Study of 10,000 seeds from Negev viticulture settlements illustrates how plague, climate change and socioeconomic depression in booming empire's periphery point to its decline

After delays and amid ongoing pushback by military, Defense Ministry moving forward with plan to relocate Intelligence Directorate to the northern Negev

Bezalel Smotrich claims Bedouin population in Negev doubling every 12 years, calls to 'Westernize' it; Arab MK calls him a racist

Marla Leigh Goldstein made an unexpected trip to Israel last November, and finally completed the tracks of her first solo work

Rain drenches whole country, with record-breaking number of lightning strikes; Water Authority says it's first time in over 30 years that back-to-back winters have been so rainy

Child taken to Beersheba hospital for treatment after encounter with highly venomous deathstalker

With no prior warning, Israeli farmers along Egyptian border find themselves slated to be surrounded by Palestinian enclaves envisioned by US proposal

Bidding to charge just 3 cents per kilowatt hour, the Israeli arm of the French company wins tender for fourth field at Ashalim in the Negev

Arad and Kfar Hanokdim host back-to-back festivals toward the end of the summer

Take a break in this activity-filled southern town, where desert life and civilization meet up perfectly