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Amir, Sunny and Muhammad Riad Hamed from the Arab-Israeli village of Muqeible found a pelican with a broken wing and other injuries in their yard. They contacted the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel and the bird is now receiving treatment at its wildlife hospital.  

Ahmed El Hady is a 31-year-old Egyptian postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University’s Neuroscience Institute. His decision to co-chair the NeuroBridges 2015 Conference - a scientific meeting of the minds between Arabs and Israelis - was a no-brainer.  

UK TV station Sky News reports that the Gulf Cooperation Council, made up of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Oman, wishes to buy Israel’s Iron Dome system for its six members. The purchase will be through Raytheon, the US partner of Israeli developer Rafael.  

Mayors from nearly 40 cities around the world have converged on Jerusalem for the 30th annual Mayors Conference. The delegation will get a taste of the "Start-Up Nation" when they meet with Jewish and Arab leaders of successful Israeli tech hubs.  

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced that an Israeli-made AMOS-6 satellite will be launched in 2016 to bring the Internet to the poorest parts of the world. Facebook and Eutelsat will lease the satellite from Israeli global satellite services provider Spacecom.  

This is one of the most comprehensive analyses of Israeli water technology ever written. It also includes reference to Seth M Segal’s new book “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World.”

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is leading a delegation of industry leaders and academics to Israel. They will visit political leaders, innovation and technology enterprises, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute, Tel Aviv University, the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce and the desalination plant in Sorek.

Israel is giving technical support to Kenya’s six-year irrigation project. The project will provide water for sustainable farming through development and modernization of irrigation and drainage, to enhance food security, reduce poverty, and generate jobs.

The number of university-level degrees handed out in Israel has multiplied by five over the past 25 years. At the end of the 2013/2014 school year, 75,100 degrees were awarded to Israelis students. The increase is particularly high amongst Israeli women and Arabs.

A delegation of 22 parliamentarians from 18 different countries is in Israel as part of the Israel Allies Foundation's annual Jerusalem Chairman’s Conference. They will sign a resolution declaring support for Israel and vowing to take a stance against anti-Israel movements such as BDS.