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Against the background of the difficulty experienced by the fashion industry in the past year, the Ministry of Economy has formulated steps that will help companies compete and break into new markets. The steps are based on existing plans at the Ministry and in accordance with the manufacturers of the industry

Medtronic is acquiring full ownership of Israeli company Mazor Robotics in a $ 1.6 billion deal, the two companies announced overnight. The deal gives Robotics a value of $ 1.6 billion, and after deducting the shares it has acquired from Medtronic in Mazor to date, it will pay $ 1.34 billion. Mazor Robotics Israel, managed by Uri Hadomi, was founded in 2001 and develops robotic guidance systems for spine surgery. The company has more than 200 different systems, and holds more than 50 patents worldwide.

On Friday, the Tel Aviv District Court approved the continuation of the construction work of the light rail system in Bnei Brak on shabat, one of the holiest days in Jewish calender. The court decided that the work was necessary and that the lack of it could endanger lives. On Friday evening, tens of thousands of ultra orthodox trligious residents of Bnei Brak held a mass prayer to protest. Police say several demonstrators tried to break into the light rail construcyion site but were stopped by police

The Japanese automaker, Mitsubishi is investing for the first time in an Israeli company, the Israeli company Softtwheel, which developed a wheel that combines shock absorbers. The development enables weight saving, reduced energy consumption, improved travel comfort and is adapted to the era of electric vehicles

The Waze navigation application announced a new collaboration with Apple technology giant and will be implemented in Apple CarPlay, as part of its mission to reduce traffic congestion and create a safer driving experience. Connecting your iPhone to a car with a USB cable or wireless network will allow users traveling in cars based on CarPlay's multimedia system to download the Waze app, navigate to favorite destinations, select preferred routes, and report the state of the roads effortlessly

The Ministry of Environmental Protection published the Environmental Pollution Emission Report on Tuesday, which is published every year and is the sixth year of its publication. The firm published the trends in emissions of pollutants into the air, water sources and the sea and land. In the coming days, the rating of the polluting plants will be perceived. The report published today shows a positive general picture of pollutant emissions in 2017 compared with the previous year

The number of engineering students topped the number of social science students in the past school year, according to data published by the Council for Higher Education. In total, 34.6 thousand students studied engineering, 18.3% of all students. 34 thousand studied social sciences (17.9%). If the mathematics and computer sciences are added, where about 15,500 students studied, they understand that a quarter of all students in Israel study engineering and computer science, which are the core of Israeli high-tech

Dan Capital, the infrastructure company of the Dan bus company, will purchase the Sorek 1 desalination plant from IDE, which is owned by Alpha Partners (50%) and Delek (50%). Sources close to the deal said the deal was signed at the end of the week and the price of the facility would be NIS 540 million