Month May 2021
Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a tax treaty on Monday, Finance Minister Yisrael Katz said, describing the move as a spur to business development between the countries after… Read more » The post Israel, UAE Sign Tax Treaty… Continue Reading →
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) used a partnership with Denmark‘s foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighboring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish state broadcaster… Read more » The post Report: U.S. Spied on Merkel… Continue Reading →
Baruch dayan ha’emes. Mrs. Ahuva Leah Kryman, a”h, of Yerushalayim passed away suddenly at her home on Monday morning. She was born in Yerushalayim 39 years ago, to her parents… Read more » The post BD”E: Mrs. Ahuva Leah Kryman,… Continue Reading →
The Health Ministry on Monday said that only four new cases of coronavirus were confirmed on Sunday after 22,360 tests were conducted, indicating a 0.0% positivity rate. There are currently… Read more » The post Only Four New Coronavirus Cases… Continue Reading →
North Korea’s state media on Monday criticized the recent termination of a pact between the United States and South Korea that capped the development of South Korea’s ballistic missiles, calling… Read more » The post N. Korea Slams End to… Continue Reading →
“We must increase activity against the Iranian regime,” said outgoing head of the Mossad, Yossi Cohen, on Sunday. “[Israel must] fight it and its actions to the bitter end, until… Read more » The post Outgoing Mossad Chief: Israel Must… Continue Reading →
A senior Egyptian official said that Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi’s visit to Cairo was intended, among other things, to restore relations between the two countries, London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat… Read more » The post Arab Report: Ashkenazi’s Visit to… Continue Reading →
The global economic outlook is improving as vaccine rollouts allow businesses to resume operations and as the United States pumps trillions of dollars into the world’s largest economy, the OECD… Read more » The post OECD Raises Growth Forecasts on… Continue Reading →
Iran and six world powers have made significant progress in talks to revive their 2015 nuclear deal but important issues still need to be resolved, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman… Read more » The post Iran Says Progress Made in… Continue Reading →
Israel is set to begin vaccinating teenagers aged 12 to 15 against the coronavirus on June 6, the Health Ministry announced on Sunday. Despite the announcement, Health Ministry Director-General Chezi… Read more » The post Israel Set to Begin Vaccinating… Continue Reading →
Negotiating teams from four parties met overnight Sunday to discuss terms for the formation of a new government, after Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett publicly declared that he would be joining… Read more » The post Yamina, Yesh Atid Making Progress… Continue Reading →
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday the U.S. allowing South Korea to build more powerful missiles was an example of the U.S.’s hostile policy against the North, warning that it could lead to an “acute and instable… Continue Reading →
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It was with a tremble in his breath and hesitation in his step that Rabbi “B,” a Jerusalem father of 12, approached the door of his neighbor, revered chacham Rav Naftali Nussbaum shlit”a. He had returned home expecting to find… Continue Reading →
Republicans in the Texas Senate muscled one of the most restrictive new voting laws in the U.S. to the cusp of the governor’s desk early Sunday, approving fewer ways to cast a ballot and more criminal penalties after rushing the… Continue Reading →
More than half of Illinois adults have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19, public health officials announced Sunday. Overall 11.2 million vaccines have been administered in the state, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Health officials said about 67%… Continue Reading →
Rangers who keep an eye on North America’s highest mountain peak say impatient and inexperienced climbers are taking more risks and endangering themselves and other climbers after a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Denali in southern Alaska is… Continue Reading →
Inspiration, education, and entertainment come together in a must-see 1-hour program streaming live into homes everywhere. Welcome to the Yeshiva of Spring Valley’s Virtual Dinner. With Divrei Bracha from HaRav Elya Brudny Shlita, and featuring a lifetime of Chinuch –… Continue Reading →
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi said that AP Gaza-based journalists drank their morning coffee with Hamas operatives in the building the IDF flattened during Operation Guardian of the Walls, wittingly or unwittingly, Channel 12 News reported. “It came down… Continue Reading →