August 16, 2017
11:42 pm

Ramat Gan Mayor Israel Singer is seen at the The Magistrate's Court in Rishon Lezion on December 15, 2014. (Flash90)

Ramat Gan mayor to be indicted for bribery

Prosecution to accuse Israel Singer of offering appointments in the municipality to individuals who agreed to campaign for him

By Times of Israel staff

August 4, 2017
9:21 am

Illustrative photo of an Israeli ambulance (photo credit: Pierre Terdjman/Flash90)

Elderly man killed in bus collision; woman seriously injured by train

In separate incidents, a 60-year-old pedestrian is seriously injured in Ramat Gan collision and a 71-year-old man drowns in Tel Aviv

By Times of Israel staff

July 24, 2017
7:32 pm

Former Ramat Gan mayor Zvi Bar, seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on December 11, 2016 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Jailed ex-Ramat Gan mayor asks president for pardon

Citing deteriorating health, Zvi Bar asks to be released after serving six months of a three-year sentence

By Times of Israel staff

March 19, 2017
12:56 pm

Scene of crane collapse in Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan on March 19, 2017. (Magen David Adom spokesperson)

Crane operator moderately injured in collapse

Man treated by first responders at scene before being taken to Tel Hashomer hospital

By Times of Israel staff

March 9, 2017
11:21 am

Illustrative: Police and medical personnel at the scene of a drive-by shooting in the coastal town of Bat Yam, February 27, 2017. (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)

Cop, suspected burglars hurt in Ramat Gan chase

Fleeing police, two men attempt to plow through roadblock after apparent home robbery in Tel Aviv suburb

By Times of Israel staff

February 19, 2017
2:56 pm

Binary St / St Binary from the inside (Iacopo Luzi)

I trained as a binary options salesman for a day. It wasn’t pretty

Times of Israel intern Iacopo Luzi got himself a start at a Ramat Gan firm; he’s relieved to report that it didn’t work out too well

By Iacopo Luzi

February 14, 2017
9:09 pm

A replica of Russian Queen Catherine the Great's imperial crown, which was used in the coronations of all Russian monarchs since Catherine the Great, set with 11,352 polished diamonds, with a total weight of 1,180 carats and on sale for $20 million, during the International Diamond Week (IDW) in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv on February 14, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ

$20 million imperial crown dazzles Tel Aviv diamond dealers

Replica of Russian Queen Catherine the Great’s 11,352-diamond-studded crown steals show at International Diamond Week

By Jean-Luc Renaudie

January 11, 2017
6:35 pm

A screenshot from a 2013 promotional video for Banc de Binary, since removed from the internet (Youtube)

Major Israeli binary firm, Banc de Binary, lays off employees, said to be shutting down

Blacklisted and fined in several countries, company has voluntarily renounced its Cyprus regulation; some insiders speculate it will relocate to eastern Europe and operate under a different name

By Simona Weinglass

December 11, 2016
3:03 pm

Former Ramat Gan mayor Zvi Bar at the Supreme Court on December 11, 2016 in Jerusalem. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Supreme Court upholds graft conviction of ex-Ramat Gan mayor

Justices reject Zvi Bar’s appeal, but agree to shorten jail sentence from 5.5 years to 3, citing his age, health concerns

By Times of Israel staff

November 24, 2016
11:06 pm

People carry their belongings inside a supermarket cart as they evacuate from wildfires in Haifa, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israelis reach out to Haifa’s 75,000 fire-ravaged homeless

From the Arab town of Kfar Qassem in the north to Arad in the Negev, offers come in to host the evacuees, pets too

By Stuart Winer and Gavin Rabinowitz

September 16, 2016
4:59 pm

The statue 'Birth' by late Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman, in Ramat Gan National Park (Avishai Teicher, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 4.0)

Ramat Gan statue attracts women hoping to conceive

Deputy mayor insists Menashe Kadishman piece has no special powers, urges visitors to refrain from lying on the metal sculpture

By JTA

August 30, 2016
2:01 pm

Illustrative photo of power lines carrying electricity (Nati Shohat/Flash90, File)

Power cuts reported across Israel as grid briefly fails

Emergency crews called out to save people from stuck elevators; technical malfunction and overuse blamed

By Stuart Winer

August 25, 2016
8:14 pm

A teenage volunteer for Donald Trump campaigning outside the Republican candidate’s headquarters in Modiin, Aug. 15, 2016. (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump campaign opens 3rd Israeli office in Ramat Gan

Headquarters in Tel Aviv suburb to join Jerusalem, Modiin branches; fourth center planned for West Bank

By JTA

July 9, 2016
11:11 am

Israeli-born porn star Layla Sin speaks to Channel 10 News (Channel 10 screenshot)

From Ramat Gan to raunchy mags: Porn star speaks

Adult film star Layla Sin was raised in a religious Israeli family but always felt ‘very sexual.’ She claims her profession empowers her and makes her happy

By Times of Israel staff

June 13, 2016
6:33 pm

Screenshot of building on fire in Ramat Gan on June 13, 2016. ( Courtesy: YouTube)

Firefighters battle blaze in Ramat Gan building

Most of 12-story residential structure engulfed by flames

By Times of Israel staff

Topic: Ramat Gan

Ramat Gan mayor to be indicted for bribery

Prosecution to accuse Israel Singer of offering appointments in the municipality to individuals who agreed to campaign for him

Elderly man killed in bus collision; woman seriously injured by train

In separate incidents, a 60-year-old pedestrian is seriously injured in Ramat Gan collision and a 71-year-old man drowns in Tel Aviv

Jailed ex-Ramat Gan mayor asks president for pardon

Citing deteriorating health, Zvi Bar asks to be released after serving six months of a three-year sentence

Crane operator moderately injured in collapse

Man treated by first responders at scene before being taken to Tel Hashomer hospital

Cop, suspected burglars hurt in Ramat Gan chase

Fleeing police, two men attempt to plow through roadblock after apparent home robbery in Tel Aviv suburb

I trained as a binary options salesman for a day. It wasn’t pretty

Times of Israel intern Iacopo Luzi got himself a start at a Ramat Gan firm; he’s relieved to report that it didn’t work out too well

$20 million imperial crown dazzles Tel Aviv diamond dealers

Replica of Russian Queen Catherine the Great’s 11,352-diamond-studded crown steals show at International Diamond Week

Major Israeli binary firm, Banc de Binary, lays off employees, said to be shutting down

Blacklisted and fined in several countries, company has voluntarily renounced its Cyprus regulation; some insiders speculate it will relocate to eastern Europe and operate under a different name

Supreme Court upholds graft conviction of ex-Ramat Gan mayor

Justices reject Zvi Bar’s appeal, but agree to shorten jail sentence from 5.5 years to 3, citing his age, health concerns

Israelis reach out to Haifa’s 75,000 fire-ravaged homeless

From the Arab town of Kfar Qassem in the north to Arad in the Negev, offers come in to host the evacuees, pets too

Ramat Gan statue attracts women hoping to conceive

Deputy mayor insists Menashe Kadishman piece has no special powers, urges visitors to refrain from lying on the metal sculpture

Power cuts reported across Israel as grid briefly fails

Emergency crews called out to save people from stuck elevators; technical malfunction and overuse blamed

Trump campaign opens 3rd Israeli office in Ramat Gan

Headquarters in Tel Aviv suburb to join Jerusalem, Modiin branches; fourth center planned for West Bank

From Ramat Gan to raunchy mags: Porn star speaks

Adult film star Layla Sin was raised in a religious Israeli family but always felt ‘very sexual.’ She claims her profession empowers her and makes her happy

Firefighters battle blaze in Ramat Gan building

Most of 12-story residential structure engulfed by flames

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