British and Israeli ministers announced on Wednesday that they have agreed on an “in principle” post-Brexit trade agreement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, The Jewish Chronicle reported. Speaking at the forum, International Development Secretary Liam Fox said: “I’m delighted...

A federal judge in Arkansas ruled that the state’s anti-boycott laws do not violate free speech and are constitutional, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. United States District Judge Brian Miller ruled against the Arkansas Times, which had brought a suit against the state’s 2017 anti-boycott law. The newspaper had asked the...

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday that he expects a European-backed system to facilitate non-dollar trade with Iran, a so-called Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which allows European Union countries to circumvent sanctions imposed by the United States, to take effect in the coming days. The SPV would...

Surfers from 26 countries came to compete on Kontiki Beach in Netanya on January 18, 2019. The SEAT Pro Netanya was the first stop on the 2019 World Surf League European Qualifying Series. Following five exciting days of action, Eithan Osborne of California claimed victory in the final bout against Tristan Guilbaud...

The new president of Athens-based Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE – World Chess Federation) reiterated his support of the right of Israelis to compete in all tournaments during a visit to Israel last week, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. Arkady Dvorkovich told the TASS news agency, “We talked about a partnership with...

The United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of the Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) at Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced a successful test of the Arrow-3 missile defense system according to a statement posted Tuesday on the MDA’s website. The...

Israel surged to 5th place in the Bloomberg Innovation Index of 2019, climbing five spots from last year’s index where Israel ranked 10th, Globes reported Tuesday. The Bloomberg Innovation Index ranks the world’s 60 most pioneering economies, according to the most recent data. The ranking is compiled by analyzing seven...

Following the shooting of an IDF soldier on the border with Gaza, an Israeli tank fired on a Hamas outpost killing a terrorist and injuring two others, Reuters reported Tuesday. According to the IDF, the soldier was lightly injured when a bullet struck his helmet as he was confronting rock throwers...

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, told the Security Council on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran spends $7 billion annually on terror activities in Middle East, sponsoring wars in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, while the Iranian economy is on the brink of collapse. “The Iranian regime’s...

Acclaimed American academic Professor Deborah Lipstadt has slammed British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for presenting himself as a life-long anti-racist campaigner, despite his extensive associations with Holocaust deniers and other extremists, The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday. “No respectable politician would associate with anyone who used the ‘n’ word. The same...