The Israeli authorities have issued a warning about a high risk of imminent airstrikes from Iran, urgently advising citizens to remain near shelter areas, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced on Friday.The warning comes in the context of military operations launched by Israel during the night between Thursday and Friday against targets in Iranian territory, and the security situation has significantly deteriorated.Israeli airspace has been closed until further notice, and civil activities have been restricted by the authorities.Real-time detailed information regarding the current restrictions is available at www.oref.org.il/eng.The MAE recommends that Romanian citizens in Israel strictly follow the instructions of local authorities and take shelter in buildings or specially designated public shelters in the event of air raid sirens.Romanian citizens in Israel are advised to report their presence, depending on their location, to the Romanian Embassy in Tel Aviv or the Romanian Consulate General in Haifa, providing their contact information at the following addresses: [email protected] or [email protected] citizens can request consular assistance from the Romanian Embassy in Tel Aviv at +972 54 564 3279 and from the Romanian Consulate General in Haifa at +972 543 998 038.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
