Bethlehem
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan
Middle East
May 15, 2019
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The Eurovision Song Contest has found few fans in a famous mosque in the Israeli host…
Iconic Palestinian thobe fashions a new political symbol
Fashion
February 12, 2019
Iconic Palestinian thobe fashions a new political symbol
JERUSALEM (AP) — The traditional brightly embroidered dress of Palestinian women known as the “thobe” was not the type of…
Bethlehem church mosaics sparkle in time for Christmas
Middle East
December 16, 2018
Bethlehem church mosaics sparkle in time for Christmas
Masked for centuries by the soot of candles and lately by scaffolding, the mosaics of Bethlehem’s Church of the…
Church renovation lifts Christmas spirit in Bethlehem
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Church renovation lifts Christmas spirit in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — A historic renovation of the Church of the Nativity is lifting spirits in the…
Palestinians mark Christmas in Bethlehem amid anger at Trump
Middle East
December 24, 2017
Palestinians mark Christmas in Bethlehem amid anger at Trump
Palestinians are preparing to celebrate Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, the historic birthplace of Jesus. Sunday’s festivities…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
Middle East
December 20, 2017
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace…