Egypt renovates one of Sinai's oldest monasteries - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

George Mikhail

George Mikhail

Aug 7, 2022

Sinai monastery — A picture taken on April 16, 2017 shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's south Sinai. — PEDRO COSTA GOMES/AFP via Getty Images

A picture taken on April 16, 2017, shows a general view of the Monastery of St. Catherine in Egypt's South Sinai.

Ancient South Sinai city of Saint Catherine to get facelift

Rasha Mahmoud

This picture taken on October 19, 2018 shows a view of the exterior of the 6th-century Greek Orthodox Christian monastery of Saint Catherine, near the Egyptian town of the same name in south of the Sinai peninsula. (Photo by Sally KANDIL / AFP) (Photo credit should read SALLY KANDIL/AFP via Getty Images)

Cairo denounces Hagia Sophia move, develops Egypt's Christian sites

George Mikhail

Ancient Gaza monastery gets second life as children’s library

Entsar Abu Jahal

Entsar Abu Jahal

This picture taken on May 14, 2021, shows an aerial view of Egypt's capital Cairo's Nile island of Manial al-Roda (top) and the historic old Cairo district (bottom).

Egypt to make oldest Islamic capital in Africa into open museum

Hani Sameer