27.07.2026 06:40 Israel’s goal of becoming a regional trade hub through the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) suffered a major blow from diplomatic initiatives led by Ankara following the outbreak of war in Gaza. While the project centered on Israel has been pushed to the background, alternative trade corridors led by Türkiye and Saudi Arabia…
The government has banned the import of goods that are produced with the use of forced labor, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to ban goods tied to forced labor was approved as a “step of major moral, economic, and strategic importance, reinforcing the State of Israel’s…
The Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors, has once again emerged as a major geopolitical flashpoint after Iran warned that its campaign to pressure global energy markets could expand from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The warning has raised fears that the Iran conflict could threaten another critical…
This past weekend provided a painful reminder to those who believed international borders would grant them immunity: In a series of combined operations by the State Attorney’s Office International Affairs Department and the Israel Police Interpol unit, two significant extraditions were completed. Landing in Israel from one side of the terminal was Efraim Yaniv Mualem,…
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has said if the initiative of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to strengthen deduction, deposit, monitoring and verification of source tax under the tax law is properly implemented, it will play a positive role in overall revenue collection and expansion of the tax net. In a…
A group of 80 UK MPs and peers has written to the new British prime minister asking him to impose sanctions on Israel, including a full arms embargo and a ban on trade that supports Israel’s settlements. The letter, led by MP Kim Johnson, urges the government to “decisively change its stance in order to…
Iran accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday, deepening tensions between Tehran and Kyiv and drawing a sharp response from Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein. In remarks reported by Iranian media, Hussein said he had made clear to the EU’s foreign policy chief and his Russian counterpart that…
A municipal employee searching for lost jewelry on the beach in Ashdod instead uncovered a rare 2,500-year-old coin from ancient Cyprus, which archaeologists say is the first of its kind ever found in Israel. Avi Chaprak, deputy director of Ashdod’s Beaches Department, found the coin about a month ago while scouring the shore for items…
A prolonged US-Israel war on Iran could reduce Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) by as much as 3 percent over the next two years, according to a new policy analysis by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem). The study says that Bangladesh’s heavy reliance on imported energy, remittances from Gulf countries, and global…
The Israel Innovation Authority launched on Sunday a NIS 1 billion funding program for startups affected by the current strengthening of the shekel against the dollar in the currency exchange market. The fund aims to provide a financial hand for technology startups and early-stage projects whose runway -capital available to operate the company before closing-…
