The budget deficit at the end of 2024 stood at 6.9% of GDP, according to a first estimate by the Finance Ministry, Accountant-General Yali Rothenberg reported Monday.
This number is well below the approved ceiling of 7.7% set in mid-December…
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Chainalysis acquires anti-fraud startup Alterya
Blockchain giant Chainalysis will be acquiring Israeli fraud prevention company Alterya, they announced on Monday. This is the second acquisition the company has made in Israel after it acquired Hexagate just last month.
Chainalysis develops…
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Arkia teams with Tech-Air to launch New York flights
Arkia Israeli Airlines is launching Tel Aviv – New York flights in cooperation with Tech-Air, the initiative of the DemocraTech high-tech protest movement. The new route will be launched from February until May with three weekly…
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Gaza ceasefire hopes rise as pressure grows on Hamas and Israel
AFPUS President-elect Donald Trump has threatened that “all hell” will break loose if the hostages are not released before he takes office The outline of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal currently being discussed by Israel and Hamas at…
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Israel’s fiscal deficit falls below 7%
Israel’s fiscal deficit has narrowed for the third consecutive month and ended 2024 at 6.9% of GDP, the Ministry of Finance reports. The deficit for the twelve months to the end of December of 2024 was NIS 136.2 billion. After a…
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With tourism booming, Egypt showcases new discoveries from its ancient past
Egypt hosted a historic number of tourists last year —15.7 million, despite regional challenges — surpassing records set in 2023 and 2010. Around the city of Luxor, Cairo-based photojournalist Hamada Elrasam captured newly unearthed…
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Israeli Forces Shoot Two Palestinian Children Near Jenin |
Israeli forces shot two Palestinian children, on Sunday, near the village of Jaba’, southwest of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, coinciding with a settler incursion in the nearby town of Silat Ad-Dhahr.Media sources…
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Khamenei to release film on Yahya Sinwar’s life and role in October 7
Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei’s media team announced that a documentary dedicated to Yahya Sinwar’s “legacy” is in the works, according to a post on X/Twitter from his English official page.
“Yahya Sinwar, a man whose soul continues to…
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Fintech and Cyber meet around the block
Despite everything that Israel has been through in the past 14 months, the tech ecosystem’s resilience never ceases to amaze. Despite an absurd nightly routine of Houthi missile attacks, the latest blockchain ecosystem events draw…
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Fossils ‘Punk’ and ‘Emo’ rewrite the story of molluscs
Researchers found two 430-million-year-old mollusc fossils named Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum in Herefordshire, England, revealing that early molluscs were more complex and adaptable than previously believed. The study, published in…
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