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Israel’s esh Bank to implement revenue sharing model with depositors
Israel-based esh Bank has revealed plans to launch a revenue sharing model with its customers, starting in early 2026. The bank's equal sharing model will allocate 50% of the interest revenues generated from customer deposits back to their...

Business News | Delhi Office Market Set to Grow with 5 Million Sq Ft After Nearly Decade of Sluggish Additions: CBRE
New Delhi [India] September 16 (ANI): After nearly a decade of limited supply, Delhi's office market is poised for significant growth, with around 5 million square feet of new office space projected to be added between 2025 and 2027, according to...
Barry Eichengreen: Why have financial markets shrugged off Trump’s war on the Fed?
This might seem like a dramatic disconnect. Actually, however, the two groups have good reasons for responding differently. Commentators concerned with the stability and integrity of US monetary policy have every reason to be horrified by Trump’s...

Israel launches new ground offensive into Gaza City as residents flee in droves
Fox News Alex Hogan reports the latest on the offensive. Fox News contributor Mike Pompeo also joined Fox & Friends to discuss his take on the operation and Charlie Kirks push for free speech in the United Kingdom. NEWYou can now listen to Fox...
Syria, Jordan, US agree on plan to restore stability in Sweida after deadly clashes
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Companies Automate With AI While Consumers Use It to Learn and Explore
Artificial intelligence has spread into both workplaces and homes at a pace not seen with past technologies. A new index from Anthropic tracks how different groups rely on its Claude system and finds a clear split. Companies lean on it for...

Israeli cybersecurity startup Vega raises $65 million, valued at $400 million
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli cybersecurity startup Vega said on Tuesday it had raised $65 million in early-stage financing rounds that valued it at $400 million. The funding, which included so-called seed and Series A funding, was led by venture...

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN inquiry commission finds
Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a landmark report released on Tuesday,...

Business News | Crude Oil Prices to Remain Stable During Rest of 2025: Anish De, KPMG Energy Sector Head
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Global crude oil prices are expected to remain very stable in 2025, according to Anish De, Global Sector Head, Energy, Natural Resources and Chemicals at multinational professional services firm KPMG...

Israel starts intensified Gaza City assault, issues evacuation warning
Jerusalem The Israeli military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warned residents to move south. It said its intensified operation “to destroy Hamas' military infrastructure” has started. Israel's Arabic language spokesperson...

Iran exported $800m in water, power engineering services in a year
TEHRAN – Iran exported around $800 million worth of water and power engineering services in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), the Energy Ministry said, highlighting growing regional demand for the country’s technical expertise....
Israel seeks to hinder creation of a Palestinian state, Cuban FM asserts
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 15 (ACN) The Israeli regime is seeking to redraw the geography of Palestine in a desperate attempt to hinder the creation of an independent Palestinian state, Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla stated today. On X,...

Israel has committed genocide – UN Commission
GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, a United Nations inquiry said on Tuesday, urging governments to halt arms transfers to Israel and hold its leaders accountable. The findings raise the prospect that...

Syria’s quest to build its own Silicon Valley
At the end of November, Hamza Hourani’s phone rang. It was a cloudy morning in Damascus, and some Syrians were quietly stocking their cupboards as rebel fighters marched south toward the city after seizing much of the rest of the country. But the...

Israeli high-tech does not belong to Netanyahu. We don't want to live in Sparta.
At every one of Calcalist’s international conferences since October 7, 2023, I have repeated the same message: Israeli high-tech will not only endure — it will flourish. Today, here in London, I stand before you to reaffirm this optimistic...
Iran selects ‘Cause of Death: Unknown’ as 2026 Oscar candidate
Directed by Ali Zarnegar and produced by Majid Barzegar, the film was selected unanimously by a nine-member committee after reviewing five finalists. The decision follows weeks of speculation and debate among Iranian film circles, particularly...

“Israeli high-tech knows how to overcome challenges and make the impossible possible”
“What a pleasure to be here in London – the only city in the world where the weather changes faster than a startup’s pivot, and where even the guards outside Buckingham Palace manage to stand still while the whole world around them moves,” said...

Israel- funded campaign claims Qatar spreads antisemitism in US universities
A campaign led by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), a research centre funded by Israeli sources, is intensifying its efforts to influence decision-makers in Washington by promoting claims that connect Qatar to...

Business News | India is Shifting Rapidly Towards Electric Mobility: IEC CEO
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): India is shifting rapidly towards electric mobility and its progress in this sector is setting an example for other emerging economies aiming to embrace electrification, International Electrotechnical...

Israeli-developed blood test promises to take guesswork out of treating depression
This week, two Israeli neuroscientists have rolled out a blood test in the US and Israel that they say can measure the responsiveness of a patient with major depressive disorder to common antidepressants. Depression is one of the most common forms...