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Ukraine reports fresh Russian strikes after announced ceasefire
Russian forces struck the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine on Friday, the deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential administration said, after the ... World News -
Russian patriarch Kirill calls for Orthodox Christmas truce in Ukraine
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, called on Thursday for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas ... World News -
Dubai Airport expects 2 mln passengers through holiday season, issues travel alert
Dubai’s DXB International Airport has issued a travel alert for passengers traveling between Wednesday and January 3 on account of the high-traffic ... Gulf -
‘World starving for peace,’ Pope calls for end to Ukraine war in Christmas message
Pope Francis called for an end to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts in his Christmas message on Sunday, saying the world was suffering from a ... World News -
Gaza Christians say travel curbs separate families at Christmas
As pilgrims from around the world flock to Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Nazareth for Christmas, members of Gaza’s Christian community wait to hear ... Middle East -
Rail strikes and freezing weather turn the City of London Into a ghost town
Train strikes and freezing weather have left London’s business districts deserted this week as thousands of financial professionals work from home to ... World News -
Transport strikes push Christmas party cancelations near COVID-19 levels
Pubs and restaurants have suffered a collapse in Christmas party bookings due to next week’s UK rail strikes, with industry chiefs suggesting the ... Coronavirus -
Kyiv ‘s mayor: ‘We cannot allow Putin to steal our Christmas’
Kyiv plans to erect Christmas trees, minus lights, throughout the battered city in a defiant display of holiday spirit as the capital area’s millions ... World News -
Germany sentences man to life over Christmas car ramming
A German man received a life sentence on Tuesday and was ordered into psychiatric treatment for ramming his car into Christmas shoppers in December ... World News -
Shun polarization, try dialogue to heal world, says Pope Francis in Christmas message
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarization in personal and international relationships, saying only dialogue ... World News -
Be humble, Pope tells Vatican administrators in toned-down Christmas greeting
Pope Francis told Vatican administrators in his annual Christmas greetings on Thursday to be humble but spared them the blistering critique of the ... World News -
‘Celebrate safely’ on Christmas, New Year amid omicron fears: UAE doctors
Health experts in the United Arab Emirates have urged residents to celebrate the Christmas and New Year festive season with caution and adhere to ... Coronavirus -
UAE outlines COVID-19 restrictions for Christmas and New Year’s Eve events
The United Arab Emirates government has outlined restrictions for social gatherings over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.For the latest ... Coronavirus -
Police in New York arrest man suspected of torching Fox News Christmas tree
Police in New York on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of having deliberately torched the giant Christmas tree standing in front of the Fox News ... Variety -
Expo 2020 Dubai: Winter wonderland, Alicia Keys part of $20 ‘December Festive Pass’
Expo 2020 Dubai organizers have launched a $20 (Dh95) December pass, which will include access to a Christmas-themed Winter Wonderland, a concert by ... Gulf -
Christmas may be difficult as COVID not over, England’s deputy medical officer says
Christmas may be difficult as the COVID-19 pandemic is not over, England’s deputy chief medical officer warned on Wednesday, urging people to behave ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: US COVID-19 deaths and new cases drop over Christmas week
The US recorded more than 15,000 deaths from COVID-19 and over 1.2 million new cases in the last week, though those numbers may be artificially low ... Coronavirus -
Lebanon celebrates Christmas with trees commemorating Beirut port explosion victims
Lebanon celebrated Christmas with a set of Christmas trees that commemorated the victims of the Beirut port blast this past August.Beirut is still ... Features -
US: Explosion rocks downtown Nashville early Christmas morning
News reports say emergency crews have responded to an explosion in downtown Nashville. Black smoke and flames were seen billowing from the ... World News -
Pope Francis says in Christmas message fraternity the watchword ‘at this moment’
Pope Francis said in his Christmas message on Friday that fraternity was a watchword for these unusually troubled times exacerbated by the coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Paris’ Notre Dame choir holds Christmas Eve concert inside cathedral
Wearing hard hats and protective suits, the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s ... Variety -
Coronavirus: COVID-19 dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere
A stream of marching bands joyously paraded through Bethlehem on Thursday, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a ... Coronavirus -
Lebanese gather around Christmas tree to mourn victims of port blast
Lebanese people on Monday gathered around a Christmas tree decorated with names of the victims of the devastating port blast that took place in ... Middle East -
As coronavirus disrupts Christmas in UK, experts warn loneliness could worsen
Tighter restrictions across Britain at Christmas are an “abject disaster” for mental health and could drive many into further isolation, charities ... Coronavirus -
Pope urges cardinals to cease ‘gossip’ and come together for Christmas after scandal
Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats on Monday to stop their gossipy, self-absorbed conflicts, issuing another tough-love Christmas message at the ... Variety -
Christmas decorations go on sale in Saudi Arabia for first time
Christmas trees and glittery ornaments are for sale at a gift shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a once unthinkable sight.In recent years, festive sales ... Gulf -
Watch: Beirut neighborhood damaged by explosion opens Christmas village
The Lebanese NGO “Solidarity” opens a Christmas village in the neighborhood of Mar Mikhael near the port of Beirut, which was severely damaged in a ... Art and culture -
Coronavirus: UK PM Johnson says would be ‘inhuman’ to ban Christmas
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday defended his government’s decision to ease restrictions to stop the COVID-19 spread over the festive ... Coronavirus -
In anticipation of Christmas
All over the world, the final week of the year is known for being the week of joy and happiness. As Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, and ... In Translation -
Rise in UK shopper numbers across retail destinations driven by Christmas demand
Christmas demand drove a 19.5 percent rise in shopper numbers across British retail destinations in the week to December 12 compared with the previous ... Economy