As a Greek delegation prepares to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to resolve tensions over the fate of St Catherine’s Monastery ...

The ruling comes in spite of Egyptian promises to maintain “the unique and sacred religious status of Saint Catherine’s ...

Initial reports that the centuries-old St. Catherine's Monastery would be closed were denied, but Orthodox leaders remain ...

The monastery, which is still inhabited by monks, and its surrounding properties are the target. Egyptian President Al-Sisi ...

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Impoverished Middle East Christians, disinherited ones, Christians tied up in years of agonizing litigation against the ...

Greek monasteries are an important element of Greek Orthodox Christian ... Today Greeks commonly refer to Mount Athos as the “Holy Mountain” as Aghion Oros, and laymen must follow a certain entering ...

The Egyptian government is reassuring that nothing will change in the legal status or the religious character of the ...

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A court ruling in Cairo to seize the historical Monastery of St Catherine, evict the monk' community and operate it as a museum has shocked ...

The leadership in Cairo has reaffirmed its commitment, a Greek delegation from ... friendly rooms and 56 suites. A mountain hotel covering 12,900 square meters will feature multiple views of Saint ...

Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai peninsula on Friday after a ...