Mount Sinai
Egypt pledges full protection for historic St. Catherine’s Monastery
Egypt
May 30, 2025
Egypt pledges full protection for historic St. Catherine’s Monastery
The Egyptian presidency has reaffirmed its full commitment to preserving the unique and sacred religious status of St. Catherine’s Monastery…
Azhar slams Banque Misr Mount Sinai commercial
Egypt
March 25, 2023
Azhar slams Banque Misr Mount Sinai commercial
A Professor of Comparative Jurisprudence at al-Azhar University Ahmed Karima has criticized a commercial advertisement by Banque Misr which featured…
Photos: Snow covers Egypt’s Saint Catherine in South Sinai
Travel
February 26, 2020
Photos: Snow covers Egypt’s Saint Catherine in South Sinai
Snow covered on Tuesday all of Egypt’s Saint Catherine city, located in the South Sinai Governorate and situated at the…
Video: Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount Sinai
Books
April 18, 2019
Video: Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount Sinai
At St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai, the silence in the library is broken only by…
Salafi leader casts widespread accusations in Mount Sinai sermon
Egypt
April 19, 2013
Salafi leader casts widespread accusations in Mount Sinai sermon
The Salafi Dawah reached an agreement with armed groups in Sinai to hand over their weapons and turn themselves in…
Masked gunmen storm Mount Sinai power station
Egypt
December 28, 2012
Masked gunmen storm Mount Sinai power station
Masked gunmen stormed the power station at Mount Sinai at dawn on Friday, stealing electricity cables worth LE900,000 and causing…
Hail hits Sharm al-Sheikh, floods expected at St. Catherine
Egypt
December 30, 2010
Hail hits Sharm al-Sheikh, floods expected at St. Catherine
A hailstorm rocked the Sinai resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh on Thursday, while torrential rains hit the governorate's central cities…