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Turning point in city rankings: Where are residents most satisfied with their municipality?

CBS survey presents the local government satisfaction map: Petah Tikva and Rishon Lezion lead, and in Beersheba and Bnei Brak, nearly half the residents believe performance is not good.

Bike path in Tel Aviv.
Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study

How to Build a City That Lets Everyone Live Better.

How do you build a city that lets everyone live better? Real estate women respond

Berlin on foot: Why free walking tours are the city’s best-kept secret


Plans for new Jordanian city raises concern among experts

Urban planning experts call on the Jordanian government to reconsider the plan, which they say is poorly thought out and a misuse of resources

 A BUILDING SITE in Efrat. All of the projects that have been approved for Area C’s Jewish sector are on land that has already been slated for expansion of existing communities.

Crane, trucker and two city employees help save mayor's parrot

The mayor of Kiryat Shmona rescued his pet parrot from atop a tree by using one of the city's cranes and trucks.

‘I’M SCARED!’ Oren says and hugs me as a green parrot lets out a particularly ear-splitting screech.

Jerusalem Council Member Yovav Tzur praises launch of citywide recycling

It took an intense legal battle with the Environmental Protection Ministry to get the Municipality of Jerusalem to implement citywide recycling bins.

Recycling bin

Bike riding can help you learn your city better - opinion

Riding a bike is not only great for your physical health and mental health but it also helps you explore and learn about your city better.

 THOUSANDS OF cyclists take part in Israel’s largest cycling event, SOVEV TLV, throughout Tel Aviv, last month

Iran says bomb attack foiled in Shiraz on day of shooting

This Iranian military group told Sepah News that it avoided a bomb scare.

Members of special IRGC forces attend a rally marking the annual Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day, on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022.

Boston councilor proposes official 'Hijab Day' on Mahsa Amini's birthday

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson drew a connection between Amini's death at the hands of the morality to police to the rise of Islamophobia in the US.

 A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Berlin, Germany, October, 22, 2022.

Indonesia passes law to relocate capital to remote Borneo

Plans to relocate the government from Jakarta, a bustling megacity of 10 million people that suffers from chronic congestion, floods and air pollution, have been floated by multiple presidents.

 Indonesia's flag (illustrative).

Tel Aviv overtakes Paris as world’s most expensive city to live in

Tel Aviv’s rise mainly reflects the strength of the shekel against the US dollar and increases in grocery and transport prices.

 Tel Aviv is getting a new luxury hotel. The David Kempinski Tel Aviv will open in February 2022, the global hotel chain said Wednesday.

Mughar to become first official Druze city in Israel - Shaked

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced in a meeting with Druze and Circassian leaders on Tuesday that Mughar will become Israel's first Druze city.

 Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked meets with Druze and Circassian leaders on October 26, 2021.

Israel archives to be digitalized and made accessible to all citizens

"If a nation does not respect its past, its present is poor, and its future is shrouded in fog."

Books from the collection of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities.