Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Wednesday that it had carried out an attack on a vessel operating in the Red Sea, according to a statement by the group’s military spokesperson. At the time of publication, there was no independent confirmation from maritime authorities, shipping companies or governments regarding the reported strike, and the identity of…
Brig. Gen. (res.) Yehuda Elmakias, who until last November headed the research and development division at the Defense Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development, known by its Hebrew acronym MAFAT, is expected to join the company in the coming weeks as a vice president, Calcalist has learned. Brig. Gen. (res.) Yehuda Elmakias (Photo: Defense…
Somalia opened its first maritime conference in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and other senior government officials attended the opening of the conference, which focuses on the country’s maritime policy, protecting its sovereignty and territorial waters, advancing maritime transport and promoting the blue economy. Speaking at the conference, Mohamud highlighted…
YAVNE, Israel, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (WILC) (the “Company” or “Willi-Food”), a global company that specializes in the development, marketing and international distribution of kosher foods, announced that it intends to voluntarily delist its ordinary shares (“Ordinary Shares“) from the NASDAQ Capital Market (“NASDAQ“) and concentrate its share trading on…
On the rolling hills outside Dodoma, Tanzania’s wine capital, an agricultural partnership is taking root. Israeli non-profit CultivAid is working with local growers, researchers, and young agricultural professionals to modernize grape cultivation and winemaking through hands-on training, using Israeli cultivation techniques to improve yields, grape quality, and long-term sustainability. For more stories from The Media…
Mucahithan Avcioglu 04 August 2026•Update: 04 August 2026 Company faces scrutiny over alleged use of its technology in Israeli military targeting US artificial intelligence and data analytics company Palantir Technologies reported a 93% year-on-year surge in second-quarter revenue, despite mounting criticism over its support for Israel and the alleged use of its technology in the…
Foreign policy decisions are announced through terms such as alliances, maritime security, freedom of navigation and regional stability. Ordinary Bangladeshis experience them through petrol prices, electricity bills, transport fares, food inflation, factory orders, overseas employment and remittances. That is why I am narrowing Bangladesh’s membership of the Saudi-led Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance to one question:…
The world is a much better place because Israel exists. That is a sine qua non. There should never be doubt about the veracity of that statement. And yet, Israel spends an inordinate amount of time and money and exerts large amounts of energy on trying to convince nations, leaders, and people in general of…
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Pakistan-Iran Joint Trade Committee (JTC) will be held on Tuesday (today) to further strengthen bilateral trade, investment and economic cooperation between the two neighbouring countries. According to an official announcement, the commerce ministry will host the 10th JTC meeting in Islamabad. The meeting will be co-chaired by Commerce Minister Jam…
Yigal Maor says the FIMI-Hapag-Lloyd plan would strengthen Israel’s strategic maritime position, while regulators and workers continue to warn of national security risks. Dr. Yigal Maor, former director of Israel’s Shipping and Ports Authority, has published a detailed professional opinion backing the proposed creation of the “New Zim,” arguing that the plan would strengthen rather…
