More by Doron Keshet

The last time singing swans were spotted in Israel was in 2001; They are named so for their loud call, which is used for courting and to strengthen the ties between the adults and the young.

Name of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and date '1229' found on 800-year-old Jaffa wall long thought by archaeologists to be artifact of relatively recent Ottoman period.

In announcement of upcoming prisoner exchange, cabinet spokesman in Cairo specifically names Israeli-American detained on spying charges.

The famous 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls are now available for viewing online in high-resolution, thanks to Google and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Veteran Israeli actress Hanna Maron has added another item to her resume — the world’s longest career in theater.

An Azerbaijani Cabinet minister has been left feeling sheepish after he was caught trying to smuggle more than 100 pounds of lamb meat into Israel.

Exceptional detective-archaeological work at the first season of archaeological digs at Tel Shikmona has uncovered the remains of a house dating back to the period of the Kingdom of Israel.

A 2,000 year-old ossuary, discovered in Israel in 2008 and belonging to the daughter of the High Priest Caiaphas, is said to be authentic by the Israel Antiquities Authority Unit.

Joseph Merimovich, who led Israel to the Asian championship title in the 1960s, has died aged 86, the country's Football Association said on Thursday.

Political activist, producer and actor Juliano Mer Khamis, 52, was shot to death Monday in front of the Freedom Theater in Jenin.