You’re reading Rapporteur on Tuesday 23 June. This is Eddy Wax in Brussels, with Nicoletta Ionta. TALIBAN IN TOWN: A delegation of five Taliban negotiators is heading to Brussels for a meeting today with the EU on deporting criminals. Their visas come with some unusual conditions. Read Nicoletta’s story. Need-to-knows: 🟢 Kallas frozen out as…
Chairman of the Histadrut Arnon Bar–david and Chairman of the Presidium of the Business Sector Dubi Amitai signed yesterday on a new collective agreement to update the convalescence pay rate for workers in the private sector. According to the agreement, the daily rate will be updated from NIS 418 to NIS 451.5 per day. The…
Nations rise to power on the strength of their economies and, by extension, trade. Historically, countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States and China have combined economic prosperity with maritime dominance. India’s weak shipping sector reflects its geopolitical position. Yet, its seafarers generate billions of dollars in foreign exchange while facing risks…
Faced with a tightening diplomatic environment and mounting international scrutiny, Israel is rapidly accelerating its strategic pivot toward Asia. In the latest high-profile manifestation of this eastward outlook, a senior Israeli defense delegation led by Ministry of Defense Director General Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram arrived in India for a series of intensive, high-level security…
Map Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration The Strait of Hormuz has long been recognized as one of the world’s most strategically significant maritime chokepoints. Connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, this narrow waterway serves as the primary gateway through which Gulf energy exports reach international markets. Despite its…
Μake us preferred on Google Greece’s foreign ministry has lodged a protest with Israel after Israeli authorities denied entry to and deported a group of Greek trade union representatives who were traveling to the West Bank for meetings with Palestinian labor organizations. In a statement, the ministry expressed dissatisfaction over the decision, saying the Greek…
Iran and the United States agreed Monday to set up communications lines to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first round of talks in Switzerland towards ending the war in the Middle East. The teams led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s Mohammad…
(June 22, 2026 / JNS) The evolution of the India-Israel relationship from a trading partnership to a “special strategic partnership” was the central topic of a panel at the Monday evening plenary, “Israel on the Global Stage: Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy,” at the 2026 JNS International Policy Summit, held at the Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem….
Amanda Rastovic, senior forecast analyst at Expana, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the state of U.S.-Iran agreements and Red Sea disruption’s effect on oil. A U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding has raised hopes that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could gradually recover, but significant challenges remain before trade flows return to normal. At the same…
I read that bus companies (once cooperatives like Egged and Dan, and today additional companies) are desperate for drivers. What haven’t they tried there? From good conditions for candidates, through bonuses for those signing a long-term commitment, to bringing in foreign workers. Now they are banking on discharged soldiers, and without getting into the thick…
