Sudan gives Israel initial approval for overflights
Sudan has tentatively agreed to allow flights heading to Israel to cross its airspace, Sudanese military spokesman Amer Mohamed al-Hassan said on Wednesday.
An agreement has been worked out “in principle” for the use of...
Israel, Italy eye joint scientific space venture
A unique space launch will take place at the end of March this year as part of a joint Israeli-Italian microgravity medical experimentation project.
The cooperation between the two countries in space mirrors the strengthening...
Israel sees dawn of a new era as African and Arab countries seek diplomatic...
They say history repeats itself, but sometimes, history is made.
When eight Arab countries gathered in 1967 in Khartoum, Sudan, to condemn Israel just months after the Six-Day War and announce what became known as...
Sudan’s leader: Goal of Netanyahu meeting was to protect national security
Breaking the silence on his Monday meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Uganda, Sudan’s transitional leader, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said its aim was protecting his country’s national security.
“I took this step from the...
EU resolution against Trump peace plan blocked
At least six European member states on Tuesday opposed a push by E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell for a joint resolution by the 27 members states of the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council criticizing...
For Antwerp leader Cathy Berx, Israel represents ‘the summary of humankind’
With the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, world leaders and particularly European leaders came to Jerusalem not just to commemorate the attempts of Jewish genocide that took place on their soil, but...
Anti-Semitic incidents in South Africa fall to 15-year low
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in South Africa fell to a 15-year low, according to the country’s Jewish umbrella organization.
A total of 36 anti-Semitic incidents were recorded in 2019, compared to 62 the previous year, according...
Netanyahu meets with leader of Sudan, agrees to move towards normalizing ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Sudan’s leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, while the two were in Uganda on Monday.
During the meeting, which was held at the residence of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, the...
Russia: US peace plan contravenes UN resolutions
The peace plan presented last week by U.S. President Trump at the White House contravenes several U.N. resolutions and its viability is doubtful, Russian news agencies quoted a Kremlin spokesman as saying on Sunday.
“There...
Canadian Jewish groups ‘disappointed’ mayor nixes anti-Semitism definition
Two major Jewish organizations in Canada expressed dismay on Tuesday after Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante chose not to support a motion to have the city adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of...