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Typhoon misery for Philippines on Christmas Day
World

Typhoon misery for Philippines on Christmas Day

Typhoon Phanfone pummeled the central Philippines on Christmas Day, bringing a wet, miserable and terrifying holiday season to millions in…
Demand for Christmas gifts in Egypt rises by 10% in 2019
Life & Style

Demand for Christmas gifts in Egypt rises by 10% in 2019

The Cairo Chamber of Commerce’s Division of Tools, Stationery and Toys Traders has monitored a remarkable demand for Christmas and…
Photos – Hurghada airport celebrates Christmas by distributing gifts to tourists
Egypt

Photos – Hurghada airport celebrates Christmas by distributing gifts to tourists

The Hurghada International Airport celebrated Christmas holidays until Wednesday early morning by decorating the airport’s lounges with Christmas trees, Santa…
Egypt’s Catholic Churches celebrate Christmas on Wednesday
Egypt

Egypt’s Catholic Churches celebrate Christmas on Wednesday

Egyptian Catholics began celebrating Christmas, according to the Western calendar, on Wednesday. The Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church in…
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
World

Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass

Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth…
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…
Queen admits ‘bumpy’ year in Christmas message
World

Queen admits ‘bumpy’ year in Christmas message

Queen Elizabeth II called 2019 “quite bumpy” in a Christmas message at the end of a chaotic year which saw…
French transport strike brings Christmas Eve woe
World

French transport strike brings Christmas Eve woe

Christmas Eve in France was set to be marred by the nearly three-week standoff between French train drivers and the…
Christmas in Lebanon not so merry as economic crisis bites
Middle East

Christmas in Lebanon not so merry as economic crisis bites

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rafi Tabakian’s clothing store in a Beirut suburb is usually buzzing with customers during the holiday season,…
Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France
World

Strike makes for not-so-merry Christmas travel in France

Holiday travellers across France scrambled for alternatives Sunday as an 18-day-old transport strike over pension reform saw train services slashed…
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