JERUSALEM — On the eve of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City bears few of its usual hallmarks of festivity. Nearly half of the grotto-shaped gift shops are sealed behind metal ...

Everybody is familiar with the concept of ghost towns. These are settlements that fulfilled their mission or suffered a catastrophe and were subsequently abandoned by the population. But what about ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war in Gaza rages, ...

April 18 (UPI) --Thousands of people recited prayers while carrying large wooden crosses and walking through the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem acknowledging Good Friday. People marking the ...

In the walled Old City district of Jerusalem these days - the sounds of Hanukkah celebrations. This after the atrocities of the October 7 Hamas attack and despite the ongoing war in Gaza. Jerusalem is ...

A 2,300-year-old ring has been discovered in Jerusalem’s ancient City of David, in the second such find at the same site within the last year, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JERUSALEM (AP) — On the eve of the Muslim ...

An Armenian activist pets a dog in a parking area known by locals as "Cows garden" at the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war ...

File - Muslim women walk through a market, ahead of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Restrictions put in place amid the Israel-Hamas war have ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — As the war in Gaza rages, Syria’s government transforms, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank seethes, Armenian residents of the Old City of Jerusalem fight a different battle — one ...