“Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional lighting of its Christmas tree on a packed Manger Square on Dec. 6, 2025, following a two-year hiatus.
Syria's security forces gather, after reaching a deal with Druze gunmen to deploy around Damascus suburb Jaramana, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, May 2, 2025. Associated Press / Omar Sana...
The large wildfires that swept through the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council a county located west of Jerusalem on Wednesday, injuring 21 firefighters and threatening homes in multiple towns, continued
A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the annual ceremony at the eve of Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers in Jerusalem on April 29, 2025. Associated Press...
A Christian charged under India s anti-conversion law after Hindu nationalists attacked a church is seeking anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court of India
Boko Haram terrorists on Monday attacked a predominantly Christian community in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, killing seven Christians and setting homes and church buildings ablaze, residents said
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in Wagah, a joint border crossing point on the Pakistan and India border, near Lahore, Pakistan, April 30, 2025. Associate...
A Christian charged under India’s anti-conversion law after Hindu nationalists attacked a church is seeking anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court of India.
A Christian charged under India’s anti-conversion law after Hindu nationalists attacked a church is seeking anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court of India.