Israel on Monday said that people caught breaking new rules to stem the spread of the coronavirus will face much higher fines in the future. Anyone, who organizes an “event, party, conference, ceremony, festival, and entertainment and performing arts shows in contravention of the regulations” will face a fine of up to 20,000 shekels (5,860 […]

Israeli parliament passed a law on Wednesday to enables the government to limit public protest during the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The law was approved in a 46-38 votes in an overnight session. The controversial law allows the government to announce a state of emergency for a week, during which it would be able to limit […]

By Victoria Ojeme A peace accord between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain is expected to lead to a surge in scientific collaboration between the countries in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The peace agreement among the three countries, experts say, is a historic moment that brings together some of the most […]

From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalisation after declining to establish formal relations with Israel — co-existence with Jews. Saudi Arabia has said it will not follow its allies Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in establishing diplomatic relations without a resolution to […]

Israel’s government announced Saturday it would impose a three-week nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem one of the world’s highest novel coronavirus infection rates after a surge in cases. The lockdown order, set to go into effect on Friday, makes Israel the first developed economy to take such a drastic measure to curb a […]