JERUSALEM -- Israel has launched a plan to encourage entrepreneurship in the northern and southern peripheral regions at a cost of 180 million new shekels (50 million U.S. dollars), the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) said Wednesday.

The plan aims to promote an innovation-oriented economy in the Israeli periphery by establishing hi-tech incubators, while the IIA will provide up to 1.5 million new shekels per year for each incubator. (Israel-Entrepreneurship)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkey's top electoral board on Wednesday appointed Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate for the main opposition party, as the new mayor of Istanbul, the country's biggest city, local media reported.

Imamoglu, mayoral candidate of the Republican People's Party (CHP), received his mandate from the Supreme Election Council (YSK) officials at the Caglayan Courthouse in Istanbul, state-run Anadolu news agency said. (Turkey-Istanbul-Mayor)

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DUBAI -- OPPO, a Chinese leading global smartphone brand, has officially launched its newest smartphone series, Reno, in the Middle East, said a company statement Wednesday.

The selection of Dubai as the location for the premium series' first international launch highlights the strategic importance of the region to OPPO's global brand strategy, the statement said. (Dubai-OPPO)

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KHARTOUM -- Sudan's transitional military council on Wednesday said that two brothers of former President Omar al-Bashir have been arrested and put in prison.

"Two brothers of the head of the former regime, including Abdalla and Al-Abbas, have been arrested. The search is underway for the rest who are hiding themselves," said Shams-Eddin Kabashi, spokesman of the military council, at a press conference in Khartoum. (Sudan-Military) Enditem

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