The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/marshall-islands/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Marshall Islands | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/marshall-islands/ 32 32 Saudi Arabia narrowly misses out on UN Human Rights Council seat https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-narrowly-misses-out-on-un-human-rights-council-seat/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:18:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3394344 Riyadh falls seven votes shy of Marshall Islands, losing out on chance to join influential UN body; miss comes as rights group says executions in kingdom at all-time high

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]]> Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman after alleged collision amid regional tension https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-navy-says-iran-seized-oil-tanker-in-gulf-of-oman-amid-wider-regional-tensions/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:52:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3004235 Marshall Islands-flagged, Turkey-managed ship had just come from Kuwait and was heading to Texas, US Navy says, noting that Tehran's actions are 'contrary to international law'

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]]> On a Pacific island, a nuclear dome left behind by the US begins to crack https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-a-pacific-island-a-nuclear-dome-left-behind-by-the-us-begins-to-crack/ Sun, 26 May 2019 22:44:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2083502 'The coffin is leaking its poison into the surrounding environment,' warns local official, amid growing fears of radioactive disaster

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]]> Israeli company partners with Marshall Islands to launch digital currency https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-company-partners-with-marshall-islands-to-launch-digital-currency/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 01:45:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2032946 Neema is working with the tiny island nation to allay US regulatory concerns as well as solve technological and logistical issues, but plans to have coin on offer this year

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]]> Marshall Islands partnering with Israeli company to create virtual money https://www.timesofisrael.com/marshall-islands-partnering-with-israeli-company-to-create-virtual-money/ Sat, 03 Mar 2018 09:25:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1802394 Pacific island nation said it is the first country in the world to recognize a cryptocurrency as its legal tender

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]]> Pacific islands accuse US of ‘abandoning’ them to climate change https://www.timesofisrael.com/pacific-islands-accuse-us-of-abandoning-them-to-climate-change/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:55:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1631284 US will 'eventually rejoin our struggle because scientific evidence of man-made climate change is well understood,' says Fiji PM

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]]> World court rejects epic Marshalls Islands nuclear case https://www.timesofisrael.com/world-court-rejects-epic-marshalls-islands-nuclear-case/ Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:16:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1474561 Judges rule tiny Pacific nation can't sue Britain, India, Pakistan for not stopping arms race while atomic tests devastated its atolls

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]]> Israelis lead race as Micronesian tourism paradise is raffled off, at $49 a ticket https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-lead-the-race-as-micronesian-tourism-paradise-is-raffled-off-at-49-a-ticket/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:10:45 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1419167 The owners of the Nautilus Resort are moving back to the mainland, but they're selling the hotel in a rather unusual fashion

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]]> Iran harassed US-flagged cargo ship last week, Pentagon says https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-harassed-us-flagged-cargo-ship-last-week-pentagon-says/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:44:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1175134 Revolutionary Guards' boarding of 2 vessels over five-day period raise concerns about security of shipping lanes in Gulf

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]]> Tiny Pacific nation sues Israel, others over nukes https://www.timesofisrael.com/tiny-pacific-nation-sues-israel-others-over-nukes/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:49:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=962418 Marshall Islands names nine countries in lawsuit for modernizing atomic arsenals instead of disarming

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]]> Nomination of Hariri killing suspect rocks island nation https://www.timesofisrael.com/nomination-of-hariri-killing-suspect-rocks-island-nation/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:40:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=917072 Marshall Island government survives no-confidence vote brought due to canceled nomination of Lebanese assassination suspect to UNESCO post

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