Tag Archives: Western Asia

Israel awards Actor Michael Douglas $1 Million Prize as Genesis Prize Laureate

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The veteran actor, Michael Douglas got nominated as a Genesis Prize Laureate. Just two days ago, Michael Douglas became the proud recipient of this award. In a rousing speech he said that the award...

George Clooney fiancé, Amal Alamuddin, comments on Gaza Situation

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Amal Alamuddin, fiancé of George Clooney, was originally quite flabbergasted by the atrocities taking place in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinians.  So much so that she was willing to sit...

Egyptian Sarcophagus Discovered in Israel

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A very old Egyptian coffin with a skeleton inside it was found in Israel. While work was being done on the installation of a gas pipe, the sarcophagus was unearthed. The site was the Jezreel Valley...

Netanyahu and Gov. Brown to sign pro-business pact

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning a swing through the Silicon Valley to meet with high-tech leaders and sign a pro-business agreement with Gov. Jerry Brown...

Israel: Pushing the Arabs into the Tech Sector

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Long sidelined, Arabs see increasing efforts to include them in Israel's tech sector JERUSALEM (AP) — Ibrahim Sana worked for a global tech company, then broke off to start his own venture. Last year...

Iron Dome Prevents Rocket from Hitting Eilat

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The sporadic aggression from the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt has plagued Israel for some time. But the Israelis have found a way around this threat from terrorist groups linked with Al-Qaeda. It has...

A Record Year For Israel’s Technology Market With Acquisitions And IPOs Totaling $7.6 Billion

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Start-Up Nation topped the charts in 2013. The value of all successful exits in the Israeli technology market in 2013 reached a total of $7.6 billion, according to PwC Israel (PDF; in Hebrew). At $...

A Word Of Caution For The Boosters Of Global Entrepreneurship

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Palestinian VC Saed Nashef keeps telling people that building a startup ecosystem is a decades-long process. Why are so few people listening? If you’re writing a story about startups in Palestine,...