Aya Almasal – a 12-year-old Gazan girl – has been given new life thanks to Israeli pediatricians at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. Almasal, who suffered sudden bouts of unconsciousness since birth, arrived at Rambam one month ago in critical …
UK retail companies shop Israeli technology
UK’s largest retailers including Marks & Spencer, Tesco and John Lewis are now in Israel on a business and technology mission.

Black tomato coming to a salad near you
Everyone knows that Israeli food is scrumptious, fresh and flavorsome. It’s also highly innovative. At the annual Arava Agricultural R&D exhibition – which took place earlier this month -visitors were wowed by new edible produce including a black tomato, rainbow …
Leket Israel App makes donating easy
Leket Israel‘s new Iphone and Android applications makes donating food to the needy super easy by letting the user know where the closest food agency is located. The food rescue network is the first nonprofit in Israel to design such …
GE invests in Check-Cap cancer pill
General Electric is investing in Israeli start-up, Check-Cap — a developer of an ingestible imaging capsule that may help detect colorectal cancer. The investment is being made through the GE healthymagination Fund, an equity fund that makes investments in highly …
Netanya set for global word faceoff
It’s a new Israeli record as 45 players from 10 countries are set to battle with words at this weekend’s Fourth Israeli Open Scrabble Tournament. Players from 10 countries will take part in the Fourth Israeli Open Scrabble Tournament. Foreign …
Cabinet approves Tel Aviv-Eilat rail
Getting to Eilat just got easier. The Cabinet has approved the construction of a railway line from Tel Aviv to the country’s southern resort city. According to the plan, the 350-kilometer line will be for passengers and freight and is due …
Safed B&B named Best in the MidEast
The Artists’ Colony Inn in Safed has been named Best B&B in the Middle East 2012 by travel review site TripAdvisor. Seven other Israeli guest houses made it into the Top 25 list as well. The Artists’ Colony Inn is …
Israel tops cyber-readiness poll
Even with a reported 1,000 cyber attacks every minute directed at Israeli web sites, Israel is seen as one of the top three countries in cyber-readiness according to a McAfee survey.The cyber defense poll gave Israel, Finland and Sweden a …
Jerusalem to host ice festival
It’s all about creativity and imagination as Jerusalem gets ready to turn its most famous sites into ice. The Jerusalem Municipality has announced its first-ever ice festival set for March-April 2012.A huge 16,150 square-feet complex will be built in the …
Iranians to attend Agritech expo
Three Tehran businessmen are expected to attend the upcoming Agritech -Tel Aviv’s 18th International Agricultural Technology Exhibition in May. According to Ynet news, organizers of the exposition were taken aback when they were contacted by the Iranians who expressed interest …



