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

The collection of the monastery library includes works such as the Sinai Codex, a Greek version of the bible from the 4th century, as well as a Syrian evangel from the 5th century and an Arabic ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Egypt’s Sisi will not want to be embarrassed by having his statements in Athens undercut. And, given Egyptian-Greek common interests, especially on vital oil and other mineral rights in the ...

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.

That's according to a statement from Egypt's foreign ministry. Greece's Gerapetritis said he and Abdelatty had agreed to work "to protect the monastery's rights and legal status" going forward.

Greece and Egypt have reached an agreement to protect the status of St Catherine's Monastery, one of the oldest Christian sites globally, after an Egyptian court ruling prompted concerns over its ...

A general view shows part of the exterior of St Catherine's monastery in south Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019. Picture taken Mar 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany ...

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 ...