More areas in the east, southeast and southwest of England will be moved into Tier 4 to battle the growing number of coronavirus cases, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced. The measure is effectively a regional...
‘Extraordinarily rapid rise’ in COVID-19 cases ‘driven by new variant’
Dr Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer for England, highlights an “extraordinarily rapid rise” in COVID-19 cases in the UK, driven by a new variant of the virus. Two graphs illustrate that the...
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor forges new ties on Manama visit – Fleur Hassan-Nahoum
Israel’s ties with Bahrain continue to flourish. The deputy mayor of Jerusalem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum was there last week looking for new opportunities for Israel, to mark this new era of the Middle East. Fleur...
Knesset dissolves & heads to elections after failing to agree on budget – MK Michal Cotler-Wunch
Israel is heading to yet another election, a fourth in less than two years. The Knesset automatically dissolving itself after failing to agree on a budget by the midnight Tuesday deadline. The vote will be held on March...
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Israel is heading to yet another election, and it could be even messier than the last. Peace between Israel to #Morocco takes off, with the first direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat. #Christmas is almost...
Israel mulls over stricter & longer third lockdown amid infection surge
It looks like Israel is heading to yet another lockdown. The coronavirus cabinet meeting today to discuss and likely disagree over a potential lockdown to curb the new infection rate surge that could be connected to a...
France sends warplanes to fly over Central African Republic as election looms
France sends war planes for a flyover mission in the Central African Republic as President Emmanuel Macron says it condemns attempts to disrupt this upcoming weekend’s elections. Meanwhile our correspondents take...