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Tens of thousands of red-clad protesters marched past the Peace Palace, housing the International Court of Justice, rear, demanding their government do more to halt Israel's campaign in Gaza, during a demonstration in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
September 29, 2026, 8:02 pm
The Netherlands is just a symptom of a widening global boycott against Israel
A year after the US forced a Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s international standing continues to plummet. The latest European restrictions threaten to exact a heavy economic toll
By Tal Schneider
A Zim cargo ship is seen outside the port of Haifa on May 1, 2026. (Sharon Leibel/Flash90)
September 27, 2026, 9:00 pm
Hapag-Lloyd revises offer as sale of Israeli shipping giant Zim hangs in the balance
German shipping line vows that improved $4.2 billion deal for Zim, which includes a direct Israel-Far East route, serves Israel’s maritime security needs even in emergency situations
By Sharon Wrobel
At the gin tasting hosted by the British Embassy for Israeli distributors on July 13, 2026. (Mai Savir)
July 17, 2026, 11:24 pm
UK gin finds a thirsty audience in Israel
The British Embassy introduces four new spirits to the local market; Israel also boasts unique gins featuring such botanicals as citron and Medjool dates
By Jessica Steinberg
The Sha'ar Ramon roadside inn. The trash midden is seen on the right next to the entrance gate. (Roy Galili)
May 12, 2022, 3:59 pm
Ancient trash a treasure in mapping first steps to globalization on Incense Route
Sifting through refuse at roadside inns from 300 BCE to 300 CE uncovers ‘social archives’ that help explain the social and economic organization of the Nabatean caravan trade
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Farmers harvest with their combines in a wheat field near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia, July 21, 2021. (AP/Vitaly Timkiv)
February 28, 2022, 4:19 pm
Israeli trade with Ukraine, Russia continues but prices may jump — Economy Ministry
Both countries are major exporters of wheat and other grains; Finance Minister Liberman warns of war’s global economic impact
By Ricky Ben-David
Israeli and United Arab Emirates flags line a road in the coastal city of Netanya on August 16, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP)
September 15, 2021, 2:37 pm
UAE seeks staggering $1 trillion in economic ties with Israel over next decade
A year into the Abraham Accords, trade between countries hits over $600m in 1st half of 2021; investors say big opportunities still ahead
By Ricky Ben-David
Ilan Sztulman Starosta, head of mission at Israel's consulate in Dubai, at his office on August 23, 2021. (Karim SAHIB / AFP)
September 1, 2021, 11:10 am
Israeli envoy to Dubai says ties won’t be harmed if massive UAE oil deal is axed
Ilan Sztulman Starosta predicts trade between Jewish state and Gulf nation will ‘easily’ surpass $1 billion within a year if the COVID pandemic abates
By AFP and ToI Staff
Tel Tsaf rounded silos. (Boaz Garfinkel/Hebrew University)
June 10, 2021, 8:45 pm
7,000-year-old seal impression marks prehistoric site as early trade hub
A twice-stamped little ancient blob of clay discovered in Tel Tsaf — alongside other evidence — leads researchers to deduce a millennia-old complex mercantile exchange
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
The skyline of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at sunset. (Britus/ iStock by Getty Images)
January 30, 2021, 7:28 pm
Dubai says trade with Israel has topped $270 million since normalization
‘Expansion of trade and investment will benefit not only business communities in the UAE and Israel, but also in the [wider] Middle East,’ official says
By ToI Staff
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, February 26, 2020. (Roman Pilipey/Pool Photo via AP)
May 15, 2020, 3:00 pm
China uses trade as weapon to silence virus criticism
After Australia refuses to back down from call for robust inquiry into origins of outbreak, Beijing suspends some beef imports, threatens huge tariffs on barley
By Nick Perry and Joe McDonald
Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson is greeted by staff as he arrives back at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 13, 2019, following an audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, where she invited him to become prime minister and form a new government. (Stefan Rousseau/POOL/AFP)
December 13, 2019, 2:57 pm
Path to a softer Brexit? UK PM’s big win gives him leeway
Boris Johnson’s election victory is just the beginning, as he must now decide how much to preserve of the trade relationship with the EU
By Alice Ritchie and Robin MILLARD
President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for criminal justice reform legislation in the Oval Office of the White House, December 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
December 24, 2018, 11:56 pm
Trump vows allies will no longer ‘take advantage’ of US military aid
President says he and Mattis disagreed on foreign defense spending, in likely reference to frequent target NATO
By ToI Staff and AP
US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
November 29, 2018, 11:11 am
Trump scheduled to meet Putin at G20, Kremlin document says
US president heads to Argentina poised for possible conflict with Russia over Black Sea naval clash and with China over trade
By ToI Staff and AFP
Illustrative: A worker handling red hot steel cables at a steel factory, in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province, on June 8, 2018. (AFP Photo)
July 10, 2018, 12:45 am
Israel reportedly fails to win exemption from US steel, aluminum tariffs
Head of foreign trade department at Manufacturers Association says tariffs would be a ‘death blow’ to producers in working class towns
By ToI Staff
In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, US President Donald Trump (right) and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Thomas Peter/Pool)
June 15, 2018, 7:29 pm
Trump announces US tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports
Beijing says that it will retaliate with $50 billion in tariffs in response, rattling financial markets and escalating a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies
By Ken Thomas and PAUL WISEMAN
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