Mekorot National Water Company will develop Uganda’s water infrastructures under an agreement signed with the government-owned National Water and Sewerage Corporation. Mekorot will ultimately build 11 dams and reservoirs to supply water to two million residents. Mekorot will first build projects in Karamoja district in Uganda’s arid northeast, but hopes to expand its work throughout […]
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Israel’s cabinet approved the country’s membership in the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) that currently includes 20 states, 18 of them from the EU. Israel first joined the organisation in 1991 as an observer state, and became a special observer state in 2009. Based in Geneva, CERN is the world leader in the research […]
“Over the next five years, we expect to continue to grow our business tremendously in Israel and will benefit significantly by being able to leverage the academic network and the talented engineers in the region.” – Dr. Orna Berry, vice president and general manager of EMC Israel COE. EMC Corporation, one of the world’s leading […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Novocure’s non-invasive NovoTTF-100A System for the treatment of brain tumors. The NovoTTF, a portable, wearable device that delivers anti-cancer therapy as patients pursue their normal daily activities, is the first ever medical device for the treatment of cancer as an alternative to chemotherapy. The device was approved […]
Australians living in regional and remote parts of Australia will gain access to the National Broadband Network from as early as 1 July 2011 following the appointment of Optus to supply managed services for NBN Co’s Interim Satellite Service. Optus will be responsible for managing the project and will partner with Gilat Satellite Networks Australia […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: Alcatel Lucent appointed Dor Skuler, 34, as VP cloud enablement to manage the center. Alcatel Lucent SA today officially launched its global cloud computing center in Israel, keeping its promise made when it recently closed its optics R&D center and fired scores of employees. The new business unit will include an R&D […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: The former Israel Corp. chairman met PA President Mahmoud Abbas who conveyed a message to the Israeli government. Idan Ofer, the former chairman of Israel Corporation met Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu-Mazen) at the Mukataa in Ramallah today, at Abbas’s request. Ofer is part of a delegation of Israel Initiates (“Yisrael […]
AN INTERNATIONAL LIGHT FESTIVAL IN THE OLD CITY 15 – 22 JUNE, 20:00 – 24:00. FREE ADMISSION Following the success of last year’s Jerusalem Festival of Light, Jerusalem’s Old City will once again form the magnificent backdrop for lighting installations, exhibits and tours in the Light in Jerusalem 2011 festival, 15 – 22 June 2011 […]
As reported in Globes.co.il: A pipeline from Leviathan would be a technically complex project that could cost over $6 billion. Sources inform ”Globes” that Israel and Greece have made real progress toward a memorandum of understanding on an agreement to export natural gas from the Leviathan field via Greece. The parties also agreed to make a […]
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Tel Aviv 25 hits new record
As reported in Globes.co.il: The previous all-time high of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s benchmark index was reached on January 19. The Tel Aviv 25 Index rose 0.2% today to close at 1,341.89 points, breaking the previous all-time high of 1,340 points reached on January 19. The Tel Aviv 100 Index rose 0.41% to 1,221.59 points.Trading […]
