Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – For the first time in two years, the Christmas tree in Bethlehem lit up the night sky, restoring a glimmer of joy to the birthplace of Jesus after seasons overshadowed ...

08:22, Tue, Dec 9, 2025 Updated: 08:22, Tue, Dec 9, 2025 A NASA scientist claims to have discovered what the Star of Bethlehem actually was. In the Bible, the Star is claimed to have shown the three ...

Astronomers have long sought a cosmic explanation for the Bible’s Star of Bethlehem, the shining celestial object that, so the story goes, guided the wise men, or magi, from Jerusalem to greet the ...

RAMALLAH, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Officials in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Wednesday launched preparations for this year's Christmas celebrations, the first after a two-year pause caused by Israeli ...

Two Cypriot antiquities have been repatriated from the United States, the antiquities department said on Tuesday. The antiquities were delivered to the Cyprus embassy in Washington in November. They ...

Bethlehem's first public Christmas tree ceremony since 2022 as Gaza truce holds War in Gaza has wrecked Bethlehem's economy and tourism Bethlehem mayor highlights Gaza's suffering BETHLEHEM, West Bank ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem for the first time in two years, bringing fragile hope to a Palestinian ...

For the past two years — while the war in Gaza has been taking place — all Christmas celebrations have been canceled in Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born. However after the recent ceasefire, ...

In recent years, museums and cultural institutions have been taking steps to reckon with their legacies while they grapple with the colonial histories of items within their collections. Headlines have ...

A giant Christmas tree adorned with red and gold baubles stands in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for the first time since 2022. The Palestinian city, revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus ...

Palestinians in Bethlehem, revered by Christians as the birthplace of Jesus, have held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony for the first time since 2022. The West Bank city had refrained from holding ...