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TEL AVIV, Israel, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RADCOM Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM) (the "Company"), a leading network service assurance provider, announced today that it has scheduled an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to take place on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (Israel time), at the offices of the Company, 24 Raoul Wallenberg Street, Tel Aviv, Israel. The record date for the meeting is May 7, 2013. Proxy statements describing the proposals on the agenda and proxy cards...
NETANYA, Israel, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (the "Company") announced today that its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") was held as planned on April 30, 2013, at which the following items were voted upon and duly approved by the Company's shareholders: (1) to re-elect Ami Erel, Raanan Cohen, Rafi Bisker, Shlomo Waxe, Haim Gavrieli, Ephraim Kunda and Edith Lusky as directors; (2) to re-elect Ronit Baytel and...
GUATEMALA CITY, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An AJC delegation has concluded a diplomatic mission to Guatemala. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) The AJC visit follows Guatemala's recognition this month of an independent Palestinian state. Guatemala, a member of the UN Security Council, had been among a minority of UN member states that refused to upgrade the Palestinian status at the world body last November. Guatemala abstained in that...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz, Apr. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arkia Israeli Airlines, Israel's largest domestic airline, has signed a global commercial agreement with Discover the World Marketing, appointing them for the first time as a partner. Discover will be representing the airline for the purpose of promoting the Arkia's brand and its services in Finland, Germany, Norway and Spain. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100629/LA27981LOGO) "We have been flying to Europe for some time,...
crowdmii will allow individuals who share a strong emotional bond to the State of Israel to invest in Israeli Startups and projects. Yuval Martin, crowdmii's CEO: "We will be the KickStarter of the Startup Nation" TEL AVIV, Israel, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- crowdmii (Crowd Made in Israel), was established to support ventures and projects conceived by the recognized innovative qualities of the "Israeli Mind". The website aims to provide startups developing breakthrough ideas with a...
New Call for Proposals issued by BIRD Energy, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Israel Ministry of Energy and Water Resources TEL AVIV, Israel, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The current call for proposals announced by BIRD Energy [http://www.birdf.com/?CategoryID=425 ] is in its fifth funding cycle for U.S.-Israel joint Project Proposals with a focus on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. To be considered, a project proposal must include...
Tata Industries will become the lead investor in Ramot's Technology Innovation Momentum Fund TEL AVIV, Israel, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramot at Tel Aviv University Ltd. (Ramot), the University's tech transfer company, and Tata Industries, a Tata group company, have entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fund and generate leading edge 'commercialization ready' technologies in a wide range of fields, including engineering and exact sciences,...
The initial contract is a part of a pilot program for the much larger overall Sisfron project HAIFA, Israel, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today that AEL International Ltd., a subsidiary of AEL Sistemas S.A., which is a Brazilian subsidiary of Elbit Systems, was awarded a contract to supply electro-optic observation systems to Savis Tecnologia e Sistemas S.A, a subsidiary of Embraer Defesa & Seguranca...
WJC head thanks Canadian minister for condemnation of Falk remarks NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), strongly condemned an article by the special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Richard A. Falk, in which he blames the terrorist attacks at the Boston Marathon earlier this month on Israel and on American foreign policy. In an article titled "A Commentary on the Marathon Murders,"...
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ICL (TASE:ICL), a multinational fertilizer and specialty chemicals company, today reacted to the announcement by Potash Corp. ("PCS") that it no longer intends to pursue a merger with ICL. At no time did ICL receive a proposal or offer regarding a merger transaction, nor was it in any way involved in any discussions with PCS regarding such a transaction. ICL believes that global partnerships with strong players,...
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Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) is native to areas of the Middle East. Its range includes Egypt, Afghanistan, Turkestan, the West Bank, Israel, northeast Iran, and southwest Pakistan. It has many other common names including the royal fox, dog fox, steppe fox, black fox, and king fox. Blanford's fox can reach and average body length of seventeen inches, and weigh as much as 6.5 pounds. The fluffy tail is approximately twelve inches in length and bears a black tip. The fur is tan in color,...
Symbol: TRIS4 Group: Dicot Family: Fabaceae Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae Order Fabales Family Fabaceae – Pea family Genus Trifolium L. – clover...
The Canaan Dog is Israel's national breed, which has existed in the Middle East for thousands of years. It has the appearance of a wild dog combined with a medium collie-type breed, and belongs to the Spitz family. The Canaan Dog has ears which stand straight up. It has a double coat which is short to medium in length. The undercoat is soft, and the outer coat is flat and harsh. It can be all shades of brown, red, black, or cream, usually with some white patches and sometimes masks. It...
The Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus), is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family of birds. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Western Sahara.
The Southern-East Asian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), also known as the Turkish or Iranian Wolf, is a subspecies of Gray Wolf which ranges from Northern Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iran. Israel seems to be the last hope for the Southern-East Asian Wolf's survival in the Middle East because it is the only country in the region where they have legal protection. There are between 150-250 wolves all over northern and central Israel. The biggest dangers to the wolves in...
