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Coronavirus: Holy Land churches reopen in Jerusalem, Bethlehem
The Holy Land churches revered as the sites of Jesus' birth and death reopened to worshippers and tourists on Tuesday as Palestinian and church ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: 15 Americans quarantined in hotel in Bethlehem: Spokesman
Fifteen American tourists have been quarantined in a hotel in the West Bank city of Bethlehem as part of precautions against the coronavirus, a ... Middle East -
Palestinian president declares 30-day state of emergency due to coronavirus
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared a 30-day state of emergency on Thursday after coronavirus cases were reported in the West Bank town of ... Middle East -
Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem
Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of ... Middle East -
Hundreds gather for Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem
Hundreds of people packed Bethlehem’s main square on Saturday for the annual Christmas tree lighting. The event took place in Manger Square, ... Art and culture -
Fragment of Jesus manger arrives in Bethlehem
A wooden fragment believed to be from the manger of Jesus arrived in his birthplace of Bethlehem on Saturday amid great ceremony after more than 1,300 ... Variety -
Wooden relic of Jesus manger on pre-Christmas display in Jerusalem
A fragment of wood reputed to be from the manger where Jesus was laid after his humble birth went on display in Jerusalem on Friday, ahead of its ... Variety -
Palestinian shot dead after ramming car into Israeli civilians in West Bank
Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian driver they said had carried out a car-ramming attack on Friday that injured two Israeli civilians in the ... Middle East -
Byzantine font discovered at Nativity Church
A Byzantine baptism font was discovered during renovation works at the Nativity Church, Palestinian officials said on Saturday. The head of the ... Art and culture -
Orthodox worshippers mark Christmas in Bethlehem
Hundreds of Orthodox Christians began marking Christmas in Bethlehem Sunday, as protesters demonstrated against the sale of church land to ... Features -
Christmas cheer at Jesus’s traditional birthplace of Bethlehem
Filing past a 16-metre (52-ft) Christmas tree in Manger Square, visitors from all over the world made a Christmas Eve pilgrimage to Bethlehem, the ... Features -
On Christmas, here are five things to know about Jesus in Islam
Jesus, or Isa as he is known in Arabic, is mentioned often in the Quran and is revered Variety -
Bethlehem receives Christians from all over the world- except Gaza
Bethlehem announced that it was done with preparations for Christmas celebrations, and was ready to receive tourists and visitors on Monday. However, ... Variety -
Egypt’s Copts on ‘forbidden’ path to Jerusalem, despite vague pilgrimage ban
The ban on pilgrimage to Jerusalem is associated to the late Pope Shenouda III who objected to the 1979 Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel and ... Features -
Banksy selling Palestinian history – why it matters
Elusive British graffiti artist Banksy opened the Walled Off Hotel, just a stone’s throw away from the divisive 700km long, 8m high apartheid ... Middle East -
Christians in West Bank celebrate Christmas
A few thousand people, including the Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, attended the celebrations in the occupied West Bank Variety -
Israeli electric company cuts Palestinian supply due to debt
The Israel Electric Corporation said Monday it was cutting its supply to Bethlehem in half Economy -
Palestinian shot dead in Israeli army raid in Bethlehem
The person killed was identified as Malek Shahin, but the reason for the raid was not yet clear Middle East -
Weeks of violence dampen Christmas spirit at Bethlehem hotel
After almost three months of absorbing stones and rubber bullets, nearly every front window of the hotel is cracked Features -
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Bethlehem
Jihad al-Jafari was killed in an overnight confrontation at the Dheisheh camp, medics said Middle East -
Christmas season revives festive spirit in Bethlehem
In Bethlehem, the Christmas spirit means peace. Peace between Muslim and Christian neighbors Middle East -
Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas
Pope Francis delivered a special message to Iraqi refugees saying ‘they were like Jesus’ Middle East -
Palestinians dressed as Santa Claus protest in Bethlehem
The video of Palestinian protesters dressed as Santa Claus while demonstrating in Bethlehem emerged Tuesday on the Internet. In the short video, the ... Reports -
Palestinian Santas protest in Bethlehem
The Santas were reportedly holding a peaceful protest and distributing Christmas gifts to children at the entrance of the city Middle East -
Bethlehem grapples with modern traffic challenges at Christmas
Bethlehem's municipality hopes to eventually build several tunnels around the Palestinian city Features -
Christians flock to Bethlehem
Foreign Christian worshipers pray in front of icons at the Church of the Nativity. Perspective -
Palestinian injures five Israelis in acid attack
The assailant was shot and wounded immediately after the attack, which took place at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem Middle East -
Officials: Israeli settlements squeezing Palestinian tourism
Palestinian officials took a group of foreign journalists on a guided tour of the area this week Travel and Tourism -
Where better to celebrate Easter than Jerusalem, Bethlehem and even Gaza
The dwindling Palestinian Christian population celebrated Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and even in Gaza Middle East -
Palestinian woman dies after inhaling tear gas, medic says
The Israeli military denied claims that the tear gas was the cause of the death Middle East