Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday attended the con-celebratory enthronement of the new Archbishop of Sinai Symeon

The enthronement comes in the wake of encouraging signs of a permanent solution following ongoing talks between the delegations.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also attend the inauguration of the emblematic Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza on Saturday before arriving in Cyprus on Sunday

The ordination takes place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, attended by Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis.

Speaking in Parliament, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said a foreseen agreement safeguards the historic monastery’s status and prohibits any conversion of the latter, something that also extends to related worship sites

Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos received the votes of 19 out of the 20 eligible monks at the venerable Greek Orthodox institution, considered as the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world. He cast a blank vote

The resignation of the long-time Abbot of St. Catherine's Monastery, 91-year-old Damianos, who is also the Archbishop of Sinai, opens the way for a succession

After marathon talks in Sinai, Greek and church officials failed to secure consensus, with Egyptian police stationed outside the historic monastery amid ongoing tensions

Greece scrambles to defuse a deepening crisis at St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, amid fears of political fallout with Egypt

Archbishop Damianos vows lawsuits against rebel monks at St. Catherine’s Monastery, pledging damages to Sinai amid crisis over control of monastery

The abbot of the world's oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery, Greek Orthodox Archbishop Damianos, cites latest attempt by dissenting group of monks to depose him, amid threat of Egyptian court ruling

A month-long internal conflict at the ancient Sinai monastery has been resolved after Archbishop Damianos intervened and removed the monks leading the attempted power shift

Greek FM George Gerapetritis said both sides are interested in St. Catherine’s Monastery continuing its uninterrupted course within the status quo in place for the past 15 centuries

An Egyptian appeals court decision nearly two months ago threatens the very existence of the history monastery as a Greek Orthodox institution abruptly

Deeply embedded in Egypt's spiritual and cultural heritage, the monastery reflects the country’s enduring commitment to religious freedom and the protection of sacred sites.

In this episode, we speak with Archimandrite Fr. Porphyrios Frangakis, the venerable Sinai Monastery’s spokesman in Greece, as well as Dr. Ronald Meinardus, a journalist, political analyst and commentator with extensive experience in both Egypt and Greece, where he’s lived and worked for many years. The abrupt emergence of an existential threat to the continued […]

What transpired before a shocking decision by an Egyptian appeals court to invalidate the status, ownership of historic St. Catherine's Monastery of Mount Sinai; Greek, Egyptian leaderships now eye delicate negotiations

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday, during a week review, again called referred to the issue that abruptly emerged last week with an Egyptian court decision threatening the St. Catherine Monastery of Mt. Sinai

For the matter to be included in the June plenary agenda, support from other political groups within the European Parliament is required during negotiations set to take place next week.

Until May 28, relations between Greece and Egypt appeared as solid as the granite cliffs surrounding the ancient Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai. Just three weeks earlier, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi had traveled to Athens – his fifth visit since assuming power in 2014. The summit was lauded as a diplomatic triumph. Both […]