Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country is “at the height” of a new coronavirus offensive. There are currently 29,366 confirmed cases in Israel, including 330 fatalities, with as …
Braizat takes stock of Jordan’s youth programmes, looks ahead to future growth
Prior to and during the coronavirus crisis, the Ministry of Youth has been working on numerous projects and activities to engage young people and encourage them to divert any pent-up energy into …
UK Export Finance ‘took year to flag corruption’ at Airbus
Campaigners say a government agency faces “serious questions” after it emerged that officials took more than a year to flag evidence of corruption at Airbus to the Serious Fraud Office.Officials at UK …
Top Air India officials to retire, squabble for posts begins (IANS Exclusive)
Accordingly, Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal has sounded out these 10 officials to chart out their respective succession plans, thereby ruling out any possibility of an extension. In effect, the move is …
Israel’s El Al to Become Leaner After Government Bailout
El Al’s fate is expected to be decided in the coming days, with the Israeli airline looking to reach a deal with workers on job and spending cuts to get government aid. An official at El Al, which has …
Israel Looks for Answers to the Second Virus Wave
Just over a month after turning more upbeat on the economy, the Bank of Israel is still unlikely to tinker with its near-zero interest rates even as it confronts a renewed surge in Covid-19 cases and …
Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and the importance of fathers
In one area, Michael Jordan was just like the rest of us. The greatest athlete of the 20th century longed for his dad’s acceptance and love just like everyone else.
Nepal: Oli-Prachanda power-sharing talks fail; both agree to meet again on Monday
The Prachanda faction, backed by senior leaders including Madhav Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal, has been demanding that Oli step down both as party chair and prime minister.
Govt to launch ‘Brand Pakistan’ programme this year, says Zulfi Bukhari
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas and Tourism Zulfi Bukhari announced that a programme by the name of ‘Brand Pakistan’ would be launched by the end of this year to promote tourism in the …
Trade between India and Bangladesh through Petrapole-Benapole border in West Bengal resumes
India had allowed export of goods from Petrapole, the largest land border port with Bangladesh, on June 7. But the West Bengal government was demanding that truck drivers coming from Bangladesh have …