Business and Economy
Best friends Uriel Levitt and Jacob Werbin, both with disabilities and who found themselves out of work and unable to go to camp last summer, founded a company with the help of their mothers and the support of their community.
“This breakthrough reflects an artistic expression of the scientific expertise of our team,” says Didier Toubia, co-founder and CEO of Aleph Farms.
The planes, the first of a planned fleet of eight, are part of a $9 billion procurement drive that will include a third F-35 squadron, advanced munitions and more.
Eco Wave Power wins in the “Life Under Water” category at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week for its solution to generate clean electricity from ocean and sea waves.
“This is an important day, marking our continued cooperation,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Molla.
“We have joined the ‘Civil Space Revolution’ called New Space, in which, unlike the Old Space, not only giant companies with huge budgets and large teams of engineers can build and launch satellites,” said Professor Colin Price.
It will see more than NIS 700 million (nearly $215 million) worth of support cards distributed in the coming months.
“Small businesses are the heart of the economy and in the past year we have felt the need to do more for them,” says Google Israel director Barak Regev.
Under the agreement, starting in April those vaccinated against COVID-19 will be exempt from PCR tests and quarantine when traveling between the two countries.
Trilateral cooperation between Israel, Cyprus and Greece, particularly in the energy sector, is a “key component of regional stability and economic development,” says Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.
A total of 1,668 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded during 2020—an 8 percent drop over 2019’s 1,813 incidents—but still the third-highest yearly total since the group began keeping records.
“We are looking for more efficacy and a wiser way of utilizing funds,” said Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem al-Hashimy.
