Cairo (AsiaNews) – The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) released a statement at the end of a meeting ...

Operation of St. Catherine's Monastery was supported by waqf (donated assets). Buildings, land and other real estate from Christian areas such as Cyprus, Crete and Greece and Islamic areas such as ...

The Greek Foreign Minister visits his counterpart in Cairo to express his discontent over the ruling that grants Egypt the rights to the lands of this monastery, run by the Orthodox Church. A ...

ACI MENA, Jun 6, 2025 / 15:30 pm. The future of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula remains a source of controversy, with tensions rising after a recent court ruling that ...

Greece and Egypt have entered a renewed phase of high-level diplomatic negotiations following rising tensions over the legal status and property rights of the ancient Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint ...

On May 30, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed St. Catherine’s Monastery in a phone call with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and on June 2 a Greek government delegation ...

Greece and Egypt have agreed to protect the status of St. Catherine's Monastery. The monastery, founded in the 6th century, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. An Egyptian court ruling raised ...

Egypt's Foreign Minister assured Greece that Saint Catherine's Monastery's sovereignty is secure after a court ruling raised concerns. The court affirmed the monks' right to use the monastery and ...

FILE PHOTO: A general view of St. Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. Picture taken March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo ...

ATHENS - Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an Egyptian ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece and Egypt have agreed to safeguard the status of one of the world's oldest sites of Christian worship, foreign ministers of both countries said late on Wednesday, after an ...