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Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei unveiled on Thursday thousands of mobile phone pictures of refugees at his newest exhibition saying it aimed to speak with "one voice" for those who have fled to Europe's shores.

The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, the largest such aid package in U.S. history, under a landmark agreement signed on Sept. 14. 

Turkey ranked as having the worst environment for social entrepreneurs, scoring poorly in most of 12 indicators used to measure political, economic, regulatory and cultural factors, according to Thomson Reuters Foundation survey of almost 900 social enterprise experts in the world's 45 biggest economies. 
Ireland and Venezuela also fared badly. 

Bulgaria ranks 20th in the EU in terms of economic freedom according to the annual report Economic Freedom of the World drafted by the Fraser Institute, compared to last year when the country ranked 15th.

Famous Israeli musician Idan Raichel is coming to Bulgaria on Saturday, September 17, for a concert that will open Tole-Fest, an event aimed at promoting music and sports as the purest forms of tolerance.

Novinite has asked Mr Raichel about world music, Bulgarian folklore, and his future plans. 

Greece and Israel have developed strategic ties in the areas of defense and energy, while ongoing cooperation between the two countries' military leaderships in exchanging information on potential threats and carrying out joint exercises, is particularly important, says Robert Singer, chief executive officer and executive vice president of the World Jewish Congress, the leading umbrella organiz

Syria's military said it shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone early on Sept. 13 in response to an attack on Syrian army positions -- a claim denied by Israel.

Developing natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean could be a catalyst for ending division on the island of Cyprus and transforming the geopolitical landscape in the broader region, a US committee of experts has been told.

It took gumption to pour millions of dollars into starting a brewery in an overwhelmingly Muslim country where many frown on consuming alcohol.

Jordanian beer pioneer Yazan Karadsheh is now taking his next risky step, sending a first shipment of his Carakale to the U.S., where it will compete with thousands of brands in a $22 billion-a-year craft beer market.

Bilateral cooperation was the focus of talks between visiting Defense Minister Panos Kammenos and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in Israel on Monday.

Both men expressed their satisfaction at the level of cooperation between the two countries and pledged to further strengthen ties.