The Negev Desert region of Israel is harsh and unforgiving ... where runoff from the nearby streambed ("wadi" means dry riverbed) collects into the grove's soil. Even the one flood per year ...

Blooming flowers are not the first thing that springs to mind when thinking of Israel’s desert. But come winter, what we imagine to be dry, arid land fills with ... squill blossoms,” he tells ...

Israel Images/Alamy) The drive from Israel's two biggest cities to Lotan is an experience in itself, taking you through the colourful and dramatic rocky desert landscape. I travelled 324km south ...

By Isabel Kershner SDE BOKER, Israel — Say “wine tasting,” and the words immediately conjure images of verdant hills in Napa Valley or Tuscany. What they don’t bring to mind: the desert.

It is the center of ecotourism and desert tourism in Israel. It has a large number of B&B establishments and six hotels. The Bereshit is one of the leading and most luxurious hotels in the country.

MISHOR ROTEM, Israel (Reuters) - Toxic wastewater that surged through a dry riverbed in southern Israel ... The toxic torrent snaked through the desert, singeing anything in its path, before ...