An international honor
The International Space University (ISU) has announced that the Technion in Israel will host the ISU's Annual Space Studies Program in the summer of 2016. This is a major achievement for Israel’s Technological Institution and for the State of Israel.
Want to spend a night in Israel? Open your wallet
Hotel prices in Israel put the Jewish state in the fifth place among 68 of the world's countries, according to the annual Hotel Price Index survey. According to the survey, the average price of a hotel room reserved in Israeli hotels in 2013 was £141 (NIS 817 or $235), which was only cheaper than Monaco, Oman, Mauritius and Singapore.
Rock and Rolling in Israel
The chances of a Rolling Stones concert in Israel this summer are growing: Israel newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has learned that Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv has been reserved on June 4 as the venue for the legendary British rock group's performance, and that the date has been approved by the band's representatives.
Israelis to assist West Virginia
A major chemical leak several weeks ago shut down the supply of clean water in West Virginia for days, damaging the economy. To help the state avoid a repeat scenario, a group of Israeli water professionals volunteered to help.
Read more Disabled Israeli swimmer breaks records
Swimmer Itzhak Mamistvalov, an athlete at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled and member of the Paralympics squad has set a new world record in the 50-meter freestyle at the Denmark Open swimming tournament for the disabled. Mamistvalov, who competed in the S1 category, the class for swimmers with the most severe disabilities, clocked 1:03.80 minutes, an improvement of 13 hundredths of a second on the previous record.
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