Israel is among dozens of countries hit with a higher duty on local goods exported to the US, after President Donald Trump’s administration unleashed a fresh round of tariffs targeting its trading partners. The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from more than 60 trading partners, premised on…
According to vessel-tracking data from Kpler cited by Reuters, only 11 commodity tankers passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Sunday, the lowest daily volume recorded in several months. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, serves as the southern gateway to Egypt’s Suez Canal. …
Israel’s largest shipping company, ZIM, is a vital asset in times of crisis. Selling it to a German corporation partially owned by Qatar would endanger national security The sale of ZIM, Israel’s national shipping company, to the German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd is no ordinary business transaction. It’s a decision with direct implications for Israel’s national…
When U.S. President Donald Trump publicly thanked King Mohammed VI of Morocco for naming a major highway after him, the predictable reaction followed almost immediately. Commentators in Washington and across European capitals dismissed the gesture as pure personal branding, another monument added to a growing list of places carrying his name. That reading is both…
WASHINGTON (TNND) — A growing public feud between New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated Sunday after Netanyahu accused the mayor of “fomenting hate” over calls to arrest him if he visits New York this fall under an International Criminal Court warrant. The exchange comes as Netanyahu says he…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a stark warning to Iran, stating that any attack on Israel, direct or through proxies, will be met with a ‘very, very forceful’ response. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, issues a direct threat to Iran, asserting that Israel will respond ‘very, very forcefully’ to any attack, whether direct or…
A rare 2,500-year-old coin that originated in Cyprus was recently discovered on a beach in Ashdod, Israel. Avi Chaprak, Deputy Director of the Ashdod Beaches Department, usually helps swimmers find lost jewelry and other personal items. But this time, he discovered something far more unusual: a rare ancient coin that originated from Cyprus. Chaprak, following Israel’s…
The Israeli military said it intercepted on Monday two drones near the Jordanian border and was investigating where they had been launched from. Earlier this month, the military said Israeli and Jordanian forces had intercepted an Iranian missile fired towards the Jordanian city of Aqaba. “A short while ago, the IDF intercepted two UAVs identified…
Despite its crucial need to ensure cost-effective and timely transportation of goods ahead of Bangladesh’s expected graduation from the least developed country (LDC) status, no effort has been made to form a working group or hold stakeholder meetings as part of implementation, sources say. They say an inter-ministerial meeting with the participation of all concerned…
Israel is pitching itself to Canada as a technology partner that can offer tangible solutions and safer artificial intelligence, despite the heavy strains on the bilateral relationship over wars and conflict in the Middle East. “Canada and Israel are both countries that are very much looking to export technologies, to open new markets and to…
