What comes next after Archbishop Symeon’s statement, as steps remain to finalize the new status of the Sinai Monastery

Following Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' visit to Saudi Arabia, the government declined to say whether he raised concerns over the Mecca Pact. The spokesman also addressed the Greece-Cyprus power cable and a dispute over St. Catherine's Monastery

An out-of-court deal with Egypt ends a long legal battle and, for the first time, secures the monastery’s property and rights under Egyptian law

In a statement, Symeon said the deal would be signed in the near future “as soon as my health permits"

Having stepped down as archbishop, Damianos is now taking aim at Greece’s prime minister and foreign minister. Officials who dealt with him say his handling of the case left Athens negotiating blind

Greek FM Gerapetritis holds talks with Egyptian counterpart and Jerusalem patriarch as divided brotherhood faces pressure to approve Sinai Monastery deal by Oct. 22

Egypt’s Supreme Court has postponed publishing a much-anticipated ruling four times, giving the Monastery of St. Catherine on the Sinai and the Egyptian state until October 24 to reach a settlement over the latter’s property and legal status

The newly elected Archbishop of Sinai, Symeon, whose ecclesiastical title means he is now the abbot of the historic St. Catherine’s Monastery

Athens has a particularly keen interest in the St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, the longest continuously functioning Christian monastery in the world and a pre-eminent Greek Orthodox institution

The MEP condemned Egypt's decision as a violation of religious freedom, warning that the recently approved €4 billion package depends on upholding democracy, the rule of law, and human rights.