Travel and Food

Moses Memorial reopens on Mount Nebo after 10 years of renovation

By Suzanna Goussous – Oct 16,2016 – Last updated at Oct 16,2016 MADABA — Officials, church representatives, tourists and pilgrims on Saturday attended the inauguration of the Moses Memorial on Mount Nebo, where Moses is believed to have been shown the Holy Land, according to Christian and Jewish traditions. Mount Nebo, around 817 metres above

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Asking you to change passwords makes it easier to hack the system

WASHINGTON —Reset your password. Update your anti-virus program. If such demands irritate you, you may have computer “security fatigue.” It’s been studied by behavioral scientists and computer security experts. It happens when users are bombarded with security warnings and demands for compliance. As a result, the studies show, three-quarters of computer users know how to

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Acre, Haifa new ports of call for local cruise ship

Looking to boost tourism, 200-passenger luxury liner to offer short jaunts between Israeli cities By Jessica Steinberg Inaugurating the new pleasure cruise ship line between Acre and Haifa, launched by the Ministry of Tourism, and which will run twice a day, seven days a week (Courtesy Itamar Grinberg) Looking for the perfect cruise? There’s no

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Mmmm — Manischewitz opens factory to group tours

Kids from Newark club and Kushner day school inaugural visitors Mayor Ras Baraka, right, cuts the ceremonial ribbon with Manischewitz CEO David Sugarman, surrounded by children from the Boys and Girls Club of Newark and students from Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School. PHOTOS BY JOHANNA GINSBERG All decked out in their official touring gear, Mayor

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