Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians ...

Hundreds gathered at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem in the West Bank as the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy ...

Bethlehem, the West Bank city where Jesus Christ was born, was uncharacteristically silent on Christmas Day. Gone was the ...

The lack of tourism in the enshrined spot where baby Jesus was said to be born follows 14 months of war in Gaza.

It's possible also to break down the most difficult wall ... the Church of Jerusalem, without pilgrims is not complete”. “I have to say that Christmas in Bethlehem is always nice, but this ...

"In the past, this place was alive with tourists," said Hamza, a Palestinian guide I met outside the church. A seasoned veteran of Bethlehem's tourism industry, he nostalgically recalled the crowds ...

Makhoul said it was still important for him to spend Christmas time in Bethlehem, which is located about 10 kilometres (six miles) from his home in Jerusalem, beyond the separation wall built by ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square ... away but on the other side of the separation wall built by Israel, the Christian quarter has eschewed traditional Christmas decorations. The municipality has forgone ...

On Bethlehem's Manger Square ... away but on the other side of the separation wall built by Israel, the Christian quarter has eschewed traditional Christmas decorations. The municipality has ...