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Eilat Port struggling to keep afloat due to Houthi threat, CEO says

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024David Rutman

Eilat Port, Israel’s southern sea gate, is used for trade with the Far East and Australia. However, ever since the Houthis’ missile threats to transiting vessels virtually blocked their pathway through Bab el-Mandeb strait, Eilat’s port has found itself cut off. The result has been a halt to all import and export activities. For more […]

Saudi Arabia and Gulf States invest in Iraq

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024David Rutman

Two decades after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq, the country is now, for the first time, attracting investments from Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including from Saudi Arabia. This is a milestone given past major differences between them over Iraq’s relationship with Iran. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org […]

Startup owners and investors need to support Israel’s north

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024David Rutman

More than 70 business and startup owners and investors drove to the northern Israeli community of Kibbutz Mahanayim in the Upper Galilee region near the Lebanese border last week on a mission to show solidarity and support for the once-robust economy there, which today, after nearly five months of war, is slipping towards collapse. For […]

Israeli women-owned startups struggle under shadow of war with Hezbollah

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024David Rutman

“Citizens of the north must be allowed to return. Because every month that passes, we lose 10% of the population in the Galilee. And in three months, the Galilee will go bankrupt.” For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org These are the foreboding words of former Israeli Knesset member and venture capitalist […]

Hadassah Medical Organization grapples with hundreds of wounded, PTSD

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024Arsen Mayer

Since the October 7 attacks on Israel and the onset of the Israel-Hamas war, hundreds of Israeli soldiers and civilians have been treated at the two Hadassah hospitals in Jerusalem. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org But many Israelis, soldiers and civilians alike, are also dealing with another kind of problem, […]

In war’s aftermath, startup boom expected to pop in Israel

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024David Rutman

Upon the release of the Startup Nation Central annual report on the Israeli tech sector, The Media Line spoke to its CEO Avi Hasson, who shared his insights and lessons learned from 2023 and his expectations for 2024. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The Media Line: The report you just […]

Logistics ‘tinder’ offers alternative for cargo to bypass Houthi threat

January 3, 2024January 4, 2024David Rutman

The Suez Canal serves as a gateway connecting East and West. Thousands of cargo ships traverse the canal annually, carrying approximately 30% of global shipping containers. However, recent hostilities against ships in the Red Sea, attributed to Yemen’s Houthi militia, have led several shipping companies to avoid this route, significantly affecting global shipping container traffic. […]

Severely battered: War, political crisis take toll on Israel’s economy

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023David Rutman

As 2023 draws to a close, the Israeli economy faces the end of a challenging year with anticipation of greater challenges ahead, as the ongoing war against Hamas and regional instability continue to threaten economic stability. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Since early 2023, Israel has been embroiled in an […]