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Nizar Alimi campaging for the Labor Party Primaries in December 2014 (Facebook)
September 28, 2017, 7:26 pm
Israel arrests forex company owner on charges of tax evasion
Nizar Alimi, 49, is a Labor Party bigwig who allegedly ran six online trading companies registered offshore
By TOI staff
A young African Sudanese man seen riding a truck carrying bananas in Juba, the capital of the Republic of South Sudan. (Photo credit: Moshe Shai/FLASH90
From the WebSeptember 28, 2017, 2:21 pm
Genetic manipulation makes strides in war against banana fungus
Calcalist: Israel's Evogene Ltd. and Rahan Meristem Ltd. say they have managed to develop fungus resistant banana strains
A screenshot of Start Up Nation Central's Finder (Courtesy)
September 28, 2017, 1:13 pm
Start-up Nation Central upgrades its guide to Israel’s tech ecosystem
Nonprofit says Ireland, Poland interested in their own version of the search engine, which has 60,000 monthly visitors, half from abroad
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli startup Pruvo seeks to make hotel booking even cheaper by tracking prices (Courtesy)
September 28, 2017, 11:21 am
Israeli startup seeks to slash hotel rates by tracking price drops
Three-year-old Pruvo monitors reservations after they're made and promises savings over major booking competitors
By TOI staff
Hedva Ber, Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel, far end, right, at a press conference in Tel Aviv, May 24, 2017 (Courtesy: Shoshanna Solomon)
September 27, 2017, 2:17 pm
Regulator asks Israeli lenders to redefine foreign banking strategy
Banks must outline an exit plan if a foreign unit's activity is not in line with their strategy, central bank says in draft directive
By Shoshanna Solomon
Attendees at the Energy Investor Forum in Israel organized by UK's Department for International Trade (DIT). Sept. 26, 2017 (Courtesy: Kobi Wolf)
September 27, 2017, 12:55 pm
Britain calls on Israel to invest in energy projects in the UK
Israeli business interest in the UK has risen in the 12 months since the Brexit vote, British Embassy says
By Shoshanna Solomon
Pope Francis greets the faithful with a bruise on his face, after he knocked his head on the popemobile, in Cartagena, Colombia, September 10, 2017. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool via AP)
September 26, 2017, 11:14 pm
Israeli surveillance balloon helped protect Pope in South America
Vatican security detail upgraded the security blimp with advanced cameras ahead of Masses lead by the pope in Colombia
By JTA
Ultra-Orthodox Jews read lamentations outside one of the entrances to the Temple Mount, during the annual Tisha B'Av (Ninth of Av) fasting and a memorial day, commemorating the destruction of ancient Jerusalem temples, on August 14, 2016, in Jerusalem's Old City. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI)
September 26, 2017, 4:31 pm
Bid to boost employment of ultra-Orthodox men is stalling, report says
Finance Ministry says the increase in employment of Haredi men is slow and will not meet government targets
By Shoshanna Solomon
OurCrowd team (Courtesy)
September 26, 2017, 3:20 pm
Crowdfunding firms fill startups’ early financing needs, report says
In a first survey of the scene, IVC Research Center looks at 9 equity crowdfunding platforms operating in Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli rescue workers look for survivors in Mexico City on September 23, 2017, four days after the powerful quake that hit central Mexico. (AFP Photo/Pedro Pardo)
September 26, 2017, 2:00 pm
Israeli tech helps Mexican rescuers locate quake victims
Camero-Tech's radio wave technology, which can 'see' through walls, helps rescue workers in Mexico search through rubble for trapped victims
By Shoshanna Solomon
A Jerusalem branch of Bank Hapoalim (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
From the WebSeptember 25, 2017, 4:32 pm
U.S.-based pension fund buys into Israel’s largest bank
Calcalist: One of the investors in Israel's Bank Hapoalim is the pension fund of a California-based university, according to persons familiar with the matter
Intel Corp.'s 8th-Gen-Intel-Core-i3-8100 chips will be on sale on October 5, 2017 (Courtesy)
September 25, 2017, 2:11 pm
Intel unveils ‘best ever’ gaming processor, sired in Haifa
New family of desktop computer processors said to be faster and stronger than previous incarnations
By Shoshanna Solomon
A sample Tailor Brands' branding effort as seen across different devices (Courtesy).
September 25, 2017, 11:41 am
Automated Mad Men aim to make branding available to all
Brooklyn and Tel Aviv-based startup Tailor Brands gives customers tools to churn out affordable brand offerings and ad campaigns
By TOI staff
Interior of SAP’s new building in Ra’anana, Israel (Courtesy: Uzi Porat)
September 25, 2017, 10:52 am
SAP confirms acquisition of Israel-founded Gigya
Gigya and a SAP unit will jointly provide a fuller product for the customer identity and access management market
By Shoshanna Solomon
Eyal Waldman, President and CEO of Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (YouTube)
From the WebSeptember 25, 2017, 10:07 am
Mellanox CEO: Intel is over a generation behind us
Globes: Two years after Mellanox Technologies Ltd. said it was buying Israel's EZchip for $811 million, the firm will launch the first joint product
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