With Miss Bahrain making a debut at the competition in Eilat and Miss Morocco returning for the first time since 1978, the beauty pageant showcases new regional ties

Miss France Clemence Botino allowed to take part in the contest in Eilat this weekend after being pronounced virus-free

Coast Patrol, an Eilat NGO, joins forces with local diving club in annual cleanup operation that takes months to prepare

Transportation and public security ministers issue joint statement after bus driver was tear-gassed

No injuries reported in incident in Negev; Egged bus company blames Bedouin, says its vehicles are attacked because they symbolize the Zionist regime

Organizers say the event will go ahead as planned in Eilat next weekend, and that most of the 80 contestants arrived in country before its borders were shut to foreigners

'When you are in there you forget about politics, about your religion,' says reigning winner Andrea Meza of Mexico

Government withdraws support from Miss SA Lalela Mswane, ahead of December 12 event in Eilat, over Jewish state's 'atrocities against Palestinians'

IDF says there is no fear of a security incident, after item discovered during 'routine naval activity in the Red Sea'

Authorities probing incident but say fault that caused hydraulic oil to escape into sea has been fixed; environmental group urges IDF to enact serious green reforms