Idit Silman would be third minister to visit Gulf kingdom in a month, hopes to bring delegation with her but is awaiting for Riyadh to approve visas

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi also visits book fair with 500-year-old Torah scroll during visit and attends bar mitzvah for 70-year-old man

No comment from church or police after footage of latest incident of harassment against non-Jewish pilgrims; former Knesset aide claims spitting 'an ancient Jewish custom'

Syria's Mohammed Martini reportedly takes exception to being pictured next to Haim Katz in group photo at tourism confab, distances himself from the Israeli

Ahmed bin Aqil al-Khateeb says he hopes delegation led by Haim Katz was 'received well,' as Israeli tourism minister holds slew of meetings with foreign officials

Haim Katz says tourism 'a bridge between nations' while attending UN World Tourism Organization event, as Jerusalem and Riyadh seem to edge closer to US-brokered normalization pact

Tourism minister boycotts vote over plan to end VAT tax exemption for tourists; PM's plan for free education for kids under 3 not included, but ministers commit to advancing it

Communications minister hits out at Yair Katz, who suggests Karhi is seeking 'revenge against Kan's employees... because they don't cheer you on enough'

After years of negotiations, prestigious culinary rankings expected to debut in Tel Aviv, the only city where Michelin inspectors see 'feasibility' for review

As in past, Netanyahu has not appointed an acting premier; he's asked Deri to step in for him briefly Friday, but Shas leader's title of 'deputy PM' is an honorific with no powers