Science and Technology
The American delegation in Vienna is planning to hold meetings with petrochemical companies and banks in the United Arab Emirates, which conduct “billions of dollars of trade with Iran,” to deliver a warning.
Snam buys a stake in the 90-kilometer (56-mile-long) “peace gas pipeline,” one of the main energy supply sources for Egypt.
The fuel products were sold for more than $26 million; some of the funds may go to the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
Avner Flor, an official at the Transportation Ministry, said 640 Israeli startups were working on autonomous vehicles with the goal of zero road accidents.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke earlier this week with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the Atarot project.
The deal could value the Israeli unit at more than $50 billion.
Banks and credit-card companies said they signed agreements to offer the new payment service throughout the Jewish state.
The autonomous “Rook,” unveiled in November by Elbit Systems and Roboteam, can evacuate soldiers, carry equipment, act as a “mothership” for drones and small robots, and fire on targets after approval by a human operator.
The leaders plan to discuss energy cooperation, strengthening tourism, and jointly dealing with climate change and the ongoing pandemic.
Tel Aviv University technology will allow physicians to identify patients who are at risk for serious illness ahead of time.
It will enable the Gulf state to send fuel to Gaza via Egypt; Hamas can then resell the fuel to cover its expenses.
“Stable and durable peaceful relations with neighboring countries are best served by connecting grids, whether water, electricity or telecommunication. This creates an association of mutual interests,” said former Israeli Ambassador to Jordan Oded Eran.
