Dead Sea
Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor
As the war winds down, Israel faces a quieter crisis – environmental damage from Gaza to the Dead Sea, alongside long-neglected ecological failures now demanding urgent attention
Into the sinkholes: How the Dead Sea’s collapse became a tourist draw
Next years 'critical' for Israel's earthquake preparedness, Israel Katz warns
Israel's Dead Sea area trembles as 4.2 magnitude earthquake felt
'Nude photographer' Spencer Tunick returns to Israel
Spencer Tunick is known for his photography that features large groups of nude people.
Proposed project to construct hotels, grow tourism in Dead Sea region
Pool of water near Dead Sea turns blood red, authorities investigating
Geologists believe the red color of the pool near the Dead Sea may be caused by algae, iron oxide or added chemicals.
West Nile virus resurfaces in Dead Sea and Gilboa river
Every summer, the ministry conducts tests on mosquitos in various regions of Israel, checking which harmful viruses they may carry that could lead to dangerous outbreaks.
Two people missing following Dead Sea swim found after eight hours
The two hikers told the search and rescue teams they arrived from Ramallah and Bethlehem for vacation and entered the Dead Sea waters around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening.
Spencer Tunick heading back to Dead Sea?
An online fundraising campaign is attempting to bring famed photographer Spencer Tunick back to Israel to photograph the Dead Sea in an effort to finance a museum in Arad.
Jordan pulls plug on Red-Dead water project with Israel - report
The project has long been frozen and professionals have expressed concern about environmental issues and the cost-effectiveness of the project compared to other alternatives.
What is the Red Sea Dead Sea Canal that Jordan renounced? - explainer
Building a sea-to-sea canal would provide drinking and irrigation water to the desert region, replenish the shrinking Dead Sea and produce renewable energy.
82-year-old man drowns in the Dead Sea
"Sadly, at the end of an exhaustive hour of CPR, the man was pronounced dead at the scene."
Dead Sea Scrolls: 2,000 years ago Jews used biblical ‘paperbacks’
Some 2,000 years ago, Jews use formal beautifully written biblical manuscripts for public reading as well as informal and sloppy written biblical texts for personal use.
