Christmas celebrations

Interior Minister raises security alert to the maximum during Christmas holidays
Egypt

Interior Minister raises security alert to the maximum during Christmas holidays

Egypt’s Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar order the security alert to be raised to the maximum level during Christmas holidays.…
Sharm el-Sheikh’s Soho Square prepares for Christmas celebrations
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Sharm el-Sheikh’s Soho Square prepares for Christmas celebrations

Sharm el-Sheikh’s Soho Square began preparations for Christmas and New Year’s Eve with lights being put up to attract tourists…
Iraqis celebrate first Christmas near Mosul after Islamic State pushback
Middle East

Iraqis celebrate first Christmas near Mosul after Islamic State pushback

A few hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to Bartella, a northern town recently retaken from Islamic State, to celebrate…
Churches in governorates under tightened security for Christmas celebrations
Egypt

Churches in governorates under tightened security for Christmas celebrations

Egypt's governorates are witnessing tightened security measure to secure churches ahead of Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations, in the…
Egypt Coptic church not decided on cancelling Christmas celebrations
Egypt

Egypt Coptic church not decided on cancelling Christmas celebrations

Egypt's Coptic church has not yet determined whether it will cancel all Christmas celebrations this year in the wake of…
CNN:Christmas lights around the world – How we light up the holidays
Life & Style

CNN:Christmas lights around the world – How we light up the holidays

Lights. Camera. Christmas! For some, the holiday season means department store Santas, the annual trip to church and confusion over how exactly to…
Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools in festive season
Life & Style

Tajikistan bans trees, decorations in schools in festive season

Tajikistan has tightened restrictions on celebrations of the traditional festive season in schools in the Central Asian country, banning Christmas…
New Year celebrations in New York
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New Year celebrations in New York

Not many days from now, we will bid farewell to 2015 and welcome 2016 with open arms. We are taking a…
Muslims, Copts join at church to celebrate Christmas
Egypt

Muslims, Copts join at church to celebrate Christmas

Hundreds of Christians and Muslims attended a celebration in Dobara Church on Friday afternoon for Christmas. A choir recited hymns…
Pope Shenouda: Church will celebrate Christmas
Egypt

Pope Shenouda: Church will celebrate Christmas

Coptic leader Pope Shenouda III said on Sunday he will lead Coptic Christmas mass on the night of  6 January.…
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