In advance of the annual Epson World of Underwater Images Competition which will take place in Eilat on the Red Sea, 14-19 November 2011, underwater photographers from around the world can participate in the 8 day World ShootOut, which will take place worldwide from August 1-8, 2011. Participating photographers, both professional and amateurs, are invited […]
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Let Peace Begin with Water
As reported in Israel21C: Named a Hero of the Environment by TIME magazine, Israeli lawyer Gidon Bromberg and his colleagues in Friends of the Earth Middle East are also heroes of peacemaking. In the early 1990s, a young Israeli lawyer doing a master’s thesis on environmental international law concluded that the environment could and should be […]
As reported in Globes: IT services and solutions company Ness Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: NSTC; TASE: NSTC) announced on Friday that Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) unit Citi Venture Capital International (CVCI) will acquire the company for $307 million in cash. CVCI will pay $7.75 per share for Ness, 17.6% over the company’s closing price on Nasdaq […]
As reported in IVC: Ormat Technologies will build the Ngatamariki geothermal project in New Zealand for $130 million. Ormat Industries Ltd. US subsidiary Ormat Technologies Inc. has won a $130 million order in New Zealand – the largest ever in the company’s history. Ormat signed a supply contract and an engineering, procurement and construction, (EPC) […]
As reported in Globes: Permira Funds LLC has acquired 61% of drip irrigation company Netafim Ltd. from Kibbutz Yiftah, Kibbutz Magal, Tene Investments Ltd., and Markstone Capital Partners Group LLC at a company value of $900 million in cash and assumption of loans. Kibbutz Hatzerim owns the rest of Netafim and has first refusal rights […]
The Academy for Entrepreneurial Leadership traveled to Israel in March 2011 to experience and document Israel’s amazing startup community. We met with various startup companies, incubator programs, and venture capitalists to discover what makes Israel, an incredibly tiny country, so successful when it comes to new venture creation. We hope to apply what we have […]
The Singapore International Water Week is the global platform for water solutions that brings policymakers, industry leaders, experts and practitioners together to address challenges, showcase technologies, discover opportunities and celebrate achievements in the water world.
The Israel National Roads company is organizing an International professional networking event to unveil and present the large-scale transportation infrastructure projects led by the company. Click here to find more info- Road infrastructure event document
As reported in Israel 21c: If only Victor Schoenfeld could have learned the secrets of his ancient forebears’ winemaking enterprise in what is now the Golan Heights. But the Roman conquest put an end to winemaking here back in the eighth century, and grapes were only reintroduced to the rich soil of the Golan Heights […]
As reported in port2port: The conference. That was held at the Knesset, adopted a resolution committing members to expanding market-oriented R&D projects A group of European parliamentarians met last week at the Knesset for the 17th biennial Eureka inter-parliamentary conference. The conference adopted a resolution committing members to expanding market-oriented R&D projects and to fostering […]
