This will be a summer of stars with an influx of music stars to be performing in Israel: Madonna has announced the she will begin her world tour, in Israel this May. American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses will take the stage at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park on July 3rd 2012. Backstreet Boys performer “Howie D” […]
Author: Jeremy Ungar
As reported in port2port: Israel is ranked second most educated country in the world, among OECD member countries in terms of the number of academics. New Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) report places Israel in second place in terms of the number of its academics. The country in first place is Canada. The […]
As reported in port2port: Israel plans to build railway line linking its Eilat Red Sea port and Mediterranean ports. The project is due to begin operations five years from the start of construction The Cabinet approved the construction of a railway line from Tel Aviv to Eilat. The 350-kilometer line will be for passengers and […]
As reported in Port2port: Private citizens will be able to purchase low-cost products from abroad tax-free over the Internet The Finance Ministry abolished last Monday customs duty on imported items worth NIS 1,200 (goods + shipping costs via mail or courier does not exceed $325) thus opening an era of competition to Israeli retailers. The […]
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art has won Best Museum Award in the prestigious Travel and Leisure Magazine Award 2012 for their new Herta and Paul Amir Building, which opened November 2, 2011. Travel and Leisure which is considered one of the most influential travel magazines in America, commended the Tel Aviv building, stating that […]
Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport was named as one of the leading airports in the Middle East in the Airports Council International (ACI) airport survey, published recently. Israel’s main international airport was ranked third, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi airports. The report, based on surveys checking more than 30 parameters and surveying millions of travelers, […]
Liver failure can have cataclysmic implications. “Most liver patients are chronic patients,” notes Steven Eitan, CEO of Israel’s Exalenz Bioscience, a small, Modi’in-based company that has developed the world’s first non-invasive diagnostic device for acute liver failure. No similar device exists anywhere, which is what prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant […]
As reported in Port2Port: Better Place has commenced delivery of the first 100 electric Renault Fluences with lithium ion batteries to Israeli customers, as part of its target of 45,000 fleet vehicles in Israel. After years of tests and trial programs, the deliveries mark a big step in the company’s efforts to build out an […]
As reported in Globes: Yosef Maiman’s biggest customer, Idan Ofer, is about to defect to Yitzhak Tshuva. Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO) has resumed negotiations with the Tamar partners – Tshuva-controlled Delek Group Ltd. (TASE: DLEKG), Noble Energy Inc. (NYSE: NBL), Isramco Ltd. (Nasdaq: ISRL; TASE: ISRA.L), and Alon Natural Gas Exploration Ltd. (TASE: ALGS) – […]
As reported in Globes: Mobile ads company Amobee Ltd. has been in acquisition talks with a number of companies for several months at a value of $300-350 million, including negotiations with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SGX: T48, ASX: SGT) (SingTel). SingTel was in talks to invest in Amobee last year. Amobee has raised $55 million from […]
