search
Davos
Opposition demonstrators clash with security forces during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro on the anniversary of the 1958 uprising that overthrew the military dictatorship, in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 23, 2019. (Yuri Cortez/AFP)
January 24, 2019, 1:07 pm
UN head urges dialogue in Venezuela to avert ‘disaster’
Antonio Guterres says an escalation in violence after Guaido declared himself president would have bad consequences for the region
By Agencies
Traffic on a Tel Aviv highway. (Craig Johnson)
January 23, 2019, 1:12 pm
New Israeli NGO to set up data center with MIT to combat road fatalities
The Smart Mobility Data Trust inititative, announced at Davos in Switzerland, will set up a digital platform on which organizations can share data and projects
By Shoshanna Solomon
US President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 26, 2018 in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. (AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm)
January 9, 2019, 10:24 am
Netanyahu seeking to meet with Trump two weeks before elections – report
Sources tell newspaper that arrangements are being made for sit-down while PM is in Washington for annual AIPAC conference
By Stuart Winer
Executives from Manchester United, including Avram Glazer, fourth from left, and Joel Glazer, third from left, applaud after ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 in New York. (AP/Jin Lee)
October 21, 2018, 7:23 am
Manchester United owner pulls out of Saudi confab, deflating team sale rumors
Avram Glazer cancels appearance at ‘Davos in the Desert’ amid claims he was set to sell the soccer team to Mohammed bin Salman
By TOI staff and AFP
The Swiss town of Davos, which is a popular tourist destination for ultra-Orthodox Jews. (CC BY-SA MadGeographer, Wikimedia Commons)
August 7, 2018, 4:47 pm
Swiss tourism official complains of ultra-Orthodox guests’ behavior
Jewish community official acknowledges that claims that Haredi Jews leaving waste, taking over playgrounds, abusing services are ‘factually based’
By JTA
Palestinian children hold bread patties during a protest against aid cuts, outside the United Nations' offices in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 28, 2018. (Said Khatib/AFP)
February 10, 2018, 12:56 am
UN agency for Palestinian refugees fundraises after US cuts
President Trump said last month that the Palestinians must return to peace talks in order to receive American aid money
By Edith M. Lederer
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)
January 29, 2018, 9:18 am
Netanyahu: Real estate background aids ‘very able’ Kushner peace team
In interview broadcast Sunday, prime minister says Palestinians need to ‘stop kvetching’ and enter talks with US as broker
By JTA
File: US special envoy Jason Greenblatt (C) shakes hands with Palestinian Water Authority chairman Mazen Ghunaim during the launch of a project to improve access to wastewater treatment and water for Palestinian farmers, on October 15, 2017, in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank. (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
January 26, 2018, 7:02 pm
USAID chief: ‘No decisions made’ on cutting Palestinian aid
Administrator says process ‘ongoing’ hours after Trump warns funding for Palestinians– 40% of which is funneled through USAID projects — is on the chopping block
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 24, 2018. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
January 26, 2018, 12:12 pm
Israel agrees to sell 30 aging F-16 planes to Croatia
Agreement, advanced during Netanyahu’s meeting with PM Andrej Plenkovic, said to be worth half a billion dollars; still requires US approval
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 24, 2018. (GPO)
January 25, 2018, 12:35 am
Netanyahu agrees to Rwandan demand to only deport migrants there lawfully
Meeting Kagame, PM appears to concede he won’t sent forcibly deported migrants to Rwanda, day after Kigali denies signing secret deal to accept them
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 24, 2018. (Amos Ben Gershon/ GPO)
January 24, 2018, 5:03 pm
In Davos, Netanyahu urges world leaders to act on Iran nuclear deal
PM holds meetings with heads of state from Germany, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and Azerbaijan on sidelines of World Economic Forum
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump listens while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press prior to their meeting at the Palace Hotel in New York City ahead of the United Nations General Assembly on September 18, 2017.(AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
January 23, 2018, 11:41 pm
Netanyahu and Trump to meet at Davos economic conference
US president will ‘reiterate America’s strong commitment to Israel and efforts to reduce Iran’s abilities, and ways to achieve lasting peace,’ official says
By Jacob Magid and Raoul Wootliff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his wife Sara Netanyahu, at Ben Gurion airport on January 23, 2018. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel)
January 23, 2018, 7:12 pm
Netanyahu to tell Europeans clock ticking to fix Iran nuke deal
PM says he’ll challenge counterparts at Davos summit of world leaders to make more than ‘cosmetic’ changes to agreement
By Alexander Fulbright and Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his wife Sara pose for a photograph at the Taj Mahal in the Indian city of Agra on January 16, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / STR)
January 23, 2018, 4:58 pm
Netanyahus head to World Economic Forum in Davos; Trump will be closing speaker
Israeli PM to meet with over 10 world leaders, including Germany’s Merkel, France’s Macron, Ukraine’s Poroshenko and Canada’s Trudeau, but no talks fixed yet with US president
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump walks to Marine One before leaving the White House on January 5, 2018. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
January 10, 2018, 7:15 pm
Swiss campaigners petition to keep Trump out of Davos
Protest comes after US president announces surprise attendance at World Economic Forum’s annual meeting later this month
By Agnès PEDRERO
Load More