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IsraAID in Haiti helps treat 2,000

The Israeli medical personnel working with IsraAID/FIRST have been operating in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince for five days now, both within the government hospital as well

Haitian student rescued after 6 days

Israeli teams yesterday rescued a woman who had been trapped for six days under the wreckage of Port-au-Prince’s university in Haiti. The woman was transferred

IsraAID team treats injured in Haiti

Just minutes after landing at the airport in Port-Au-Prince and unloading their planeload of food and medical equipment, the IsraAid team traveled to the capital

Israelis rescue top Haitian official

Yesterday, the Israeli delegation to Haiti rescued one of the country’s top income tax officials from the government office building which collapsed in the January

8 saved during “Shabbat from hell”

Picture courtesy of ZAKA. After working round-the-clock for 38 hours, yesterday Israel’s ZAKA International Rescue Unit delegation in Haiti, working with the Mexican military delegation

Arison in Brazilian water tech market

MIYA, Shari Arison’s water venture held through Israel’s Arison Investments has acquired the controlling interest in Brazilian engineering services company BBL at a value of

EnzySurge expands capital to $4.1m.

Israel’s EnzySurge, maker of the DermaStream® product line and a provider of innovative solutions for advanced chronic wound management, has successfully expanded its latest $2.5

More millions invested in Better Place

Israel Corporation this week completed its investment of $100 million in electric car venture, Better Place, injecting a further $15.38 million into the company at

Hebrew U researchers received $42m.

Israel’s Hebrew University (HU) of Jerusalem ties with Oxford University in the number of new European Research Council (ERC) starting research grants awarded in the

Israeli sculptor wins top award in Italy

Israeli sculptor Yael Erlichman won the President Award at the 2009 Florence Biennale international contemporary art exhibition in Italy where she presented five bronze sculptures.

Sharing emergency response skills

Israel’s first international emergency response conference opens today in Tel Aviv. The World Health Organization is sponsoring the conference in recognition of the international importance