Last June saw the Old City of Jerusalem brought to light in the first “Light of Jerusalem” festival. And this, June, the festival is back for a second offering between June 9-16.

Low-cost German airline, Air Berlin are upping their services to Tel Aviv this year with new direct flights from Cologne/Bonn, Dusseldorf, and Munich, as well as business class offerings on their current Berlin route.

Rock-supremo Elvis Costello is coming to Israel on June 30 to give a one-night only performance in the breathtaking location of the Caesarea amphitheatre overlooking the Mediterranean.

Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA plans to inaugurate a weekly Stockholm-Tel Aviv route in March. Norwegian Air Shuttle is Scandinavia’s second largest airline, flying between Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

International superstar Rihanna is rumoured to be performing in Tel Aviv in the end of May. RihannaDaily.com report that she’s been invited to perform at a show organised by Orange at the Bloomfield Stadium somewhere between May 27th and 29th.

Portuguese national airline TAP are expected to launch direct flights between Lisbon and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport towards the end of the year greatly improving connections between Israel and Portugal and South America.

The UK’s News of the World visit Tel Aviv and ‘Tel Aviv it Like It Is’ – a great write-up on the city we love so much!

British singer Alison Moyet and her band will take part in the International Woman’s Festival, set to be held between March 3-6 near Tel Aviv.

The Jerusalem Bird Observatory has just opened a new visitor center, and its Israel’s first ‘living’ building. Another green lung in Jerusalem awaits…

It is now rumoured that Bob Dylan will be the latest in the long line of artists coming to Israel this summer to perform. He is expected to give a concert at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park on May 27.