Desert

Forget fancy hotels and explore a fresh way to experience Dead Sea kibbutzim

Right before the holidays, we gathered a few hot recommendations from the Dead Sea region: The coffee, the drinks, and all the rest.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI
Coffee overlooking the desert.
Ancient lintel found in Tell Abu Saifi archaeological site pointing to lost city of Mesn, August 28, 2026.

Archaeologists find Ramesses II inscription in Sinai pointing to Egypt’s lost city of Mesn

Alongside the lintel, archaeologists unearthed the remains of a temple believed to have been destroyed by the Romans during the legion’s quarrying efforts.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Squills in Mitzpe Ramon.

5 magical spots turning the road to Eilat into a trip of its own

Explore Route 40 to Eilat: Discover Bedouin hospitality tents, scenic hiking trails, local family farms, and off-road desert jeep tours.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI
Alongside its toxicity, the oil created a hard, impermeable layer on the ground. The Avrona oil spill disaster.

12 years after the oil spill: What is happening in the Avrona Nature Reserve now?

Following Israel's massive 2014 EAPC oil spill, complex rehabilitation begins at Avrona Nature Reserve, evacuating 30,000 tons of contaminated soil.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN

Rains bring relief to drought-stricken Iraq, experts urge action to prevent more desertification

Although the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have swelled in recent heavy rains, a dry climate is the norm in Iraq, and with Turkish and Iranian dams cutting off water flow.

MARCH 2, 2024ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE
Iraqi rescuers search for survivors over the site where an overloaded ferry sank in the Tigris river

Bedouins who fought Hamas on Oct. 7 honored for bravery and heroism in Jerusalem

Israeli politicians vouched for Bedouins who put their lives on the line in order to protect people against Hamas.

FEBRUARY 12, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Lina Ezberga, 23, became the first woman ever in her Bedouin town to become an ambulance driver.

Israel wants to bring 'DeserTech' to United Arab Emirates

Environmental Protection Minister Silman met with her Emirati counterpart in New York.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Minister Idit Silman (left) with UAE Minister Mariam Almheiri

Camel spiders' hidden evolutionary tree uncovered by Israeli researchers

They aren’t spiders and don’t bug dromedaries, but a scorpion that existed before the disappearance of dinosaurs.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
The Camel Spider

One death reported at Burning Man, thousands stranded in mud and rain

Access to and from Black Rock City, the event site, was closed "for the remainder of the event," organizers said in a statement on social media.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
Dub Kitty and Ben Joos, of Idaho and Nevada, walk through the mud at Burning Man after a night of dancing with friends in Black Rock City, in the Nevada desert, after a rainstorm turned the site into mud September 2, 2023.