Monsanto invests in Israeli plant biotech co Evogene Globes Evogene (TASE: EVGN) in stages. Evogene has developed technology for discovering and developing genes for the improvement of plant traits. Initially, Monsanto will invest $18 million for 13.5% of...
Iran warns Israel of strong response if attacked Palestinian News.Net Iran Wednesday once again warned Israel with retaliation in case of a military attack on its nuclear sites, Mehr news agency reported.
Israeli activist Abie Nathan dies BBC Abie Nathan, the maverick Israeli peace activist, has died aged 81. Israeli President Shimon Peres paid his tributes saying Nathan was "a great fighter against war, poverty and discrimination". ...
New drug to slow degeneration in Parkinson Palestinian News.Net Jerusalem, (Xinhua) A drug developed by an Israeli firm has been seen to slow the progression of the Parkinson's disease, Ha'aretz daily reported Wednesday.
Top Democrats praise Obama Haaretz Senior Democratic officials attending the party's convention in Denver have rushed to laud presidential nominee Barack Obama's ability to deal with the threat of a nuclear Iran and...
Israel, after 43 years, is ready for beatlemania International Herald Tribune Jerusalem : In 1965, when Israel had no television, and public entertainment consisted largely of kibbutz songfests celebrating the wheat harvest, the Beatles, already international celebrities, were...
Disabled siblings hidden for years in West Bank The Seattle Times Basam Musalmeh, 38, stands behind a locked metal door leading to the room where he was locked up since he was a child in the West Bank village of Beit Awwa.
Israel reopens Gaza crossings after two-day closure Reuters Israel on Thursday reopened its border crossings with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, two days after they were shut in response to rocket attacks.
Jordan, France back Palestinian state NDTV Jordan's King Abdullah II and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have voiced support for a Palestinian state as solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a newspaper reported on Thursday.In a joint...
Nigerian gunmen kidnap Israeli expatriate IOL Port Harcourt - Gunmen kidnapped an Israeli expatriate from his home in Nigeria's oil hub of Port Harcourt, police and security officials said on Wednesday. Police said four gunmen abducted the...
Egypt must lean on Hamas to soften stance on Shalit deal Haaretz The third birthday of Gilad Shalit in Hamas captivity does not bode well. What is publicly known so far - in negotiations of this sort there is always a chance that a deal is being reached away from...
Jordan reaches out to militant Hamas San Diego Union-Tribune Amman, Jordan – In an about-face, Jordan is reaching out to the Hamas militant group amid fears that a collapse of Mideast peacemaking would bring an influx of refugees. But the U.S. ally must...
Israeli businessman kidnapped in Nigeria San Diego Union-Tribune Port HARCOURT, Nigeria – Kidnappers have seized an Israeli businessman in oil-rich southern Nigeria, officials said Wednesday. The attackers kidnapped the foreigner late Tuesday in the...
Paul McCartney gig revives Israeli Beatles tale The Miami Herald An upcoming concert by Paul McCartney has revived memories of the 1960s, when an Israeli official supposedly called off a Beatles concert for fear it would corrupt the nation's youth.The episode is...
Israel agrees to grant amnesty to 64 Palestinian activists People's Daily Palestinian National Authority and Israel agreed to settle the issue of 64 wanted Palestinian fighters and activists, security sources said on Wednesday. In a meeting between Israeli and...
Lebanon seeking arrest of Gaddafi over missing Shiite leader Haaretz Lebanon has indicted Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi and is seeking his arrest for his alleged role in the disappearance of a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim leader in 1978, according to Lebanese local radio...
Hamas breaks Gaza school strike led by rival Fatah New Jersey Online Gaza CITY, Gaza Strip The ruling Hamas movement replaced hundreds of striking teachers with its own supporters Wednesday, purging Gaza's schools of political rivals and deepening its ...
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