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Iraqi PM-designate caught between US endorsement, militia violence - report

The endorsement is contingent on Ali al-Zaidi excluding Iran-backed militias from his potential government, a move that could prompt those militias to fight back.

New Iraqi Prime Minister designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2026.
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ONE ZERO will offer free international data packages

 A WOMAN withdraws money from a Bank Hapoalim ATM in Tel Aviv in March.

Your Taxes: OECD, G20 launch plan to expose untaxed real estate funds and income

Police arrest individuals who allegedly threw a red substance at an Israeli flag and red smoke bombs in the middle of a demonstration, on December 17, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Explosion near Amsterdam WTC linked to emerging group Ashab al-Yamin


Mizrahi-Tefahot launches NIS 1,000 savings grant for Israeli children born since October 7

The initiative, framed as “a new beginning” to promote long-term financial security, targets what the bank calls “children of the war.”

 A man uses an ATM at Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot in Tel Aviv, Israel November 22, 2021. Picture taken November 22, 2021.

Ogen unveils roadmap for Israel’s first social bank

New banking model aimed at serving households, small businesses, and nonprofits left behind by commercial banking system

Ogen CEO Sagi Balasha speaking at the Ogen Conference in Tel Aviv, December 25, 2025

Syria to start currency swap on January 1, central bank governor says

Syria will begin swapping Assad-era notes for new currency on January 1, Central Bank Governor Husrieh on Thursday.

Bundles of Syrian currency notes are stacked up as an employee counts money at Syrian central bank, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad in Damascus,Syria, January 12, 2025.

Bank Hapoalim receives 'Accessible Organization' certificate from Access Israel

In its announcement, Access Israel said the certificate reflects the bank’s commitment to ensuring that “every customer, without exception,” can receive “independent, respectful and equal” service.

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Bank Hapoalim: Young people and students will receive all trading fees back

Bank Hapoalim is launching a benefits package for young people and students that includes a full and automatic refund of securities trading fees, up to NIS 2,000 per quarter.

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Bank Hapoalim revives free-share offer for 1 million customers

After strong demand in September, eligible clients can choose two shares, valued at about NIS 138.9 as of November 25, or a NIS 125 cash grant, the bank said.

 Yadin Antebi

Your Investments: What’s your financial why?

"It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?" – Ronald Reagan

New Israeli Shekel bills are seen in front of an upwards-trending graph (illustration)

Iran declares major private bank bankrupt, transfers assets to state-owned Bank Melli

Tehran moves to reassure depositors after Ayandeh Bank collapse, transferring assets to state-owned Bank Melli amid mounting economic pressure and renewed international sanctions.

An Iranian man walks past a branch of the state-owned Melli Bank, which absorbed the assets of the now-defunct Ayandeh Bank, in the capital Tehran on October 25, 2025.

Iran slashes four zeros from its currency amid soaring inflation worsened by US-E3 sanctions

Iran’s parliament approved removing four digits from its currency, the Iranian Rial, to tackle hyperinflation, though economists warn the move is mostly symbolic.

Iranian Rial banknotes over a backdrop of the Iranian flag; illustration.

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