The New York office of the Bank of Israel was inaugurated in New York yesterday, in the presence of the Governor of the Bank, Professor Stanley Fischer; Israel’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Yuval Steinitz; Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Mr …

A renewable energy research center is to be established in southern Israel. It will be operated by the Arava Group, initiated by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Eilat-Elot municipality. The Arava Group recently won a tender from …

A revolutionary nanostructure that is derived from very simple organic elements yet is as strong as steel has been developed in Israel.The ball-shaped nanostructure could be used to make numerous products, including durable composite materials; bullet-proof vests; medical implants that …

“Jerusalem will be joining leading cities around the world with a modern and professional skate park that will attract many visitors,” Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced recently. The state-of-the-art skateboard park, to span 0.7 acres at an investment of about …

In its fifth acquisition in Israel, US Internet giant AOL is buying Israeli start-up 5min Media. AOL confirmed the acquisition, which was reported in the technology blog All Things Digital. While the value of the deal was not reported it …

Photo by Sasson Tiram Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne visit tourist sites in Jerusalem. On Sunday evening, a private plane brought legendary British heavy metal rocker and former Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, accompanied by his wife and personal manager …

The 31st Acre Festival of Alternative Theater seeks to suggest new theatrical languages for familiar themes or to examine them in a completely different way. The four-day festival (September 26 to 29) offers plays, music, dance, street theater and guest …

Once again, Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Stanley Fischer was named as one of the world’s top ten central bank chiefs in Global Finance magazine’s annual Central Banker Report Card.Fischer was given an ‘A’ grade along with colleagues Durmus Yilmaz …

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and as the charity Susan Komen for the Cure comes to Israel for the first time for a series of events, ISRAEL21c takes a look at some of the groundbreaking research being carried out …

As many as 7,000 Christians, including the heads of Evangelical Christian communities, are in Israel to celebrate the Christian Feast of Tabernacles from September 23 to 29, which roughly coincides with the Jewish festival of Succot. The local Feast of …