St Catherine's monastery was established in the sixth century at the biblical site of the burning bush in the southern mountains of the Sinai peninsula, and is the world's oldest continually ...

Cairo (AFP) – 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 could close the oldest continuously functioning monastery in the world, prompting fury from Christians. St Catherine’s, at the foot of Mount Sinai, was built by the order of the Byzantine ...

A migration management center, established with support from Türkiye, opened Thursday in Lefkoşa (Nicosia), the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). TRNC President Ersin Tatar, ...

Even after the Islamic Conquest, the monastery’s monks had warm relations with Mohammad, who wrote a letter granting protection to the monastery, which has helped maintain St. Catherine’s ...

Cyprus’ industrial production index rose by 1.9 per cent in March 2025 compared with the same month last year, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat). The index ...

Egypt’s government moved to assuage concerns over the status of the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, clarifying that a recent court ruling does not alter its religious, cultural, or ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Friday unveiled four of its newly-delivered Airbus H145 helicopters that officials say are among the most advanced rotorcraft in the word with a proven track ...

A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times. The Israeli Ministry of ...

The recent court decision concerning Saint Catherine’s Monastery is no coincidence. It is indirectly linked to certain circles within Egypt seeking to alter the site’s character and develop it ...

Cyprus was split in 1974, when Turkey invaded following a coup by Athens junta-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece. Only Turkey recognizes a Turkish Cypriot declaration of ...