Communication

A historic achievement for Israel at the Oscars: Israeli director Guy Nativ won the Academy Award in the Short Feature Film category for his film "Skin". "Good night Israel," Nativ said in a winning speech. "My grandparents are Holocaust survivors, and the intolerance that they suffered from can be seen today in the United States and Europe, and this film is about education and about teaching your children a better way." Nativ is the first Israeli director to win an Oscar since 1978, when director Moshe Mizrahi won his French film "All Life Before Him." Screenwriter Sharon Maimon, who was...

The cellular company Partner published the financial report for 2018, indicating that its revenues totaled NIS 3.2 billion, a slight decrease of NIS 9 million compared to 2017. The company recorded a net profit of NIS 56 million in 2018. This compares to NIS 114 million in 2017. The company noted that the profit includes receipts of NIS 108 million from France Telecom received in the first half of 2017. Despite the minor decline in revenues, the company's operating profit rose by 3% compared to 2017 and amounted to NIS 1.9 billion, but EBITDA fell sharply by 22% to NIS 722 million

Israeli's bow their heads and painfully notes the memory of the six million Holocaust Martyrs 'and Heroes. The Holocost remembrance Day is noted on Thursday in many ceremonies throughout the country and the world. At 10:00, a two-minute siren will be heard, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, at the foot of the monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Ynet accompanies the events of Holocaust Remembrance Day by direct broadcasts from various centers. In the wreath-laying ceremony, President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Yuli...

The Ministry of Communications published the tender for frequencies for the fifth generation cellular. This is an innovative technology that will enable the transfer of information at high speeds relative to the current situation. The tender winners will be announced during the fourth quarter of the year and the frequencies will be allocated to the companies. The auction will be conducted using the auction method in sealed envelopes. The highest bidder is the winner of the tender, but is expected to pay the second highest price. The state uses this method to get the maximum value and at...

Ben Gurion Airport and the Ministry of Transport are investigating why the backup system did not work properly for the main luggage sorting system that stopped operating at the luggage conveyor in the port yesterday. The backup system, in which a lot of money was invested, did not function, causing tens of thousands of passengers to arrive late and in thousands of cases, even without the luggage. Ben Gurion Airport is concerned about a civilian lawsuit over negligence in operating. Yesterday was one of the busiest days in Ben Gurion Airport. Passengers experienced disruptions and...