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El Al cancels Tel Aviv-Hanoi flight route after Shin Bet denies security authorization

According to the airline, it sought permission from Israel's security establishment to operate the flights but was told it could not obtain the required authorizations to run the route.

El Al plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 4, 2026; Illustrative.
Children wave flags of Vietnam and Laos ahead a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on January 26, 2026.

Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection

A China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025.

At least 17 missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese vessel sinks, rescuers search for survivors

 Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat is seen shaking hands with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyễn Hồng Diên.

Cultivating resilience: Western Negev, Vietnam could build the future of food security - opinion


A tale of two leaders: The Paris meetings between Ben-Gurion and Ho Chi Minh

In the post-WWII world, two dedicated men had found themselves in a Parisian hotel room, drawn together by history and the common bond of their enduring fight for their people’s freedom.

 (L-R) Hồ Chí Minh in Paris, 1946; Portrait of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, 1949

Grapevine January 31, 2024: The courage of her convictions

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 RAMILA PATTEN with Michal Herzog.

Hanukkah vignettes: Scenes of the Festival of Lights in years past

As the sun disappeared that day, a large hanukkiah was rolled out. Eight giant candles and one more for the shamash.

 JUBILANT RESIDENTS of Tel Aviv celebrate with what would become the Israeli flag after the UN decision to approve the partition of Palestine, November 29, 1947.

Kissinger's legacy: Can statesmanship end the Israel-Hamas war? - opinion

Faced with a devastated, post-Hamas Gaza, Kissinger would have created a new political energy and international alignment.

 HENRY KISSINGER, then serving as US national security advisor, speaks to the press at Orly Airport ahead of talks on the Paris Peace Accords with the Vietnamese, June 1973.

US in talks for largest-ever sale of arms, fighter jets to Vietnam

A major US-Vietnam arms deal could aggravate China, Vietnam's larger neighbor, which is wary of Western efforts to box in Beijing.

 ACCORDING TO Thomas Friedman, US President Joe Biden is still not committed to a Saudi-Israeli deal.

Psychedelic rock gecko should be priority for conservationists - study

The psychedelic rock gecko faces loss of habitat and overharvesting alongside 484 species of reptiles.

 Leopard gecko, found between Iran and India.

Runway to be built by China located in territory claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam

Reports cite the satellite images which show the airstrip stretching across Triton Island, however, the runway itself is reportedly much shorter than others China has built on contested islands.

 An aerial view shows the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023.

Boost for Israeli travelers: Direct flight, electronic visas for Vietnam

The first flight from Israel to Vietnam is expected to take off in October 2023, and after that, two flights will be operated weekly by VietJet Air.

 Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat is seen shaking hands with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyễn Hồng Diên.

Israeli minister builds economic bridges in Vietnam

Economy Minister Barkat's trip is an effort to strengthen trade ties with the Southeast Asian country.

  Economy Minister Nir Barkat speaks the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference. June 6, 2023

14 Days: Knesset vote

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 COALITION MEMBERS take a selfie after the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard passed on Monday in the Knesset.