The Media Line Staff Tel Aviv, Israel (TML) – The Israeli army is opening a record number of positions to women as it moves to counter a reduction in the number of men being drafted. But it’s not likely to see many of them deployed in battle. The Israeli army, the only Western country to [...]

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel David Rosenberg and Benja – Israel’s housing shortage and the skyrocketing prices that it has created are unlikely to be solved by the government’s latest measures because the industry faces critical shortages of labor and bureaucratic obstacles to building, industry leaders said. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Housing and [...]

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel David Rosenberg and Benja – Israel’s housing shortage and the skyrocketing prices that it has created are unlikely to be solved by the government’s latest measures because the industry faces critical shortages of labor and bureaucratic obstacles to building, industry leaders said. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Housing and [...]

The Media Line Staff Tel Aviv, Israel (TML) – Housing prices in Israel are the fastest increasing in the world, says one industry watchdog. The cost of real estate has risen by 30 percent since September 2008 according to Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fisher. Young couples and everyday Israelis are finding it harder to [...]

Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Albany, NY, United States (AHN) – Former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi has pleaded guilty to accepting gifts in return for $250 million worth of investments from the state pension fund. Hevesi admitted to receiving nearly $1 million in gifts from Markstone Capital Partners in exchange for approving [...]

The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel Arieh O’Sullivan (TML) – Israel has found a unique way to retaliate against Iraq for firing Scud missiles on it nearly 20 years ago: it has decided to sell Iraq Israel’s used cars. Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz said he has approved a new plan to export tens of thousands [...]

The Media Line Staff Tehran, Iran (TML) – Iran’s second largest automobile manufacturer is set to open a plant in Sudan, The Saipa Automotive Manufacturing Group has signed a deal to set up a factory in Sudan to produce 35,000 cars over the next five years, the Iranian news agency Mehr is reporting. The new [...]

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Tuesday announced twelve finalists for the Secretary of State’s prestigious 2010 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) and the 2010 ACE winners will be announced at the annual ceremony hosted by the Secretary of State later this fall. According to [...]

Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Tuesday announced twelve finalists for the Secretary of State’s prestigious 2010 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) and the 2010 ACE winners will be announced at the annual ceremony hosted by the Secretary of State later this fall. According to [...]

Hasan A. Yahya , Ph.Ds This articles deals with two bold ideas concerning the Palestinian Arab and Israeli conflict. The first  idea about compensations of lands, possessions  and businesses in occupied Palestine as Jews of the Holocaust did?  The second about Palestinians and naturalization in Arab and non Arab host Countries?  Mental ability to think [...]