Tag: Israel

Tuesday, May 18th 2021 - 08:55 UTC
OAS says Hamas is a terrorist group

The Organization of American States (OAS) Monday added the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas -founded in 1987- to the list of terrorist groups, following its recent rocket attacks against Israel, it was announced in Washington DC.
Monday, May 17th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Israel sees no imminent end to Gaza air strikes

Israel was still pounding Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip in the early hours of Monday morning, just hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that there was no end in sight to the operations.
Friday, May 14th 2021 - 08:36 UTC
US advises against travel to Israel as violence escalates in conflict

The Government of the United States has advised against travel to Israel after evacuating some 120 Pentagon staff members from the war-torn region, it was announced Thursday.
Wednesday, May 12th 2021 - 09:15 UTC
Israel's Ambassador concerned over Argentine Foreign Ministry's statement regarding armed conflict in Gaza

Israel's Ambassador to Buenos Aires Galit Ronen voiced her disagreement regarding an Argentine Foreign Ministry statement criticizing Tel Aviv's “excessive use of force” in retaliating against rockets fired from the Gaza strip but never mentioning the involvement of the Hamas group.
Thursday, April 29th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Paraguay's plans to open commercial office in Jerusalem delayed by pandemic but still on the agenda

Israel's concurrent Ambassador to Paraguay (and Uruguay) Yoed Magen Wednesday announced the South American country was considering the opening of a commercial office in Jerusalem, after meeting in Asunción with President Mario Abdo Benítez.
Wednesday, April 28th 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Israeli medical team and supplies arrive in Uruguay to help fight covid-19

Israel's ambassador to Uruguay, Yoed Magen, welcomed in Montevideo the delegation of health care professionals from the Sheba Medical Center who arrived in the country Monday morning to contribute to the effort against covid-19.
Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Israeli developers announce 20-second covid detecting test they hope to see at airports

An Israeli developing firm Wednesday announced the creation of a test kit that would eliminate the need for complex lab equipment to detect the presence of Sars-Cov-2 and yield results in just 20 seconds.
Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:42 UTC
Bolsonaro seeks Israeli developed nasal spray against Covid-19, recommended by his “good friend” Netanyahu

President Jair Bolsonaro said the Brazilian government would seek emergency use authorization for an Israeli-developed nasal spray against Covid-19 that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “miracle” treatment.
Monday, November 30th 2020 - 09:34 UTC
Oil-rich Middle East and its inevitable declining power

By Gwynne Dyer – The only officials present were American and Saudi,” tweeted the Saudi Arabian foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, but he was lying. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu really did fly in to Saudi Arabia to spend a few hours with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Saturday, November 28th 2020 - 08:14 UTC
Iran's top nuclear scientist ambushed and killed: Teheran points to Israel and Trump

An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb program was killed in an ambush near Teheran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.