Bethlehem

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed a teenager in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday (Jan 3), the Palestinian health ministry reported, as Israel said police officers fired on people throwing Molotov cocktails.The health ministry…

The gloom of two years of Covid-19 pandemic has been replaced by cheerful Christmas spirit this year in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, with the return of pilgrims lifting the mood of the locals so heavily dependent on tourism.Some five…

Issued on: 24/12/2022 - 17:27 With a giant evergreen tree, colourful balloons in the streets and selfies in the Church of the Nativity, Christmas tourism has returned to…

BETHLEHEM: The biblical town of Bethlehemmarked what was shaping up to be a merry Christmas on Saturday, with thousands of visitors expected to descend upon the traditional birthplace of Jesus as it rebounds from the coronavirus…

BETHLEHEM(West Bank): Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday. Streets are bustling with…

BETHLEHEM: The last time Milad Ayyad travelled outside of the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip he was just 10 years old, but for Christmas this year he received a "priceless" gift to visit Bethlehem. The day before Christmas Eve, Israeli…

<!-- -->Shopkeepers and hotel owners in the city reported far lower business than the yearsBETHLEHEM: The bells of Bethlehem rang out under grey skies on Christmas morning across streets whose closed pastel or green shutters were like…

BETHLEHEM: The biblical town of Bethlehem is gearing up for its second straight Christmas Eve hit by the coronavirus — with small crowds and gray, gloomy weather dampening celebrations Friday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. A ban on…