An appeals court in the Egyptian city of Ismailia has ruled that the monks of St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula have the right to use the monastery and surrounding religious ...

After fifteen centuries of autonomy, the Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai has passed into the hands of the Egyptian State, according to a ruling issued by the Ismailia court.

Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine’s monastery in the Sinai peninsula on Friday after a controversial court ruling said it sat on state-owned land.

However, Egyptian officials have repeatedly affirmed that the project focuses on developing the surrounding city, not the monastery itself. Constructed in 548 AD in South Sinai, the St. Catherine ...

A history buff with a metal detector recently led archaeologists to the site of a medieval monastery – all thanks to a strange symbol spotted on an old map. Arkeologerna, an archaeological ...

“The judicial ruling issued on May 28 concerning the lands surrounding the St. Catherine’s Monastery has confirmed the inviolability of the monastery, its affiliated archaeological sites, its ...

The call stressed Egypt's unwavering commitment to preserving the unique and sacred religious status of St. Catherine's Monastery, ensuring this status remains untouched. This commitment is reinforced ...

Former midfielder Stephen McGunn is to reunite with John McGlynn at Falkirk Stephen McGinn has left his role as St Mirren Under-18s coach to take up a first-team coaching position at Falkirk.