Saudi Arabia opens large investment summit, focuses on urban megaprojects and AI

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund Governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, speaks as a special guest during the 9th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative's (FII) opening ceremony, the kingdom's annual flagship finance conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 28, 2025. (Photo: Future Investment Initiative Media Center/Handout via REUTERS)

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday kicked off the ninth Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and urban megaprojects. The major Saudi global business conference, often described as “Davos in the Desert” — a reference to the elite annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland — is being held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, a former royal palace.

Some 20 heads of state, including China’s Vice President Han Zheng and Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, are expected to attend the Saudi conference, alongside numerous business leaders and government ministers from around the world. Donald Trump Jr. and the heads of

Henrique Cymerman: «El potencial económico entre Israel y Argentina es brutal»

El presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Israel-Países del Golfo y hombre de confianza del Papa Francisco conversó con El Cronista sobre las posibilidades de inversión que trabajan con Argentina gracias al liderazgo de Javier Milei.

«Fue Irán el que decidió el 7 de octubre. Hamas no tiene la capacidad de hacer algo tan grandioso y bárbaro a la vez», sentenció Henrique Cymerman, periodista y actual presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Israel-Países del Golfo, quien visitó por séptima vez la Argentina para compartir su mirada sobre el conflicto en Medio Oriente y dialogó con El Cronista sobre las posibilidades de invertir en Latinoamérica bajo el liderazgo del presidente Javier Milei, de estrecho vínculo con Israel.

Los países europeos no apoyan la propuesta de la Comisión de la UE de castigar a Israel

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Los Veintisiete no han respaldado, por el momento, este martes la propuesta del Ejecutivo comunitario de castigar a Israel con la exclusión parcial en el programa científico comunitario Horizonte, por la situación en Gaza.

Según confirmaron varias fuentes comunitarias, durante la reunión de los embajadores europeos no se consiguió la mayoría necesaria, de 15 países, que hubiese permitido seguir adelante con la iniciativa del Ejecutivo comunitario.

Aunque hay muchos Estados miembros que sí están a favor de esta propuesta, como España, otros necesitan tiempo para estudiarla en detalle a la luz de la evolución en el terreno, mientras que un tercer grupo expresó escepticismo.

REVEALED: Luxury instead of relief – Hamas terrorists’ secret £600m financial empire

The huge sums are spent not on the residents of Gaza but on depraved attacks against Israel and on luxurious lifestyles abroad for Hamas' top brass.

By CHRISTINE KENSCHE (WELT)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, right, between the Emir of Qatar.

Hamas internally calls it the “secret portfolio”. The terrorist organisation maintains a huge network of companies, as documents exclusively seen by the German newspaper WELT show. The names of German banks also appear. Hamas bosses live far from Gaza in luxury hotels.

Even before the current war, half of the Palestinians in Gaza were dependent on food aid from the United Nations. Now UNRWA, the Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, is warning that the territory, home to more than two million

Israel's national airline in historic deal to buy Airbus jets

As part of a new five-year strategic plan unveiled on Thursday, El Al is seeking to boost its fleet from a current 46 planes to 59 by 2028.

By REUTERS

EL AL PLANES at Ben-Gurion Airport. The major airline alliances have rejected the Israeli flag carrier’s admission several times.(photo credit: MOSHE SHAI/FLASH90)

El Al Israel Airlines is in "serious" talks with planemaker Airbus to buy as many as 30 A321neo jets, El Al's CEO said on Thursday, in what would be a historic change of supplier as it looks to replace its short-haul fleet.

Israel's flag carrier is also in talks with traditional supplier Boeing to buy 737 MAX aircraft, Dina Ben Tal Ganancia told Reuters on the sidelines of a conference after

Gobierno israelí aprueba fondos para almacenamiento de “electricidad Kosher”

El gabinete firmó este domingo un controvertido proyecto de almacenamiento de energía que pretende abordar las preocupaciones de los judíos observantes sobre el uso de la electricidad producida por otros judíos en Shabat, informó The Times of Israel.

El plan para la instalación de almacenamiento en Bnei Brak tiene un precio de unos 33 millones de dólares, que según los críticos saldría de los bolsillos de los consumidores en general, incluidos aquellos que no requieren electricidad almacenada.

Los judíos ultraortodoxos, que se adhieren a una interpretación estricta de la ley judía, han promovido durante mucho tiempo el establecimiento de instalaciones de almacenamiento de energía.

Buscan una alternativa al consumo de electricidad producida en Shabat en violación de las leyes religiosas.

Egypt-Saudi ties grow stronger as leaders meet

Reports in the West have sought to portray Riyadh as potentially reducing investment in Egypt. However, it appears Egypt-Saudi ties are as strong as ever.

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 03, 2023     (photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi expressed his happiness at meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a surprise meeting that took place on Sunday night. They gathered for Ramadan in the wake of an important visit by the Syrian foreign minister to Egypt and rumors that Saudi Arabia may normalize relations with Syria.

Bilateral ties between Riyadh and Cairo were the key feature of the evening as the important leaders met. Egypt is supported by Saudi investment. The two leaders

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India, Israel, UAE, US ‘I2U2’ group convenes to strategize over international food security

U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth Jose W. Fernandez says the group “reinforces the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to build on the Abraham Accords.”

BY MIKE WAGENHEIM

From left: Brett McGurk, deputy assistant to the U.S. President and White House coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa; Jose W. Fernandez, U.S. Under Secretary of State for economic growth, energy and the environment; Ronen Levi, director-general at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Dammu Ravi, secretary (economic relations) at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs; and Ahmed Al Sayegh, UAE minister of state. Photo courtesy of the U.S. State Department.

(February 27, 2023 / JNS) India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States—the group known as the I2U2—convened in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 22 to discuss food security. Following the meeting, a top U.S. official told reporters that the group collectively and with other nations aims to make a dent in the current international food crisis.

American-Jewish investor buys Greek Orthodox Patriarchate land in Jerusalem

About 1,000 housing units and the five-star Inbal Hotel, stand on the land in the neighborhoods of Talbiyeh, Rehavia and Nayot.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

View of the Knesset (foreground), were the Israeli parliament residese,the tall buildings in the back are called The Wolfson Towers and behind them are the neighborhoods of Rehavia, Shaarei Chesed and the downtown.   (photo credit: NATI SHOHAT/FLASH90)

Gary Barnett, an American-Jewish land developer, has dived headfirst into the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate land controversy in Jerusalem by purchasing the land for NIS 750 million ($220 m.) from its current owners, Nayot Komemiyut Investments.

Israel’s economy is setting sail into the deep blue tech sea

After missing the boat for years, the country is now casting a net for more maritime innovation and technology, diving into a worldwide trend with a focus on sustainability.

By YERMI BRENNER

Illustrative: A man looks out to the sea from a boat off Haifa's Kishon Port on June 26, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)

Once a tiny speck in the great big sea of Israeli startups, the “blue tech” industry of companies innovating maritime technologies is now making waves. Big ones.

In September, the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology named blue tech as one of Israel’s top research and development priorities over the next five years.

Saudi Arabia reclaims the West’s embrace as Khashoggi killing fades

In a triumphant week, Riyadh brokers Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap, holds UN summit, hosts German chancellor and talks energy with White House, but human rights pushed aside.

By AYA BATRAWY

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, participates in a working session with US President Joe Biden at the Al Salman Royal Palace, July 15, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018. The kingdom is once again being enthusiastically welcomed back into polite and powerful society, and it is no longer frowned upon to seek Saudi investments or accept their favor.

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Jared Kushner to invest Saudi funds in Israeli start-ups - report

People familiar with the fund's investment plan told The Wall Street Journal that the fund has already selected two Israeli firms to invest in.

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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (R) during his visit to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 1, 2020     (photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

A new private-equity fund run by Jared Kushner intends to invest millions of dollars raised from Saudi Arabia in Israeli start-ups, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The fund, Affinity Partners, has already raised over $3 billion, including a $2 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund.

Chevron CEO says Israel gas pipeline could supply Europe amid crisis

The EastMed pipeline, meant to transfer natural gas from Israeli waters to Europe via Greece and Cyprus, was announced in 2016.

By BEN ZION GAD, REUTERS

The Leviathan gas platform pictured in the Mediterranean Sea.

(photo credit: ALBATROSS)

Europe's natural gas shortage, which has pushed prices to multi-year highs, has revived talk of the EastMed pipeline – a Mediterranean Sea pipeline that could carry gas from Israel to European customers, Chevron Chief Executive Michael Wirth said on Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference.

Wirth downplayed concerns over global oil supplies amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the subsequent potential for an energy crisis.

Erdogan visita Emiratos Árabes Unidos para fomentar inversiones en su país

El presidente turco, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, viajó a Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU), para una visita oficial de dos días, centrada en las relaciones comerciales entre los dos países, enfrentados hasta el año pasado.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Foto: Kremlin.ru Wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0

La prensa turca asegura que la visita del mandatario islamista conservador estará dominada por un plan de inversiones emiratí en Turquía, valorado en unos 10.000 millones de dólares.

Turquía y EAU rompieron sus relaciones en 2013 ante las posiciones enfrentadas en diferentes conflictos de la zona, incluyendo el supuesto apoyo emiratí al fallido golpe de Estado en Turquía en 2016.

Israel, líder mundial en nuevas inversiones en tecnología climática

Los dólares invertidos por el país fueron de 2.200 millones en 2021.

Israel superó su propio récord de 2020. Foto: Creative Commons

Considerado un referente en tecnología climática a nivel mundial, Israel cuenta con 1200 empresas de este rubro. De estas, 637 son nuevas, y todas ayudan a reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en su territorio y todo el planeta.

Para dicho propósito, la nación invirtió alrededor de 2.200 millones de dólares en 2021. Lo hizo en tecnología de mitigación del clima como Future Meat (347 millones de dicha divisa), un 57% más que el récord anterior de 2020.

Israel signs deal with US for 12 CH-53K helicopters, two KC-46 refuelers

With a range of 11,830 km and the capacity to carry 207,000 pounds of fuel, the KC-46 can refuel over 64 different types of aircraft and allow dozens of jets to remain airborne for up to 12 hours.

By ANNA AHRONHEIM

The KC-46 refueler (photo credit: BOEING)

The Defense Ministry has signed an agreement with the US government to acquire 12 Lockheed Martin CH-53K helicopters and two additional Boeing KC-46 refueling aircraft.

The Defense Department’s procurement delegation signed the letters of acceptance with Israel on Thursday evening to replace the Israel Air Force’s CH-53 Yasur heavy-lift helicopters and Ra’am (Boeing 707) tanker aircraft that are required for long-range missions.

Un estudio muestra que la economía israelí creció un 7% en 2021, superando el promedio mundial

Una organización multinacional de información empresarial indicó en un resumen del año que el crecimiento promedio mundial fue de 5,9%.

Tel Aviv, centro financiero de Israel Foto: Gidon Pico vía Pixabay

Dun & Bradstreet, organización multinacional de información empresarial, mostró en un estudio revelado el lunes, que la economía de Israel creció un 7% en 2021, superando un promedio global de 5,9%.

El informe señaló que las finanzas israelíes mejoraron principalmente gracias al

Naftalí Bennett y Bill Gates acordaron crear un grupo de trabajo entre Israel y la Fundación Gates

Con el foco puesto en la lucha contra el cambio climático, el primer ministro se reunió con el creador de Microsoft en la cumbre climática de la ONU.

Bill Gates y Naftali Bennett. GPO/Haim Zach

El primer ministro Naftalí Bennett se reunió con el cofundador de Microsoft, Bill Gates, en el marco de la COP26 de las Naciones Unidas. En el encuentro se acordó establecer un grupo de trabajo entre el Estado de Israel y la Fundación Gates en el área de innovación del cambio climático.

«Israel es conocida como la start-up nation, y creo que es hora de que canalicemos nuestra energía nacional, que es la energía de la gente, la capacidad