RAMALLAH: Walid Ghuneim, 59, from Bethlehem on the West Bank, was overwhelmed with joy when a lottery system chose him and his wife to perform Hajj four years ago. However, the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of his Hajj performance, and he kept waiting until his name was chosen this year among 1,900 citizens of the West Bank. Ghuneim, a building
RAMALLAH: Ramadan in the Palestinian Territories is characterized by its distinctive rituals and atmosphere. Three million Palestinians live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and activities during Ramadan include performing prayers in mosques especially the Al-Aqsa mosque visits and family meetings, performing semi-pilgrimages to Makkah in Saudi Arabia and giving