Romania

KLM flight bound for Tel Aviv diverted to Bucharest after bomb threat onboard

The bomb threat is the latest in a wave of at least 27 European passenger planes that were forced to land following a series of threats.

A KLM aircraft is being refuelled for a subsequent flight at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Schiphol, Netherlands, April 15, 2026.
A KLM aircraft is being refuelled for a subsequent flight at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Schiphol, Netherlands, April 15, 2026.

KLM flight bound for Tel Aviv diverted to Bucharest after bomb threat onboard

Romanian President Nicusor Dan during a press conference at the B9 summit in Romanian capital Bucharest, May 13, 2026.

Romanian intelligence identifies Russian sabotage network thought to have caused industrial fire

Yonatan Urich is seen following a hearing on journalist Omri Assenheim’s refusal to provide police with materials from a program he broadcast about Eli Feldstein, after the District Court ruled that journalistic privilege does not apply, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

Einhorn's consulting firm paid Urich over NIS 1 million for work with foreign countries - report


Israeli soccer team falls to Romania in Hungary

Zahavi, National Team eliminated from Euro qualifying with 2-1 defeat in penultimate contest.

 ISRAEL FANS display flags and signs during the blue-and-white’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Romania on Saturday night at Pancho Arena in Felcsút, Hungary.

130 Gaza border area kids taken to Hungary to watch Israeli soccer team

"We want to provide an opportunity for the people of Israel to unite around an event that embodies national pride and a triumph for the Blue and White," the initiative's organizer said.

 A delegation of Israelis flew to Hungary to watch their national team compete against Romania and Switzerland.

Blue-and-white drops points against Kosovo

With Euro hopes hanging by a thread, Israel to wrap up its campaign vs Switzerland, Romania, Andorra

ISRAEL DEFENDER Miguel Vitor (left) and the National Team were a step behind Milot Rashica (right) and Kosovo throughout their Euro Group I qualifier on Sunday night at Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, which the visiting blue-and-white lost 1-0.

Romania marks decision to teach Jewish history, Holocaust in schools

Romania was a German ally in World War Two until August 1944 and hundreds of thousands of Romanian and Ukrainian Jews and Roma were killed in areas it controlled.

  Romanian soldiers supervise the deportation of Jews from Kishinev. Kishinev, Bessarabia, Romania, October 28, 1941.

Israeli killed in ATV crash during Romania vacation

"We received with a heavy heart the news that a resident of our city was killed in a tragic accident," Ashkelon mayor said in a statement.

 Casa Luca Elefterescu, azi Muzeul Ceasului "Nicolae Simache", Ploiești

Romania detects possible airspace breach during overnight drone attack on Ukraine

"The Romanian Army's radar surveillance system identified a possible unauthorized breach of national air space, with a signal detected on the route to the town of Galati," the defense ministry said.

 Elbit Systems' SkyStriker drone in flight.

Blue-and-white keeps pace in Euro qualifiers

After falling behind early, Gloukh powers Israel to a 1-1 draw at Romania. The blue-and-white will now get ready for Belarus on Tuesday night back in Tel Aviv.

  ISRAEL MIDFIELDER Oscar Gloukh (right) scored the blue-and-white’s lone goal on Saturday in its 1-1 draw with host Romania at the National Arena in Bucharest.

Romania says parts of Russian drone fell on its territory

Iohannis was speaking a day after Kyiv said Russian drones had detonated on Romanian territory, a claim Bucharest denied.

 A woman and a child wait in a bus after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 1, 2022.

Ukraine says Russian drones detonated on Romanian territory during Danube strike

An Ukrainian industry source said that two Russian drones had fallen on the Romanian side of the Danube.

 A view shows a building of the Black Sea Danube shipping company destroyed during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Izmail, Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.

Israeli bodybuilder Dana Shemesh back and as good as ever

The previous Olympia Masters was held in 2012, but came back after a 11-year hiatus and was held in Romania for the first time.

 ORN AND raised in Jerusalem, 48-year-old Dana Shemesh has been Israel's top female professional bodybuilder for almost two decades.