Christmas

Istanbul's Greeks celebrated Christmas with their traditional "kalanda" activity where Zoğrafyon Greek High School students chanted Christmas carols on Istiklal street. Since 2009 Istanbul's Greek community has celebrated Christmas with a special walk on Istiklal street, singing Christmas carols and...

Greek retailers will see the Christmas and New Year-related revenue decline 18% as business is blighted by the country's fifth year of recession, the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce said. Nationwide spending on food and gifts will fall to 7.6...

The Israeli army announced Monday special measures to ease the movement of Palestinian Christians from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip from now till into January to allow for seasonal celebrations. The West Bank Christians will be allowed to...

When Christmas comes along we think of Santa Claus, presents and mistletoe. Those who have significant others can’t wait to run under the mistletoe so they can give that special someone their Christmas kiss. Those who don’t have significant...