Bethlehem
With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively cancelled in Bethlehem
Middle East
December 24, 2023
With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively cancelled in Bethlehem
Bethlehem, West Bank CNN — Church bells echo through the labyrinth-like streets of Bethlehem. With Christmas approaching, the city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank should…
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
Middle East
December 25, 2021
Bethlehem celebrates muted Christmas with few pilgrims to bring cheer
BETHLEHEM, Dec 25 (Reuters) – The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists
Middle East
November 19, 2021
Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of…
Nearly 20 years on, Israeli barrier shapes Palestinian lives
Features/Interviews
November 9, 2021
Nearly 20 years on, Israeli barrier shapes Palestinian lives
QAFFIN, West Bank (AP) — Three days a week, Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank village of Qaffin line…
Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer
Middle East
December 1, 2020
Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The coronavirus has cast a pall over Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem, all but shutting down…
Egypt plans to place N. Sinai’s Farma archaeological area on world tourism map
Archaeology
June 9, 2020
Egypt plans to place N. Sinai’s Farma archaeological area on world tourism map
The Egyptian government plans to develop the al-Farma archaeological area in North Sinai, placing it on the global tourism map.…
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure
Middle East
May 26, 2020
Bethlehem Nativity Church reopens after coronavirus closure
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem’s storied Church of the Nativity reopened to visitors on Tuesday, after a nearly three-month…
Israeli electric company ends power cuts to West Bank after Palestinians pay debt
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Israeli electric company ends power cuts to West Bank after Palestinians pay debt
JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) — Israel’s state-owned electric company said on Wednesday it was ending power cuts to the occupied West Bank…
Bethlehem welcomes pilgrims for Christmas celebrations
Middle East
December 24, 2019
Bethlehem welcomes pilgrims for Christmas celebrations
Pilgrims from around the world gathered Tuesday in the biblical city of Bethlehem, revered by Christians as the birthplace of…
Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death
Middle East
September 12, 2019
Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian attorney general says three people, all relatives, are being charged in the death…