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Christmas opens new market for small Gaza sewing business
Middle East

Christmas opens new market for small Gaza sewing business

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Christmas season is giving a boost to a…
In Santa’s mailbag, a peek into children’s pandemic worries
Life & Style

In Santa’s mailbag, a peek into children’s pandemic worries

LIBOURNE, France (AP) — Jim, from Taiwan, slipped a face mask inside the greeting card he sent to Santa and…
Cairo Opera House to celebrate the Christmas holiday season with two concerts
Music

Cairo Opera House to celebrate the Christmas holiday season with two concerts

Cairo Opera House will kick off the holiday season by holding two concerts featuring Christmas music accompanied by pianist Greg…
Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement
World

Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement

PARIS (AP) — France’s government was working Friday to get supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms to agree to a week-long…
Christians in Abbasiya cathedral celebrate Coptic Christmas
Egypt

Christians in Abbasiya cathedral celebrate Coptic Christmas

The Saint Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya celebrated Coptic Christmas on Tuesday as Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria welcomed hundreds of…
Central Bank of Egypt suspends banking work on Tuesday
Business

Central Bank of Egypt suspends banking work on Tuesday

The Central Bank of Egypt has suspended work for local and foreign banks in Egypt on Tuesday as part of…
Governors congratulate Copts and prepare for Christmas across Egypt
Egypt

Governors congratulate Copts and prepare for Christmas across Egypt

Several governors and executive officials congratulated Copts across Egypt for Christmas on January 7, ordering local units at the governorates…
Egypt legalizes 90 more churches, bringing total to 1,412 so far
Egypt

Egypt legalizes 90 more churches, bringing total to 1,412 so far

The committee on the legalization of churches at its Tuesday meeting approved legalizing the status of 90 churches and affiliated…
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar extends holiday greetings to Pope Tawadros II
Egypt

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar extends holiday greetings to Pope Tawadros II

Egypt’s Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb, accompanied by a delegation of several Azhar and Endowments Ministry scholars, paid a visit…
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s Christmas’: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests
World

‘It doesn’t matter if it’s Christmas’: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping centers on Wednesday, chanting pro-democracy slogans and forcing…
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