The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have confirmed their participation in a U.S.-sponsored peace conference in Bahrain in June, during which the United States is set to announce the economic aspects of its long-awaited peace plan. The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs “welcomed” the announcement of the summit in...

Watergen, an Israel-based company that creates clean water out of air, is now providing a source of fresh water for more than 120 children living in an orphanage in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The GEN-350 atmospheric water generator can produce up to 900 liters of water per day. A popular tourist destination,...

A senior figure in the Palestinian Authority said Monday that any Palestinian who supports the long-anticipated U.S. peace plan for the Middle East “would be nothing but a collaborator” for the United States and Israel. Ahmad Majdalani, the Palestinian minister for social affairs and a member of the PLO’s Executive...

Israeli humanitarian aid agency IsraAID reports that it has dispatched an emergency response team to the city of Cúcuta on Colombia’s border with Venezuela, which is a flashpoint in the ongoing Venezuelan displacement crisis. Thousands cross the Simon Bolivar Bridge from Venezuela into Cúcuta every day seeking relief from the continued economic...

The first experimental robot drone that flies like a typical quadcopter, drives on tough terrain, and squeezes into tight spaces using the same motors, has been developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. Unveiled at this week’s IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2019 in Montreal, the...

When the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) mounted a campaign against Israel, it targeted more than just Israel’s economy. It also targeted tourism — which has nonetheless flourished beyond any expectation. While the “D” in BDS stands for divestment, it could just as easily stand for delegitimization. So, the...