Wildfires raging near Jerusalem forced evacuations in several areas and led to several major road closures on Wednesday, as ...

The French Institute of the Near East (IFPO) in Amman on Monday unveiled a newly released publication documenting ten years ...

A fast-moving wildfire broke out Friday in a valley near Route 9, a major highway in western Jerusalem, threatening nearby residential neighborhoods and recreational areas, according to Israeli ...

The route takes me along a wide ... I sigh with relief when the bus enters Israel. I do not recommend travelling to Bethlehem currently.

For most of the last 1500 years, Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity have been, as is still very much the case, a pilgrim destination. The eastern end of the traditional route from Jerusalem to ...

“This war stopped everything.” Church leaders in Jerusalem and the Bethlehem city council took the decision last month to forego “any unnecessarily festive” Christmas celebrations in ...

TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has completed his visit to Israel and has now arrived in Palestine. Bethlehem will host talks between the Russian leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud ...

By Adam Rasgon Reporting from Jerusalem When Pope Francis visited Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2014, he crisscrossed the traditional birthplace of Jesus in a white popemobile ...