Science and Technology
An agreement “in principle” to allow flights to Israel to cross Sudan’s airspace comes days after a meeting in Uganda between Sudan’s transitional leader and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Italian Space Agency director Giorgio Saccoccia: “Israel’s global reputation as a ‘startup nation’ precedes it. Italy and Israel have been walking hand in hand for years now, and this trend is only getting stronger. Italy and sees space as a new arena for business opportunities.”
Terrorist group says its fighters were responsible for the attack on “the natural gas line linking the Jews and the apostate Egyptian government.”
Suspected Islamist terrorists blew up a natural-gas pipeline west of el-Arish, causing a fire but no casualties.
The 60-second commercial first aired on a dedicated website launched by consumer-goods giant Procter & Gamble, where viewers could vote on and control the ad’s storyline.
The Germany military is studying Israeli digital combat technology ahead of a potential contract.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin noted that these are “primary sources of funding for the Iranian regime’s terrorist activities and enable its persistent use of violence against its own people.”
Jordanian parliament passed motion in unanimous vote, but it may not become law • It come just days after mass protests in Amman against Israel-Jordan gas deal.
A reliable and price-competitive natural-gas alternative in the Mediterranean could diminish Moscow’s ability to use energy as a political weapon against Europe.
Vera Rubin received numerous honors, such as the National Medal of Science, and was a vocal advocate for women’s rights in the sciences.
Eight F-16s stored in underground hangars at the Hatzor air base in southern Israel suffered millions of dollars’ worth of damage.
More than 21 million acres—roughly the size of Maine—have been burned, with 27 lives lost and more missing, almost 2,000 homes destroyed, and an estimated half-billion animals killed.