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Middle East cooperation highlights wonders of the Dead Sea

Israel, Jordan and Palestine are working together to ensure the Dead Sea is recognised as one of the New7Wonders of nature. The Dead Sea, promoted as the world’s largest natural spa, is one of 28 finalists in the international competition. It is contending against stiff local competition, including The Great Barrier Reef and Uluru for […]

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Israeli companies keen to list on ASX

During his upcoming visit to Australia, (February 27 – March 2) the Israeli Minister for Industry, Trade and Labour, Shalom Simhon will meet with ASX chairman David Gonski and Deputy CEO Peter Hiom to explore opportunities for Israeli companies interested in listing on Australia’s stock exchange. Both the Australian and Israeli economies have prospered during […]

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Six Groups Have Passed the Prequalification Stage in the Tender for Execution of the Cross Israel Northern Highway (Sections 3 and 7)

On February 1, the Inter-ministerial Tender Committee for Execution of the Cross Israel Northern Highway: Sections 3 and 7 (Yokne’am-Somech) reported that six groups have passed the prequalification stage in the tender The tender is for a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) project for the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of a toll road, similar to the existing […]

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Better Place readies commercial launch

As reported by Globes: Electric car venture Better Place LLC today unveiled its national battery recharging and replacement infrastructure. The network already includes 33 stations in operation or under construction, a nationwide network of recharging points, a command and control center, and a fleet management system. Better Place says that by the time of the […]

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Summary of Israeli Private Equity Deals – 2011

As reported by IVC: IVC Reports: $2.88 billion in private equity deals in 2011, up 18% from 2010 Buyout deals up 150% in 2011 The following are the findings of the IVC-GKH Quarterly Private Equity (PE) Survey conducted by IVC Research Center, which for more than 15 years has been at the forefront of private […]

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Can-Fite unit hires Nobel Laureate as director

As reported by IVC: Prof. Roger Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the mechanism of eukaryotic gene transcription Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (TASE:CFBI) subsidiary OpththaliX Inc. (Bulletin Board: OPLI) has appointed Nobel Prize Laureate in Chemistry Prof. Roger Kornberg to its board of directors. Prof. Kornberg won the Nobel Prize […]

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Private equity deals up 18% in 2011

Private equity deals rose 18% to $2.88 billion in 65 transactions in 2011 from $2.44 billion in 2010, according to IVC and Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg & Co. law firm. Ten deals, each more than $100 million, accounted for 75% of the total in 2011. In 2010, there were only five deals totaling more […]

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Israeli Water Solutions for Australias Mines

Click HERE to read about Israel Water Technology in the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Mining

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MAKE YOUR EASTER SPECIAL – WIN A TRIP TO CELEBRATE HOLY WEEK IN THE HOLY LAND

The Israel Ministry of Tourism has just launched an exciting online video competition in advance of Holy Week. To experience Holy Week in Jerusalem is unique – from the Palm Suday procession (1 April) from the Mount of Olives to the Old City; Holy Thursday and the Washing of the Feet Ceremony; the Good Friday […]

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Israel on TRAVEL WEEKLY: salt of the earth

Caroline Adams writes: “The wonderful thing about visiting an ancient destination is the inevitable contrast between the old and the new. And that’s the appeal of Israel. While there has been significant growth in the number of Australians visiting the Holy Land to discover the cradle of Christianity, travellers across the board are increasingly realising […]