Orthodox Christians gathered in Bethlehem to mark Christmas eve on Monday; unlike other branches of Christianity, the ...

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Monday, killing two 70-year-old women and a ...

When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...

In-depth: Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, marked a sombre Christmas for the second year running as Israel's brutal war ...

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza cease-fire and free the remaining Israelis held hostage there ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds the famine-monitoring group, asked the group for greater review of ...

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message has urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, ...

For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West ...

Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday, marking the start of ...

He made the remarks a day after the start of the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, which takes place ...