Welcome to Demotix!

News Hub

dead sea scrolls

2617 Stories - 24825 Images - 1272 Contributors

Arts & Entertainment

The Shrine of The Book - Home to The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Shrine of The Book is home to the Dead Sea Scrolls, among them the worlds oldest copies of biblical books. It is also home to rare biblical...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 27/12/2010

After three years and 100 million U.S. dollars, the Israel Museum, founded in 1965, is about to pull the wraps off a near-total renovation. Jerusalem, Israel. 22/07/2010

Arts & Entertainment

Israel Pulls The Wraps Off Major Museum Facelift

After three years and 100 million U.S. dollars, the Israel Museum, founded in 1965, is about to pull the wraps off a near-total renovation. Jerusalem...

by Dave Bender in Israel on 22/07/2010

Latest News

Cinema Jerusalem opens after 25 years of closure
Cinema Jerusalem was the first cinema in the city of East Jerusalem. Now, it has reopen its doors to an audience, after the closure 25 years ago, but with a new look. Israel. 9th Februa...
The Survivors and Families of Bengal Hooch Tragedy - Calcutta
In one of India's worst liquor tragedies, aprroximately 170 people have died since December 2011. In every house of Sangrampur, there is at least one victim. This portrait-series t...
NY Tech Changing Political Landscape
The largest Meetup event in the world takes place in New York City, where innovators show off their work at the NY Tech Meetup. USA. 8th February 2012
Bolivians continue hunting endangered armadillos - La Paz
Bolivians continue to hunt endangered armadillos to create musical instruments, which are for sale at a carnival. Bolivia. 7th February 2012
Bibby Tethra returns from the Swanland Wreck
Bibby Tethra sails to Vittoria Dock, Birkenhead after surveying the Swanland Wreck off the Lleyn Peninsula, Liverpool. 7th February 2012
Hundreds say goodbye to Antoni Tapies at museum - Barcelona
Antoni Tàpies, a Catalan painter and sculptor, died yesterday at his home in Barcelona at the age of 88. His family asked for a private funeral, but today and tomororow his museum is op...
40 foot dead shark washes ashore in Karachi
Local fishermen discover a 40 foot Shark which washed ashore. The shark was dragged back to the harbour by fishermen and sold. Several people have made their way to the fishery to get a...
Philippines hit by a 6.7 Magnitude Quake
At least seven people have died after a 6.7 magnitude quake struck the central Philippines, according to the government's disaster management body. Cebu City, central Visayas, Phil...
Tsunami warning lifted in Cebu City after 6.9 earthquake
People fled their homes and went to the streets and high structures in Cebu City, Philippines after a false report of a potential tsunami triggered chaos in the city. Dozens have been r...
Fog causes flight delays at the Macedonia airport
Dense fog fell over the city of Thessaloniki the early morning hours. The result was delayed 7 flights were to land at the Macedonia airport. Thessaloniki. Greece. 5th February 2012
Continued sporadic clashes At Mohamed Mahmoud Street
Egyptian protesters react to tear gas as they gather at a barricade erected against the riot police near the central Tahrir square, where deadly clashes raged into a fourth day. Cairo, ...
Thala, the coldest city in Tunisia, is also the most impoverished
Located over 1,000 meters above sea level, Thala suffers every winter by the harsh climate, the extreme poverty of its inhabitants in an area that receives no aid from the state. Thala,...
7 dead in Kandahar car bomb attack - Afghanistan
Five policemen and two civilians were killed in a car bomb attack in Kandahar city, the capital of southern Kandahar province. Afghanistan. 5th February 2012
Solemn Mock Funeral Procession For Yohanes Berko – Jerusalem
Activists conduct a solemn mock funeral procession for homeless Yohanes Berko who froze during the night of January 21st in Tel-Aviv, marching from PM Netanyahu’s private apartment to t...
Egyptian protesters and riot police clash in Cairo
Police fire teargas at protesters on during clashes following the deadly football violence in Port Said. Cairo. Egypt. 4th February 2012
31st anniversary of Karaiskakis stadium tragedy - Pireas
On 8th February 1981, after the football game Olympiacos - AEK Athens, Olympiacos's fans wanted to celebrate the 6-0 win. They tried to exit Karaiskakis stadium but fell on each ot...
Return of the living dead demonstration
Between 1500 and 2000 people take part on a demonstration for subculture and against police violence one year after the dispossession of the Liebig Street Number 14 by the police. Berl...
Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the Ministry of Interior - Egypt
Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the Ministry of Interior, as protesters challenge the authority of the military regime after clashes in Port Said left 74 dead. Cairo, Egypt. 4th Febr...
Relative calm and human shields after MOI clashes in Cairo
Relative calm and human shields to prevent a recurrence of clashes in the Forth day after deadly clashes, as anger at Egypt's ruling military boiled over after 74 people died in fo...
Demonstrators gather for cancer protest
Members from a social organization form a human chain to raise awareness against cancer on the eve of World Cancer Day. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 4th January 2012