Culture

The unique boutique hotel was the only Israel-based hotel in the global list and topped a round-up of 15 regional hotels that also included four Jerusalem destinations.

The second annual OFFF Tel Aviv visual design festival, this month at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, celebrates the best local and international designers.

New funding initiatives and support programs from the Israel Innovation Authority and Start-Up Nation Central seek to narrow the economic and societal gaps.

Israeli initiatives are harnessing advanced technologies to capture the stories of survivors for Holocaust remembrance.

The travel magazine selected some top Israeli sites to visit this year; another magazine chose Acadia Beach in Herzliya as a 'classic' holiday destination.

NY artist Sean Kenney, one of 16 Lego-certified artists around the world, is showcasing his intricate Lego brick art in Tel Aviv for the first time.

Israeli companies and local branches of multinationals such as IBM, Facebook, and Microsoft give their full backing for a nationwide strike after the Knesset voted in favor of legislation that eases surrogacy regulations but excludes gay couples.

Workspace areas of companies like KamaTech in Bnei Brak and Bizmax in Jerusalem provide ultra-Orthodox Israelis in the high-tech industry with a physical space, mentorship, and collaboration to develop and support startups by members of their community.

Radwin, an Israeli-based provider of point-to-point broadband wireless solutions, donated equipment to rescue mission racing to save a youth soccer team trapped in a flooding cave in Thailand.

Israel's Maxtech Networks deployed emergency radios, with patented, innovative tech which aids mission-critical communication of professional mobile radios.

Israeli startups, non-profit organizations, and a musical group won more than $770,000 during the first-ever awards event in the city.

Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs believe they have a mutually beneficial solution for the growing mid-level tech talent crunch in Israel: employ Palestinian engineers, programmers, and developers.

The Israeli sparkling water company is taking part in one of the biggest sporting events in the world with a special edition seltzer maker and three bottles based on popular teams.

The Volcan de Fuego (volcano of fire) in southwest Guatemala exploded on Sunday, killing at least 75 people.

With a new $95 million dollar investment, Selina, already an established player in Latin America, is looking to bring its unique brand of lodging and community living to the US, Europe, and Israel.