Accord is a first step toward a 'comprehensive' trade agreement to be signed between Israel and UAE; export potential to UAE is estimated at $500 million a year

Coronavirus has dealt a stunning blow to economy, recovery will be slow, says report from intergovernmental economic organization

Ultra-Orthodox former health minister accuses government of failing to act earlier and deliberately picking Rosh Hashanah as the start date of closure

Health Ministry has vowed to oppose any change to planned stringent restrictions over High Holidays, as some ministers oppose it and Litzman says he'll step down if it passes

As government finalizes proposal for new two-week-plus national closure, Finance Ministry said to assess damage of $5.2 billion to economy at the very least

Letter to PM says economic damage will last a decade; shops, restaurants, gyms vow to remain open, saying a second shutdown will destroy them financially

The shekel-dollar rate went below psychological threshold of NIS 3.40 to the dollar on September 1, the Israeli currency's strongest level since July 2008

At press conference in Tel Aviv, business owners call for 'advance compensation'; closure during upcoming holiday season will cost economy NIS 13.6 billion, group warns

PM charged head-first into a wall of public resentment over the budget deadlock; it's doing him more damage than all the years of corruption probes and intemperate politicking

With thousands of Iranians doing business in the Emirates, Israelis investing in new ally are sure to come across them; development not expected to affect UAE-Iran economic ties