Mar 30, 2023
Indonesia loses U-20 Event over Israel ban
The Muslim-majority nation had been set to host this year’s Under-20 soccer World Cup 20 May to 11 June. By Erin Viner "FIFA has decided, due to the current circumstances,…
Oct 18, 2022
Canberra backtracks on Jerusalem
Australia has officially rescinded a decision of the previous government to recognize west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. By Erin Viner The unexpected reversal was announced by Australian Foreign…
Mar 22, 2022
Singapore to open first embassy in Israel
The two countries have held good diplomatic relations since 1965. By Erin Viner During a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, Singaporean Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan announced his…
Jan 28, 2022
Israel hoping to expand Abraham Accords
Jerusalem is looking to build on its 2020 Washington-brokered peace deals with 4 Muslim nations by establishing diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. By Erin Viner This, according to…
Oct 30, 2020
Macron-Erdogan row fuels Muslim protest
Israel “unites in shock and condemnation of the atrocious attack” at the Notre-Dame Basilica church in Nice that claimed three lives, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “All civilized peoples must…
Sep 10, 2020
September earthquake count 2133 – so far
There have been four earthquakes in Israel this past week. According to the Seismology Division of The Geological Survey of Israel (GSI),a 2.5 magnitude (M2.5) occurred at 21:05:19 last night. There were also…
Sep 03, 2020
30 earthquakes in Israel over past 6 weeks
An astonishing 7,505 earthquakes were registered worldwide between 1 August and 2 September 2020 by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which tracks seismic activity in real time. As of this posting,…
Aug 20, 2020
World endlessly rocked by earthquakes
The Philippines is recovering from the strongest earthquake in 8 months which struck on Tuesday (18 August). The Southeast Asian Republic lies on the "Ring of Fire," which is a…
Oct 19, 2018
Indonesia wants to maintain business relations with Australia despite concerns over Jerusalem
Indonesia actively aspires to realize a billion-dollars free trade agreement with Australia by the end of this year, despite Jakarta's condemnation of Canberra's decision to weigh the option of moving…