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January 7 set to be public holiday in Egypt marking Coptic Christmas
Monday will be a public holiday in Egypt to mark Coptic Orthodox Christmas, state news agency MENA reported on Thursday. Prime Minister Mostafa ... Middle East -
Greeting Christians: The problem of ‘crisis fatwas’
Every morning, a young girl prepares her pencils and papers, carries her bag, saying goodbye to her mother and heads to school. She does not ask about ... Middle East -
Different shades of Christmas celebrations across the Arab world
Most countries in the world celebrate the Christmas and the New Year’s Eve in the last week of December, starting from the night of December 24 ... Middle East -
Iraqi Sunni authority slams Grand Mufti’s Christmas fatwa as ‘reckless’
The head of Iraq’s Sunni Endowment authority on Saturday condemned recent remarks from the country's mufti, who said it was impermissible for ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Grand Mufti: Celebrating Christian holidays ‘impermissible’ for Muslims
Prominent Iraqi cleric and Grand Mufti Abdul-Mehdi al-Sumaidaie said on Thursday that Christian holidays “like New Year’s and Christmas ... Middle East -
What is the difference between Xmas and Christmas
Starting from the night of December 24th, Christian communities celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Numerous gifts, luminous trees as well as family ... Features -
The Indian market where rat is on the menu, earns top price
Freshly-caught rat is at the top of the holiday menu for crowds flocking to a market in northeastern India that specialises in rodents from local ... Variety -
UK royal Christmas: Church, lunch and the queen’s message
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into her annual Christmas message, offering the customary wishes for peace and saying she ... Variety -
Saint Porphyrius: The story behind largest church in Gaza
Christians in Gaza celebrated Christmas in the Church of Saint Porphyrius this year, one of the oldest and biggest churches in Gaza. The ... 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 -
Christians await Christmas in the birthplace of Pakistan Taliban founder
It was December 2009, when Baitullah Mehsud revolted against the state of Pakistan and formed a notorious movement, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan [TTP], ... Features -
Syrian Christians in Qamishli this Christmas: ‘There’s no one left’
Despite the lack of Christmas festivities in Qamishli, many of the northeastern Syrian city’s Christians are still visible, especially in the ... Features -
Iraqi Christians prepare to celebrate Christmas in areas liberated from ISIS
Iraqi Christians are preparing to celebrate their first Christmas together in areas liberated from ISIS, amid high security after calm has been ... Variety -
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 -
Hundreds attend lighting of Christmas tree in Gaza
Several hundred people gathered at a Christian youth association center in Gaza City on Saturday to celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree. It ... Variety -
VIDEO: 'Silent Night'..from village ditty to global Christmas hit
Austria has something special to celebrate this festive period as it marks 200 years since the first performance of one of the world's most beloved ... Variety -
A Christmas wish list for 2019: Sustainable goals for America’s fragile state
Moving America away from today’s incendiary disagreements over progressive versus conservative values remains a distant dream, despite ... Middle East -
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 -
France raises security alert level after Strasbourg shooting
France has raised its security alert level following the attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said early ... World News -
Man arrested in Texas after telling kids Santa isn’t real
Police say a 31-year-old protester who told children Santa Claus is not real has been arrested for trespassing at a North Texas church. Aaron Urbanski ... Variety -
‘Harvard’ of Santa Claus schools teaches Christmas spirit
Each year, more than 200 past and present Santas converge on a little town in the US state of Michigan for intensive study of what it takes to portray ... Variety -
Children in Portuguese village encouraged to smoke to mark Christian festival
Christian Epiphany celebrations took place around the world on January 6, however in the village of Vale de Salgueiro in Portugal, these celebrations ... Art and culture -
Egypt tightens security ahead of Coptic Christmas
Tens of thousands of soldiers and police have been deployed across Egypt to protect minority Christians and their churches on the eve of Orthodox ... Middle East -
How British police nabbed criminals with lure of free Christmas gift
In what is being described as the most innovative method to catch criminals, British police used the offer of a free Christmas hamper to nab dozens of ... Features -
Queen Elizabeth II gives touching Christmas speech
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II praised the response of London and Manchester to horrific terror attacks this year, during her annual Christmas message ... Variety -
Pope Francis on Christmas: Bethlehem trek’s like today’s migrations
Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are ... Features -
Why Muslim influencers are ‘celebrating Christmas too’
Growing up with an English father and Tunisian mother, my family knows a fair amount about embracing more than one culture. Despite my father being a ... Art and culture -
Jerusalem violence puts damper on Christmas in Bethlehem
It was a subdued Christmas Eve in the historic birthplace of Jesus on Sunday, with spirits dampened by recent violence sparked by President Donald ... Features -
Mosul celebrates first post-ISIS Christmas
Hymns filled a church in Iraq’s second city Mosul on Sunday as worshippers celebrated Christmas for the first time in four years after the end ... Middle East -
Nursing home workers win big in Spain’s Christmas lottery
Spain's annual Christmas lottery on Friday showered over 10 million euros on employees of a nursing home in a struggling town where one in five people ... Variety