December 29, 2015 8:42 pm
Olmert will become the first Israeli head of government to be imprisoned.
May 25, 2015 3:48 pm
The court had convicted Olmert in March of illegally receiving, using and concealing at least USD 153,950 funds in envelopes from New York businessman Talansky between 1993 and 2002.
May 13, 2014 3:35 pm
Olmert spoke in court reiterating his denial of the allegations regarding his role in the affair.
July 10, 2012 12:25 pm
Israeli court clears former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of major charges in corruption case.
March 14, 2011 8:54 pm
Ehud Olmert will be indicted along with 18 other suspects for allegedly taking bribes.
January 17, 2009 11:00 am
Israeli warplanes returned to the attack on the Gaza Strip before first light as leaders of the Jewish state weighed a unilateral ceasefire.
January 07, 2009 10:45 am
France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza,hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a UN school sheltering hundreds of civilians.