Moroccan Jewish Teens Make Historic Debut At JCC Maccabi Games In Israel First-ever delegation from Morocco showcases unity and Jewish identity in international sports competition. Zenger · Jul 9, 2023
Barak Urges Civil Revolt As Anti-reform Protests Lose Steam Former Israeli Prime Minister urged anti-reform demonstrators to revolt in a speech in Haifa on Saturday Zenger · Jun 13, 2023
In Haifa, Israel sells Palestinian homes as luxury real estate Only a few signs of Palestinian life remain in Haifa 75 years on from the Nakba, and they are disappearing. Al Jazeera · May 18, 2023
‘Our Two Cities Have A Lot In Common,’ Says San Francisco Mayor On Visit To Haifa London Breed spent five days in Israel to mark the 50th anniversary of San Francisco’s and Haifa’s “sister city” relationship. Zenger · May 17, 2023
Arab trains to carry Indian goods to Israeli port, says Foreign Minister Eli Cohen Arab train networks in future will be carrying Indian goods to the Israeli port of Haifa, said Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen The Hindu · May 9, 2023
Raisi Threatens to Destroy Haifa, Tel Aviv in Response to ‘Slightest’ Israeli Action Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi threatened to wipe out Haifa and Tel Aviv if Israel took “the slightest” move against his country. He also called on foreign forces, especially US troops, to leave the region “urgently.” His statements came during a ceremony broadcast live on state television to mark Iran’s annual… Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2023
Mass protests erupt in Israel after PM Benjamin Netanyahu fires defence minister: Key points JERUSALEM: Tens of thousands Israeli citizens took to the streets in cities across the country on Sunday night in protest after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister Yoav Gallant for opposing a proposed judicial overhaul. Demonstrations took place in Beersheba, Haifa and Jerusalem, where thousands of people gathered… The Times of India · Mar 27, 2023
Adani to set up AI lab in Tel Aviv, develop real estate in Haifa HAIFA: Indian tycoon Gautam Adani's ports-to-energy conglomerate will set up an artificial intelligence lab in Tel Aviv as it looks to leverage on a $1.2 billion Haifa port deal to make more investments in Israel. The Times of India · Jan 31, 2023
New Israeli Laws Cement Racial Discrimination New Israeli draft laws allow a doctor to abandon their professional oath to treat any patient and gives them the right to refuse to treat on religious grounds. Opposition lawmakers said the new laws were an abandonment of values for Israel. Outgoing Prime Minister Yair Lapid described them as the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 26, 2022
Druze Tribal Warfare Changing The Nature Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Israeli Druze used tribal warfare tactics to achieve the return of the body of a Druze youth from Palestinian body snatchers Zenger · Dec 13, 2022
‘Lack of hope’: How will Palestinians vote in Israeli elections? Al Jazeera looks at the Palestinian parties participating in Israeli elections this year and what residents are saying. Al Jazeera · Oct 31, 2022
A Slice Of Life Of The Hipster Israeli Town Pardes Hanna A special vibe in this Haifa district town with an artistic feel and a pull for people seeking alternative lifestyles. Zenger · Oct 4, 2022
Tales of war: Family members share stories of Mysore Lancers from Battle of Haifa The Mysore Lancers, which were a personal force of the then Maharaja of Mysuru, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, played a key role in the liberation of Haifa The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
Iran says it has developed drone 'designed to hit Israel's Tel Aviv, Haifa' - Mehr News Iran has developed an advanced long-range suicide drone "designed to hit Israel's Tel Aviv, Haifa", the semi-official Mehr News on Monday quoted Iran’s ground forces chief as saying. Reuters · Sep 12, 2022
Reuters · Sep 4, 2022 Turkish warship docks in Israel as bilateral ties warm A Turkish warship has docked in Israel for the first such visit in more than a decade as relations between the U.S. allies improve following fierce feuding over the Palestinian cause.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 4, 2022 Turkish Warship Docks at Haifa Port for 1st Time in 12 Years A Turkish warship docked in Haifa port on Saturday for the first time in 12 years, as part of a NATO drill. According to a spokesperson for the port, the TCG Kemalreis, a Barbaros-class frigate, is expected to remain docked for several days alongside a US missile destroyer ship, the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 27, 2022 Hezbollah Threatens Israel, Intensifies Attack on US Hezbollah intensified its attack on the United States, accusing it of “working to weaken and blackmail Lebanon to subject it to Israeli conditions.” The party has also threatened Israel over the border dispute and the oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean. With the arrival in June of the Energean…
Football London · Aug 2, 2022 Fabio Paratici's Jose Mourinho chat, Allan Dixon the enforcer and the politest Tottenham player A look behind the scenes of the final day of Tottenham Hotspur's tour to Israel and their match against Jose Mourinho's Roma side in Haifa
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 28, 2022 Israel Unveils Rare 1,900 Year-old Roman-era Coin Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday displayed a rare and "remarkably well preserved" Roman-era coin dating back nearly 1,900 years, depicting the moon goddess Luna, the first such find in Israeli waters. The coin minted in Alexandria in present-day Egypt featuring the zodiac sign Cancer below Luna and the era's Roman emperor,…
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022 In a first, coin bearing zodiac found off Israel's coast Israel’s Antiquities Authority says it has discovered a rare 1,850-year-old bronze zodiac coin during an underwater survey off the coastal city of Haifa
Reuters · Jul 25, 2022 Clear and present danger: Jellyfish swarm Israel's coast Ghostly swarms of jellyfish along Israel's coast have banished summer bathers from the Mediterranean waters and raised warnings about the dangers of ecological imbalance due to climate change.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 25, 2022 Lebanon’s Rahi: Al-Hajj’s Arrest Insults the Patriarchate The Maronite Patriarchate’s summer residence in Lebanon’s northern town of Diman on Sunday witnessed crowds gathering in support of the Maronite Patriarch, Beshara Al-Rahi, who had stepped up his rejection of the arrest of a senior Lebanese Maronite religious leader. Bishop Mousa Al-Hajj, archbishop of the Maronite archdiocese of Haifa…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 22, 2022 Lebanon Judiciary Accuses Rahi’s Deputy of ‘Violating Israel Boycott Law’ A new political dilemma has been added to Lebanon’s complicated political file over the controversial detention of Archbishop of the Archeparchy of Haifa and the Holy Land and Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine Moussa Al-Hajj earlier this week. The Archbishop was detained and interrogated over reported “violation of the…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022 Israel to Sell Haifa Port to India’s Adani Ports, Gadot Group for $1.2 Billion Israel said on Thursday it will sell Haifa Port, a major trade hub on its Mediterranean coast, to winning bidders Adani Ports of India and local chemicals and logistics group Gadot for 4.1 billion shekels ($1.18 billion). Gadot and Adani made it to the end of a two-year tender process…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 13, 2022 Israeli Museum Finds Sketches Hidden in Modigliani Painting Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings. The unfinished works by Modigliani, an Italian-born artist who worked in Paris before his death in 1920, came to light after the canvas of…