Netanyahu Trip to UAE, Bahrain Postponed Over COVID-19 Restrictions

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to postpone the visit at this stage because of the closed skies.”

Human Rights Watch Report Slams Qatar’s World Cup for Abusing Workers, Women, LGBT

Qatar has been unable to shake the relentless complaints about its miserable treatment of the foreign workers who were hired to build the stadiums.

El Al Apologizing to Israeli Public in Print Ads, Blaming Pilots

Meanwhile, the El Al Facebook page in Hebrew last night apologized for the cancellation of light 81 to Bangkok and the return flight 82 to Tel Aviv.

Erdogan Encourages Turkish Tourism to ‘Racist,’ ‘Discriminatory’ Israel

Israel is trying to avoid yet another clash with Erdogan, so they sent him a message of sharp rebuke and they're hope that'll be the end of it.

Smotrich Extends Transport Smart Card to Liberated Territories

"The ministry is currently working to bring about a significant and wide improvement in the public transport service in Judea and Samaria," Smotrich said.

German Court: El Al Must Pay Passengers for Delayed Flights

A German court rules El Al Airlines must compensate an Israeli passenger for a 3-hour delay, as it does other passengers.

Israel Sees Upswing in Eilat Winter Tourism from Europe

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

Israeli Airlines Allow Passengers to Reschedule

The change must be made to the same destination, but with a future date.

To Encourage Russian Tourism Israel Is Willing to Accept the Sputnik Vaccine: Tourism Minister

"As far as we can see, the recognition of the Russian vaccine by the WHO is a matter of the near future."

New Israeli Tourism Campaign in Romania

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

Israir Cancels Flight to Dubai After Failure to Obtain Saudi Airspace Clearance

“The flight was finally approved. It was a technical issue.”

UAE Delays Launch of Direct Flights to Tel Aviv

The decision by Emirates Airlines came in response to new restrictions by Israel at Ben Gurion International Airport.

El Al 787 ‘Dreamliner’ Grounded After Vegas Airport Employee Towed It into Electric Pole

Due to the severe damage, the year-old aircraft has been suspended, which will dramatically disrupt the company's flight schedule in the coming weeks.

Israel Plans 30-Minute High-Speed Train from Haifa to Tel Aviv

Project to cost NIS 12 billion ($3.8 billion) • Another plan in works is connecting Beersheva to major points in country.

It’s Raining Chocolates in Tel Aviv

Along with the much needed rain that drenched Israel this past weekend, Tel Aviv experienced a different kind of rain – chocolates galore –...

Israel to United Arab Emirates: Good Luck on Your Mars Mission

Some 150 Emirati engineers, researchers and scientists have been working on the Emirates Mars Mission since the project was inaugurated in 2014, and is slated to arrive in Mars’ orbit by 2021.

German Grandmother Celebrates 104th Birthday by Dead Sea

At the age of 104, she decided the time had come to “live a little.”

Netanyahu Names Hula Preserve Visitors’ Center after Pro-Israel Former Canadian PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara on Tuesday night honored former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen J. Harper with the dedication of the...

Report: UAE Announces Arrest of Chabad Rabbi’s Killers

“UAE authorities arrested in record time the three perpetrators involved in the Moldovan citizen’s murder.”

Israel Railways Suspends Service from Tel Aviv to Be’er Sheva

The company said train service was being suspended for “security reasons.”

US Demands Kuwait Airways End Boycott of Israelis; Airline Drops NYC-London Flight

US forbade Kuwait Airways from discriminating against Israelis, but instead airways dropped NYC-London flight.

Travel & Leisure Rates Israel’s Dead Sea as Top Healing Destination

The soporific atmosphere is due to the relaxing mineral mix that evaporates above the Dead Sea.

First International Dead Sea Photo Competition Attracts Global Attention

Among the 3,500-plus photographers participating in the Israeli-initiated challenge were photographers from the Palestinian Authority, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Israir to Launch Direct Flights to Morocco

Morocco is the fourth Arab nation to join the "circle of peace" recently after the initial signing of the Abraham Accords by Israel, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan.

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