Arava
Six Senses Shaharut offers Tu B’Av experience blending cuisine, art, and desert
The luxury resort in the Arava will host chefs Elazar Tamano and David Biton for a special Tu B’Av weekend featuring a chef dinner, sunset events, workshops, and stargazing.
Silk Road Virtual Museum opens first Israel exhibit, displays ancient textiles found in Arava
Collection of 7,000-year-old ostrich eggs discovered under sand dunes in southern Israel
Chefs in the greenhouse: The Arava becomes Israel’s culinary capital for the weekend
4-year-old airlifted to hospital after crocodile bite in southern Israel
"I heard screams - I went over and his hand looked like it had been torn off," the mother said.
Employees of EAPC may be indicted for involvement in 2014 oil spill
The incident took place on December 3, 2014, during the construction of the Ramon Airport north of Eilat, which required diverting a section of the Eilat-Ashkelon oil pipeline.
Dates from time of Maccabees & Jesus are revived, bring Jewish, Arab unity
Grown at the Arava Institute with its Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian student body, the 'Methuselah' and 'Hannah' dates show the potential for renewal, like Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones.
JNF Joint Institute gets matching gift from Boston-based foundation
The funding will support the Institute’s initial research phase, demonstrating sustainable methods of food production in an arid environment.
Joint Israeli-Palestinian effort donates water generator to Gaza hospital
The third water generator donation was made on behalf of joint cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian entities, and was donated to Gaza's second largest hospital.
Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline company to pay NIS 100 million for oil spill
On December 3, 2014, 5 million liters of oil spilled close to the town of Be’er Ora, approximately 20 km. north of Eilat, and badly damaged the Evrona Nature Reserve.
Arava film fest to screen ‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ best new films
3 children, including 2 French olim, killed in car accidents in Israel
Sisters Shirel and Mila Ben-Simon, who had made aliyah with their family from France three months ago, died in a collision on Route 90 the Arava on Thursday. They were four and seven.
Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard spotted in Israel's South
The endangered species is native to the region and is harmless to humans, eating only leaves and vegetation.
Festival review: Half a thousand strong at Israel’s Woodstock
Almost Cut My Hair: Celebrating 50 years since Woodstock * Camel Bar Camping, Arava * April 3-5
