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Tourism has suffered in the past during outbreaks of violence between Israel and the Palestinians. (Photo: AP)

Bethlehem has more to offer than religious tourism

Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism.

10 Dec 2019 4:13 PM IST

People wearing masks visit the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. AFP Photo

Bethelhem church shut down over Covid 19 fears

The announcement by the tourism ministry highlighted the spread of the virus across Middle East, where worship has been...

6 March 2020 4:02 PM IST

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) arrives in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank ahead of Christmas Eve celebrations (according to Western tradition) on December 24, 2023. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

AA Edit | A time to hope as wars rage

It's also the time to reflect and renovate oneself even as one prays and actively participates in the revival of the...

24 Dec 2023 10:55 PM IST