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Bika’at Ono aims High: Spotlight on Israel's most surprising region, as development surges forward

Who will build in the valley? Major event to reveal unknown facts about communities in Bika’at Ono - Central Israel’s fastest growing area

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 Saudi CEO of NEOM Nadhmi al-Nasr speaks during the last day of the Future Investment Initiative FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 25, 2018.

CEO of Saudi Arabia's megacity project The Line steps down amid project challenges

 PALESTINIANS PERFORM Friday prayers in a damaged mosque in Gaza City.

Twinning with terrorists: Hamas seeks sister city pact with California city - opinion

 An Iranian woman walks past election campaign posters in Naghsh-e-Jahan square in Isfahan

German city sticks with Isfahan partnership that fired suicide drones at Israel


Egypt plans expansion of new capital as first residents trickle in

The new city is designed to serve as a high-tech model for Egypt's future, away from the clutter and chaos of Cairo.

 A general view of buildings and a mosque in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt, December 26, 2023.

How do cities, countries get their nicknames? - explainer

Let’s take a little geographical galavant and see how certain cities came by their metropolitan monikers. 

 Lights along the Champs-Elysees with the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

Could 3D-printed wind turbines power Tel Aviv?

German researchers developed 3D printers to make vertical wind turbines, especially for urban environments.

 The proprietary large-scale 3D-printer "HoneyComb3D"  and one of its printed wind turbines.

Israeli municipalities threaten general strike over city tax plan

The clash between local authority leaders and government officials over what is known as the "Arnona Fund," which had been simmering for weeks, erupted on Sunday.

 Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities and Mayor of Modi'in Haim Bibas and head of the local authorities  attend a protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, demanding better budgets, February 26, 2023.

Rodents beware: New York City hires first 'rat czar'

Mayor Adams, who has often expressed a deep hatred for rats, posted the job last year, seeking someone "somewhat bloodthirsty" and offering an annual salary between $120,000 and $170,000.

Rockefeller Center, New York City, New York, US, November 21, 2020

German city freezes relations with Iran following relentless pressure

German-Iranian dissident: The move is ‘a big defeat for the Iranian regime but also for the appeasement policy in Freiburg’

 An Iranian woman walks past election campaign posters in Naghsh-e-Jahan square in Isfahan

Plans for new Jordanian city raises concern among experts

Urban planning experts call on the Jordanian government to reconsider the plan, which they say is poorly thought out and a misuse of resources

 A BUILDING SITE in Efrat. All of the projects that have been approved for Area C’s Jewish sector are on land that has already been slated for expansion of existing communities.

Crane, trucker and two city employees help save mayor's parrot

The mayor of Kiryat Shmona rescued his pet parrot from atop a tree by using one of the city's cranes and trucks.

‘I’M SCARED!’ Oren says and hugs me as a green parrot lets out a particularly ear-splitting screech.

Jerusalem Council Member Yovav Tzur praises launch of citywide recycling

It took an intense legal battle with the Environmental Protection Ministry to get the Municipality of Jerusalem to implement citywide recycling bins.

Recycling bin

Bike riding can help you learn your city better - opinion

Riding a bike is not only great for your physical health and mental health but it also helps you explore and learn about your city better.

 THOUSANDS OF cyclists take part in Israel’s largest cycling event, SOVEV TLV, throughout Tel Aviv, last month

Iran says bomb attack foiled in Shiraz on day of shooting

This Iranian military group told Sepah News that it avoided a bomb scare.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.