This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In the ancient Iraqi Christian town of ...

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories — With a giant evergreen tree, colourful balloons in the streets and selfies in the Church of the Nativity, Christmas tourism has returned to Bethlehem after two ...

Clergymen wait ahead of Christmas service in the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on Christmas eve on December 24, 2022.

Pilgrims and tourists light candles inside the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem — HAZEM BADER With a giant evergreen tree, colourful balloons in the streets and selfies in the ...

Revered in Christian tradition as the birthplace of Christ, the town of Bethlehem welcomes thousands of pilgrims and tourists for Christmas every year, a windfall that dried up over the past two years ...