Tag: eilat

Constructed at a cost of some $500 million, it has an annual capacity of 2.5 million passengers. It is able to handle 20 takeoffs and landings an hour and accommodate large aircraft, such as Boeing 747s.

Due to the weather forecast and the high risk of floods in the Dead Sea region, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority closed the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve to travelers.

“Such a national project, in which future vision and advanced environmental thinking will be integrated, will contribute to the well-being of the general public.”

The lack of manpower in housekeeping is one of the most difficult problems facing hotel operations in Israel. Turns out Israelis don't like cleaning up after visiting foreigners. Who knew?

Soon new airlines will open routes to Ovda airport, including among others, Lufthansa subsidiary Edelweiss from Zurich, Switzerland, and Transavia from Amsterdam.

The municipality is planning an ecological beach and environmental education center in order to educate the public about the treasures that await beneath the waves.

The main focus of this year's Blue Flag aerial exercise has been on reconnaissance, air strikes and SEAD operations.

“This is a special day and an historic milestone as we break the 3-million-tourist barrier and set a new all-time record," Minister Levin said.

The new fence is being modeled after the security barriers along Israel's borders with Egypt and the Golan Heights.

At peak season there are 64 weekly flights between Romania and Israel, with most on the Bucharest-Tel Aviv route.

Some Israelis were trying to find alternative routs to reach the Sinai beaches, possibly via Jordan.

Champions of the Flyaway is the largest international competition of its kind, with birdwatching teams coming from all over the world.

Tourism to Israel continues to rise, says Minister Yariv Levin, especially from China.

Despite pressure from Egypt, a source has told a Hebrew-language news site that ISIS now controls Gaza military tunnels.

Eleven people were treated for severe trauma; four missiles were fired at the city.

Israel has hit an all-time record for incoming tourism, according to the Tourism Ministry.

MK Oren Hazan was speeding at 60 kilometers per hour over the posted speed limit.

MK Oren Hazan subsequently thanked the government for building such an excellent highway.

An earthquake rocked the Red Sea resort town of Dahab in the Sinai Peninsula. It also rattled Eilat, in Israel.

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon doesn't think it's a good idea to build a casino in Eilat; he'd rather see more money for schools.

The extreme heat wave in Israel has affected hundreds of people; Israelis are urged to remember to keep drinking water.

Tremors were felt in Eilat and the Negev.

One of the scenarios the drill simulated was the hijacking of a civilian Israeli vessel by the Islamic State (ISIS).

For the first time, Israel will host the RS:X World Windsurfing Championships, as 143 of the world’s top athletes converge Monday on the southern resort city of Eilat.

Both are suspected of conspiring to aid the enemy in wartime for reportedly planning to bomb a hotel in Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat.

Britain's Monarch Airlines is adding a new route between Tel Aviv and Manchester starting in April 2016.

The rabbi from Tiberias almost fell into the sea trying to board the ship and settled for shouting from his boat, "Say Shema Yisrael."

Gag order lifted: The terrorist was arrested after he stabbed a woman in the back. In a separate incident, a terrorist escaped after trying to stab soldier near Rachel's Tomb.

They hope to reduce the cost of vacationing in Israel by about 20% over five years.

Mayor Yitzchak Halevi described some of the projects being carried out in Eilat, as part of making it a Smart City...