An Israeli startup that can detect subtle voice changes in order to flag health issues like COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asthma, and pneumonia won first place in the Henry Ford Health System’s Increasing Patient and Caregiver Engagement to Reduce Readmission Challenge. The startup, Healthymize, has a smartphone app that listens for...

Amid signs of a growing rift between the Iranian-backed terrorist organization Hamas and the Gulf states, a senior United Arab Emirates government official blasted the Palestinian movement for speaking out against the reimposition of sanctions by the United States against Iran, The Times of Israel reported Wednesday. Anwar Gargash, the...

Ahead of Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, exchanged warm greetings on social media, The Algemeiner reported Tuesday. Netanyahu wrote on Twitter in Hindi: “On behalf of the people of Israel, I would like to wish my dear...

Four thousand college students from 60 countries gathered in Tel Aviv in October for the latest mass singalong sponsored by the social music project, Koolulam. The event, at Ganei Yehoshua, was attended by GA 2018 participants, graduates of MASA programs, MASA CEO Liran Avisar Ben Horin, Jewish Agency Chairman Yitzchak...

A report released by the Tourism Ministry on Monday revealed that Israel’s tourism industry continues to break records with more tourists visiting the Jewish State in October 2018 than ever before, totaling about 486,000 registered entries to the country. Globes reported that this represents a 19% increase over April 2018...

Jason Greenblatt, the administration’s Special Representative for International Negotiations hailed the Regional Tracks for Peace initiative promoted by Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz at a regional transportation event hosted by Oman, The Times of Israel reported Monday. Katz presented his plan at World Congress of the International Road Transport Union held in Muscat,...