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Votes are in for municipal elections, Jerusalem readies for a Nov. 13 showdown
31.10.2018
Jerusalem will face a runoff for mayor between Ofer Berkovitch and Moshe Lion, and Haifa’s mayor of 15 years was upset by the city’s first female mayor-elect, Einat Kalisch Rotem.
Supporters celebrate as Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Lion arrives at his campaign headquarters as he leads the early counting in the municipal elections for Jerusalem on Oct. 30, 2018.
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Could Chinese involvement in Israeli ports pose a security risk?
Yaakov Lappin21.09.2018
Haifa’s growing port, located close to a naval base, will be managed by one Chinese company, while a second port in Ashdod, also near a naval base, is being constructed by a second Chinese firm.
Israel’s Haifa port. Credit: Zvi Roger/Haifa Municipality.
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Haifa’s on the rise, with university leading the way in building and development
Jeffrey Barken09.07.2018
Thanks to new financial contributions, the University of Haifa is embracing a city in need with innovative ventures, paving new roads towards establishing an urban exemplar for idyllic peace, diversity and prosperity in Israel.
The University of Haifa. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Flavor-maker Frutarom sold in second-largest ‘exit’ in Israeli history
07.05.2018
The company currently employs 2,700 employees around the world and sells more than 70,000 products to 30,000-plus clients in more than 150 countries.
Frutarom, based in the coastal city of Haifa.
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Leading Israeli hospital partners with Stanford for medical-tech symposium
06.03.2018
Rambam and Stanford will hold a joint symposium to explore best practices and cutting-edge developments in clinical medicine, research and medical technology.
Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Ahmadi Muslims, among persecuted Mideast minorities finding religious freedom in Israel, promote a message of peace
Eliana Rudee09.02.2018
As a small Islamic sect of an estimated 20 million people—about 1 percent of the global Muslim population—the Ahmadiyya community is a persecuted minority across the Middle East. In Israel, Ahmadis enjoy full religious and cultural freedom and pray in the only Ahmadi mosque in the Middle East.
The Mahmood Mosque near Haifa, Israel is the only Ahmadiyya mosque in the Middle East. Built in the late 1970s, it is named for the second khalifa of the Promised Messiah Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, son of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, also known as the "Promised Reformer." Credit: Eliana Rudee.
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