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 ...

The Sinai Peninsula, famed as a leading tourist destination given its natural landscape, dazzling coral reefs and biblical history, is witnessing increasing volatility in post-revolution Egypt. A ...

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. The ...

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 ...

As focus shifts to Egypt's Sinai given recent turmoil, the peninsula's centuries old inhabitants continue to suffer neglect,denied basic human rights in Egypt’s post-revolution era ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s office has defended the Sinai court ruling, saying that it ‘consolidates’ St Catherine’s sacred status.

An Egyptian court has recently issued a controversial ruling on the famous St. Catherine's Monastery in southern Sinai Peninsula. The ruling allegedly implies that Egypt, by virtue of its ...

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.

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.Cairo has denied ...

Constructed between 548 and 565 in the south-central Sinai Peninsula, by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, it has been designated as a UNESCO-protected site. A legal case initiated more than a decade ...

As the day progressed, the Jordanian Air Force was wiped out along with half of Syria’s. The war lasted five more days. By June 10, Israel had captured the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip from ...