Kuwait confirmed a further 710 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, taking the total number of infections in the country to 29,359. Official spokesperson for the Kuwait Ministry of Health, Dr. ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Team8 raises $104M to make bigger cybersecurity and enterprise bets
Team8, the Israel-based firm founded by a team of intelligence vets and backed by the likes of Intel, Microsoft, Walmart and Cisco to develop and spin out cybersecurity startups, is announcing a step ... ( read original story ...)
Senior health official warns Israel on verge of new serious outbreak — TV
Ministry source tells network recent days have seen more moderate and serious cases than in entire previous month, states main problematic area is Jerusalem ... ( read original story ...)
Israel’s Team8 Launches VC Fund to Invest in AI, Cybersecurity
Israeli cyber group Team8 said on Wednesday it launched Team8 Capital, a new venture capital fund that will focus on technology investments in data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. ( read original story ...)
Roman Abramovich buys estate in Israel for record $64.5m
Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich has bought an estate in central Israel for a record $64.5 million, an Israeli business daily reported. The deal on the property in Herzliya Pituah, which ... ( read original story ...)
Israel launches public securitisation market to diversify funding
Israel's markets regulator on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to allow public securitisation deals in a move aimed at increasing the sources of funding and capital in the economy and boosting competition ... ( read original story ...)
Back to business: UAE reaffirms continued support to exporters and businesses to recover from COVID-19
As UAE businesses restart operations in full swing, companies will put more focus on protecting their main assets - the accounts receivables ... ( read original story ...)
Food deliveries sustain business during Covid
As the Covid-19 crisis prompts a new normal, food delivery companies continue to sustain their business momentum and performance fuelled by fear of the disease and increasing customer migration online ... ( read original story ...)
The business of empowering women: Insights for development programming in Syria
Changes in household composition due to battlefield deaths, displacement, and military recruitment have meant that many households in Syria have experienced a gendered restructuring, and as a result, ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s the route of US Navy P-8A patrol plane that was ‘unsafely’ intercepted by Russian fighters off Syria
The US Navy surveillance aircraft was shadowed by the Russians as it flew over international waters off the coast of Syria. ( read original story ...)