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As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
Middle East
February 1, 2022
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A global leader in vaccine rollout during early waves of the coronavirus, Israel’s government has…
Mohamed Mounir announces concerts in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Ramallah
Music
February 15, 2021
Mohamed Mounir announces concerts in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Ramallah
“I will be a peace delegate, like Sadat.” With these words, Egyptian singer Mohamed Mounir expressed his excitement over several…
Arab doctor leads Israeli hospital’s anti-virus fight
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Arab doctor leads Israeli hospital’s anti-virus fight
Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on…
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure
Middle East
April 17, 2020
Beware the boar: wild pigs patrol Israeli city under coronavirus closure
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – While coronavirus closures are coaxing wildlife into the abandoned streets of many a metropolis, in one…
Israeli finds Egyptian artifact while swimming south of Haifa
Archaeology
February 6, 2020
Israeli finds Egyptian artifact while swimming south of Haifa
An Israeli veterinarian stumbled upon an ancient Egyptian artifact last year, which is believed to have been used as an…
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace
NAHARAYIM PARK, Israel (AP) — The Naharayim park was established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace…
Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
Middle East
July 3, 2019
Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis of Ethiopian descent and their supporters staged sit-down protests at major road junctions…
In Israel, members of Arab minority embrace Palestinian identity
Middle East
May 10, 2019
In Israel, members of Arab minority embrace Palestinian identity
KHUBBAYZA, Israel (Reuters) – Loudspeakers blared nationalist Arabic music across hillsides in northern Israel on Thursday as children ran across…
Israeli city frets about chemical depot after Hezbollah threat
Middle East
February 23, 2016
Israeli city frets about chemical depot after Hezbollah threat
The mayor of Haifa implored Israel's prime minister on Tuesday to remove an industrial chemical depot from the northern city,…
Mayor in standoff with chemical firms in Israel’s Haifa
Middle East
April 20, 2015
Mayor in standoff with chemical firms in Israel’s Haifa
Municipal rubbish trucks blocked the entrances to a refinery and four chemical plants in Israel's third city Haifa Monday following…