Israel is the first Middle Eastern country to include Taiwan into its visa-waiver program. Israel has granted this privilege to no more than 55 nations

According to yet unconfirmed report, APMT recently sent representatives to Israel to study the international tender conditions and may want to exploit the Eilat Red Sea port to complement its Aqaba operation in Jordan

Due to recent violence and political unrest in Syria, the logistics of the World Rally Championship's moved to jordan will arive on a roll on roll off vessel from Venice to Haifa

"Israir" intends to operate two weekly fights from Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport to Amman Queen Alia International Airpor

The estimated cost of the Jezreel Valley railway is US$1.2 billion. The railway is scheduled to be completed in 2016

Israeli-Egyptian trade totaled US$502 million in 2010, 24% more than in 2009,10% more than in 2009. Egypt is Israel's 38th largest export market

Israel is ranked 5th out of 17 countries in the Middle East/North Africa region. The country came in 42nd last year, but its score actually improved since, to 68.5 points from 67.7

Ministerial privatization committee authorized the Government to privatize the port of Eilat. This is the first step in a government long term plan to privatize Israel's maritime ports