LinkedIn is shutting down its research and development center in Israel and laying off its employees, according to ynet’s sister publication Calcalist. The Tel Aviv operation is estimated to employ around 50 people. After the layoffs, a small number of employees are expected to remain in Israel to handle ongoing business activity. Eynav Mass, CEO…
A commercial vessel came under attack in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, killing four crew members in one of the deadliest recent incidents involving shipping around Yemen. Updated information identified the victims as three Pakistani nationals and one Indonesian. Initial reports had put the death toll at three, identifying two Pakistanis and one Indonesian among those…
Zeev Salant, co-CEO of Omer Construction and Engineering, a veteran construction company that held its IPO in late 2025, said that Israel was better off without Palestinian laborers. “The state of the workforce in our industry is better for us than it was before the war. Wages have risen, but roughly, output is 30% higher….
In recent weeks, it seemed as though Israeli tech had entered a broad wave of layoffs, but a new survey by the Innovation Authority and Zviran points to a far more complex picture: The number of tech employees remained almost identical and companies continue to hire workers in significant numbers, but beneath the surface, a…
0 US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: The distance between Washington and Tehran appears to be widening even as both sides keep the door open to diplomacy. Iran has presented the latest dispute as evidence that it resisted US pressure, while President Donald Trump has responded with demands for compensation and insisted that the US Navy controls…
Frank Melloul, Ambassador of Haifa Bay & NextBay 53-City Alliance, an initiative promoting the development of Haifa Bay, joined i24NEWS host Bianca Zanini on Middle East Now, to discuss how Israel, and specifically Haifa Port, can be positioned as the new Mediterranean gateway for the India-Middle East-Europe trade corridor (IMEC). This comes amid continued disruptions…
Of approximately 5,900 agricultural shipments destined for Europe between October 2017 and February 2026, more than 17% contained settlement products Products linked to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories continue to enter European markets, raising questions about how they are exported, labeled and distributed and whether existing European rules are effectively preventing settlement-linked…
Terming the conflict worst global crisis since the Pandemic, ICCB said US-Israeli war on Iran has become one of the most serious geopolitical and economic crises in recent history, threatening global peace, trade, energy security and food supplies. What began as a military confrontation is now sending shockwaves through international markets and exposing the vulnerability…
At the heart of Israel’s changing security landscape, Rafael stands not merely as a defense company but as a vibrant national laboratory. Its essence, CEO Yoav Tourgeman explains, is to provide a qualitative edge on the battlefield through scientific depth. Accordingly, the company invests sums in independent research and development equal to its entire annual…
Bangladesh is among the economies most exposed to the spillover effects of the ongoing US-Israel-Iran military conflict, which has escalated far beyond a regional security concern, according to the ICC-Bangladesh (ICCB). In the editorial of its latest Quarterly News Bulletin (April-June 2026 issue) released on Monday, the ICCB termed the crisis the worst global shock…
