaults, which it has blamed in the past on the United States and other foreign states.US officials said in October 2019 that the United States had carried out a cyber-attack on Iran after drone strikes on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, which Washington and Riyadh blamed on Tehran. Iran denied involvement in the attacks, which were claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia.The United States and other Western powers have also accused Iran of trying to disrupt and break into their networks.Sources told Reuters this April that hackers working in Iran's interests had targeted the personal email accounts of staff at the World Health Organization during the coronavirus outbreak. Tehran denied any involvement.Tensions between Tehran and Washington have escalated since 2018 when US President Donald Trump withdrew from Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and reimposed sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy.Read more:Flood barriers protect Venice from second high tideEurope’s surge in COVID-19 cases of ‘great concern,’ says WHOLebanese Forces party threatens to sue pro-Hezbollah newspaper
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Hackers launch large-scale attack on key Iranian institutions: Official
Israel’s parliament passes UAE agreement, bringing peace deal into full effect
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, ratified the country’s peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, bringing into full effect the normalization announced two months ago.The parliamentary approval follows Israel’s cabinet - under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - officially approving the deal on Monday.Israeli parliament member Michal Cotler-Wunsh said the historic moment has the “potential to be the beginning of the end to the Arab-Israeli conflict.”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Recognition enables negotiation which enables peace,” Cotler-Wunsh said in an interview with Al Arabiya English.“I hope the agreement deepens the relationship between the two countries, and hope it has a trickledown effect on the whole region,” she added.Israeli Immigration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata told Al Arabiya English that she considers it an honor to be an elected official during a period when historical agreements are taking place.“I am full of hope that we will be able to lead to further agreements and accomplishments in order to strengthen regional security and stability in the Middle East as a whole.”The vote was not unanimous – the Arab-led Joint List faction announced earlier in the day that they would vote against the agreement.Read more: Open for business: How UAE-Israel peace is driving deals at breakneck speedThe agreement makes the UAE the third Arab state to officially normalize ties with Israel. Israel signed peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.Israel and the UAE first announced the US-brokered normalization agreement on August 13 and signed the deal, known as the “Abraham Accords,” at the White House on September 15.An official Israeli delegation visited the UAE’s capital city Abu Dhabi on August 31, taking the first direct flight in history from Israel to the UAE.An Emirati delegation is expected to make a reciprocal trip to Israel on October 20, an Emirati source told Al Arabiya English on Monday.Netanyahu said Monday that he invited Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Israel, and that the Crown Prince had extended a reciprocal invitation to the UAE capital.The invitations were expressed during a phone call in which the two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral ties call and examined “prospects for peace” in the region.Read more:Official UAE delegation trip to Israel set for October 20: SourceIsrael approves first West Bank settler homes since deals with UAE, BahrainBahrain King: Committed to Palestinian cause, Arab initiative way to regional peace
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Israel’s parliament passes UAE agreement, bringing peace deal into full effect
Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,398 new COVID-19 cases after 114,147 tests
The United Arab Emirates confirmed 1,398 new coronavirus cases after conducting an additional 114,147 additional tests over the past 24 hours, the health ministry announced Thursday.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.Two COVID-19 related deaths were also reported. Meanwhile, 1,666 people who had previously tested positive for the virus recovered.The UAE recorded its highest increase yet on Wednesday after 1,431 new COVID-19 cases were reported in a 24-hour period.As of October 15, the health ministry has confirmed 111,437 cases, 103,325 recoveries and 52 deaths, according to the official WAM news agency.Health officials continue to urge people to adhere to coronavirus prevention measures, including wearing a face mask and social distancing, in effort to slow the spread of the virus after the recent surge in infections.Read more:UAE to trial Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, says KremlinDubai residents can get COVID-19 PCR test at malls, appointment requiredUAE company nears end of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: UAE reports 1,398 new COVID-19 cases after 114,147 tests
Palestinians displaced from Syria's Yarmouk camp to finally go home
The camp had been the focus of fighting and seizure by Islamic State and Syrian government forces.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinians displaced from Syria's Yarmouk camp to finally go home