Christians in middle east

No plan, director, or strategy: Israel's hasbara breakdown and how it can be saved - analysis

The collapse of Israel’s public diplomacy is now a national security threat – but it can still be fixed.

The essential position of head of the National Information Directorate has been vacant since May 2024. The directorate is responsible for shaping the Israeli hasbara (public diplomacy) response in all fields.
IRAN’S PRESIDENT Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the United Nations General Assembly in September. Every time Washington issues sanctions without follow-through, Tehran learns that defiance pays, the writer argues.

Iran's Pezeshkian says republic won’t bow to external demands as domestic unrest resurfaces

Illustrative image of former prime minister Naftali Bennett and Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson

Bennett: 'Chickens***' Tucker Carlson landed in Israel, faked harassment, 'whined,' and left

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III shares a laugh with President Isaac Herzog.

Grapevine, January 16, 2026: Christian ‘Who’s Who’ in Israel


Iran’s furtive occupation of Iraq’s Christian communities

Will the Middle East’s shattered Christian villages, towns and cities somehow retain their religious and cultural heritage – which dates back to the first century?

A SECURITY forces member stands atop a church in Bartella

Fr. Hampartzoum of the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem passes away

His last position was that of Chief Dragoman, the word means translator and was bestowed on those who could speak Arabic, Turkish, and Persian. As well as European languages.

Fr. Hampartzoum

Lending a helping hand to strangers and sojourners

Why was the Government Christian Forum discontinued?

Touring the Christian Quarter.

Encouraging new season for Christians in Mideast

The media are largely missing this historic development, but it’s worth taking a closer look.

Jordanians attend a mass that was held at the Catholic Latin Church in the city of Fuheis near Amman, Jordan, December 23, 2018

Armenian Church in Holy Land celebrates latest Christmas in the world

The Armenian Christian community in the Holy Land is the only community to celebrate Christmas on January 18 and 19 due to historical differences with other Orthodox denominations.

Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem Nourhan Manougian arrives to lead a mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem January 18, 2019.

Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide

Some 215 million Christians worldwide faced persecution for their faith last year, it said.

A mother of one of the victims of an attack on a group of Coptic Christians attends a funeral at the Sacred Family Church in Minya

WATCH: IDF wishes merry Christmas to Christian tourists in Bethlehem

Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Avi joins Christmas convoy from Jerusalem to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

A CHRISTMAS TREE stands at Mar Elias Church for the Christmas-Suta festival

Photo Essay: Christmas in the Holy Land

Christian pilgrims and tourists are visiting Christianity’s holiest sites, especially in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth.

 Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, rides a camel during the annual Christmas tree distribution by the Jerusalem municipality in Jerusalem's Old City December 21, 2017

Iraqi Christians celebrate hopeful Christmas after defeat of ISIS

Across the region, Christmas appeared to come and go without the terrorism of previous years.

Iraqi Christians attend a mass on Christmas Eve at the Grand Immaculate Church in Qaraqosh (al-Hamdaniya), near Mosul

Christians flock to Holy Land sites for Christmas festivities

Israel has welcomed an estimated 150,000 Christians for the festive season, according to the Tourism Ministry, with many opting to join the celebrations in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth.

 Issa Kassissieh, wearing a Santa Claus costume, rides a camel and distributes Christmas trees in Jerusalem's Old City December 21, 2017