Tel Aviv employees call elderly to curb loneliness during COVID lockdown
Workers from all municipal departments are participating in the effort, conducting more than 37,000 phone calls to date and receiving responses from senior residents.
Pandemic kicks some Middle Eastern economies when they’re already down
As COVID-19 cases surge, health restrictions exacerbate financial troubles.
Iranian wrestler executed by regime exonerated again by new witness
“My sources also name Moslem Rahimi, a supermarket owner, who witnessed the murder, who has stated Afkari was not the killer.”
Government-funded zombies: Pandemic grants keeping defunct businesses afloat
How is it that at the peak of one of Israel’s worst economic crises ever, the number of businesses closing is actually down? A dive into the numbers reveals the truth
Israel’s security service to monitor families of COVID-19 carriers suspected of violating quarantine
About 30 percent of confirmed carriers do not cooperate with the contact tracing investigation, IDF Home Front Command’s Alon task force for contact tracing says
Coronavirus Israel live: As lockdown extended, protesters say will resume demos outside Netanyahu’s residence
Government does not renew emergency regulations, lifting limitations on protests ■ Pandemic czar presents cabinet with list of localities considered 'bright red' to remain under lockdown
Violent clashes during Israeli police raid on wedding spark criticism from ultra-Orthodox leaders
Video from incident, in violation of COVID lockdown orders, shows arrested man bleeding. Bride's sister says brother assaulted, while police say participants threw glass bottles and suspect injured by fall
France announces nightly curfews in major cities; Paris, Marseille
The curfews will take effect from Saturday, and will run daily from 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) until 6:00 am the following morning, Macron said in an interview broadcast on national television.
Noble’s aggressive gas posturing puts Israel on a collision course with global energy giant Chevron
Operator of Israeli gas fields is opposing deputy attorney general's opinion that it must give up veto right over decisions at the Tamar field