Such are the crowds at the church built on the site where Jesus is believed to have been born that the authorities are planning to introduce an advance reservation system through an app. Details of the app, which will be in English to start, are still being worked out. With the app, everyone will know what time to enter and which groups are there, so it will become more organised." Palestinian deputy tourism minister Ali Abu Srour said the app would also provide information about the church. Abu Srour said the primary reason is a decrease in violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank this year.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 20, 2018 04:52 UTC