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              Christmas 2026

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              King Charles III recording his Christmas message in Westminster Abbey, London. Getty Images

              King Charles highlights common bond of world's faiths in Christmas message

              UKDecember 25, 2025
              Thousands gather for a Christmas morning service at St Mary's Catholic Church in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
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              UAE's Christians mark Christmas Day with services in several languages

              UAEDecember 25, 2025
              President Sheikh Mohamed called for Christmas Day to bring peace, joy, and harmony. UAE Presidential Court

              'May this day bring peace': President Sheikh Mohamed sends Christmas wishes

              UAEDecember 25, 2025
              A festive Christmas scene in Al Qaniya, Idlib. AFP
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              Christmas joy returns to Syria's Idlib after years of civil war

              MENADecember 25, 2025
              Vatican’s Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa leads a Christmas midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity. EPA

              Bethlehem’s midnight mass places Gaza at centre of Christmas prayers

              MENADecember 25, 2025
              A band plays during the lighting ceremony of a Christmas tree at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, months after it was the site of a deadly attack. AP
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              Resilience is at the heart of the Christmas message

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              Shadi's take on hope for world peace

              CartoonDecember 24, 2025
              People in traditional clothing pose for a picture, as Palestinian scouts march near the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem. Reuters
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              ‘It’s special again’: Bethlehem reclaims its Christmas spirit

              MENADecember 24, 2025
              Damascus has festive markets and a Christian Quarter, one of the oldest districts in Syria's capital. AFP

              How Christmas is celebrated across the Middle East

              LifestyleDecember 23, 2025
              Christian Palestinian children attend a service at the Latin Church in Gaza city. AFP

              Christmas without lights: Gaza’s Christians hopeful joy will return

              MENADecember 23, 2025
              A vast number of Filipinos attend a Simbang Gabi service at St Mary's Catholic Church in Oud Metha. Antonie Robertson / The National
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              Tens of thousands of Filipinos celebrate Simbang Gabi mass in Dubai

              UAEDecember 23, 2025
              An 'ICE WAS HERE' sign has replaced the baby Jesus in a nativity scene at St Susanna Church in Dedham, Massachusetts. AP

              The nativity story resonates with today's world of displacement

              CommentDecember 23, 2025
              A family poses with Santa Claus at Our Lady of Lebanon church before Christmas. Photo credit: Nilanjana Gupta
              Play02:59

              A Lebanese Christmas in US keeps Maronite traditions alive

              USDecember 23, 2025
              Kuswar is a collection of traditional Christmas sweets and snacks, popular in Goa. Photo: Joanna Lobo

              The many flavours of an Indian Christmas tell stories of migration and memory

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              About 50 actors across all age groups benefit from Takreem’s support, including many aged 70 and above. Photo: @RicardoRKaram / X

              Christmas concert offers stage for Lebanon’s forgotten actors

              MENADecember 18, 2025
              From left: Connor Swindells as Nick and Olivia Holt as Sophia in Jingle Bell Heist. Photo: Netflix

              The 15 best Christmas movies of the 2020s

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