Sinai

Greece received assurances from Egypt on the preservation of the current status of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai during the visit of Egypt's Foreign Minister to Athens on Wednesday. Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, who welcomed his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty,...

Egypt has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to safeguarding the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, emphasizing that a recent court ruling has further solidified its protected status. Cairo said that the court ruling, which was mistakenly interpreted as a prelude...

The remains of a 3,500-year-old ancient Egyptian royal fortified rest area, or retreat, in other words, have been discovered by an Egyptian team at the Tel Habwa archaeological site in the Northern Sinai Archaeological Area. The royal retreat, made of...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula, authorities in Egypt said. In a statement, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said the temple ruins were found in the Tell el-Farma...

Monks at the St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, have discovered medical recipes from Hippocrates.

Greek Ambassador to Egypt Michael Diamessis conveyed the condolences and solidarity of Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, over the terrorist attack on a North Sinai mosque, that caused the death of at least...

The Greek Orthodox monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai city, Egypt, has been facing a financial crisis, as a result of lack of tourism at Sinai City. The monatsery was also shut down by Egyptian authorities in 2013 fearing...

A group of Greek monks were prohibited access to the mountains near Wadi Al-Talaa valley, close to Sinai's St. Catherine, after four hikers died in adverse weather conditions in the area earlier this week. The tourism police prevented the monks'...

By Spyros Kouvoussis St. Catherine’s monastery in Sinai desert has become a research center for the cutting edge technology of digitalizing ancient scriptures. The monastery is the second-oldest continuously running library of the world, after the Vatican. The leader of the...