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With war raging in Gaza, Christmas is effectively cancelled in Bethlehem
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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