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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 -
Egypt on high alert ahead of Christmas celebrations
Egypt’s Interior Ministry has ordered 230, 000 police officers to secure churches ahead of Christmas celebrations across the nation. A senior ... Middle East -
Christmas tradition with a twist: ‘The Great Muslim Panto’ debuts in Britain
One of my earliest childhood memories is attending a pantomime with my grandmother. A real Christmas tradition for many families in the UK, the ... Entertainment -
Nazareth Christmas celebrations will be held as normal, says mayor
Nazareth, the Israeli Arab city where Jesus is thought to have been raised, will celebrate Christmas as usual, its mayor said, denying the festivities ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Beirut lights up its Christmas tree
Lebanese gathered Sunday for the lighting of the Christmas tree near Martyrs Square, in downtown Beirut.Video credit: AFPTV Reports -
More than a thousand Santas run through streets of German town
More than a thousand people kitted out in red Santa suits trimmed with white fur and pointed hats ran through the streets of the small town of ... Variety -
German police say explosive found near Potsdam Xmas market
German police said a suspicious object that prompted the evacuation of a Christmas market in Potsdam on Friday was an “explosive”. ... World News -
British supermarket responds to comments on Muslim family appearing in Christmas advert
Britsh supermarket Tesco has responded to the ongoing controversey surrounding its newly released Christmas advert which featured a Muslim family ... Variety -
No ho-ho-ho-liday as Santas meet in Denmark
It’s summertime in Denmark but Santas from around the world are already planning for the festive season, with more than 150 gathering in ... Variety -
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth makes first appearance after heavy cold
Queen Elizabeth made her first public appearance since before Christmas on Sunday as she recovered from a cold Variety -
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 -
Is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg turning to religion?
Zuckerberg shunned his atheist beliefs and now states that religion is very important Variety -
Christmas Day football drowning: Nine dead in Uganda
The victims were heading to a friendly football match and hailed from the Kaweibanda village Sports -
George Michael dies on Christmas Day aged 53
Michael died at his home, he had not been ill and his manager says the cause of death was heart failure Entertainment -
What’s in an Arabic Christmas carol?
From unique jingles to translated Western classics, Arabic-language carols and hymns are used to celebrate the Christmas season Art and culture -
Iraqis celebrate first Christmas near Mosul after ISIS pushed out
Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from ISIS Features -
Saudi preacher releases ‘I believe in Jesus’ song
Prominent Saudi preacher Aed ِAl Qarni has released an Islamic song titled “I believe in Jesus” to coincide with Christmas Variety -
Another Middle East Christmas marred by conflict
Protesters – some dressed as Santa Claus – in Bethlehem were subjected to tear gas fired from Israeli troops during clashes in the area Features -
You can indulge for Christmas – but here’s how to eat smart
Here are six holiday tips that can help you avoid packing on pounds while still allowing you to indulge in some festive meals Variety -
How to set a beautiful festive Christmas table with no fuss
‘Tis the season to be jolly, make merry, deck the halls… and entertain at home! Art and culture -
Website charts Santa’s journey around the globe
Every Christmas Eve since 1955, NORAD has been tracking Saint Nicholas's annual voyage to deliver presents Digital -
Australia foils plot, several held over ‘imminent’ Christmas Day attacks
Six men and a woman, all Australian citizens in their 20s, were arrested during the raids World News -
ISIS claims deadly Berlin Christmas market attack
Television pictures from Berlin showed the truck standing amid debris by small wooden stalls that make up the ‘Christkindlmarkt’ World News -
Who is the Berlin truck driver behind the carnage?
Police said that the man found dead in the truck was a Polish citizen but added he was not in control of the vehicle World News -
Think outside the gift box: Christmas presents to surprise jaded loved ones
If you’ve been to a mall this week, you’ll have noticed the increased traffic with Christmas shoppers dashing around Fashion and beauty -
Child’s heartbreaking Christmas letter to dead father goes viral
A heartbreaking Christmas letter written by a child to their dead father was found tied to a balloon in Scotland and has gone viral online Variety -
This holiday season, here’s what we should do for Syria’s children
Omran Daqneesh’s face vanished from our timeline, like so many, and has been pushed down by our holiday snaps Middle East -
Post-ISIS: US Assyrian NGO in drive to repair Iraqi Christian town
A US NGO is in its three-week drive to start repairing and cleaning the liberated town of Teleskof in Iraq’s northern Ninveh Plain region after ... Features -
5 Christmas ads to make you laugh, cry and get in the festive spirit
The festive season is upon us and with it the flurry of viral Christmas adverts that make headlines Entertainment -
Tis the season to be … stressed? Coping with year-end anxiety
It is the time of year when socializing increases - gearing up to New Year. And also a time when work can increase as it is time to finish all the ... Blogs