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The ‘Great Transformation’: The gigantic tourist project next to the Monastery of Sinai

The total investment reaches $320 million, aiming — according to the relevant authorities — to attract up to 30 million tourists by 2028

From Colorado to Mount Sinai: The story of two young American Orthodox Christian young men seeking to join the Monastery of St. Catherine (videos)

"We want to talk to one of the monks. We want to stay here, to join the community," the two Americans said

Saint Catherine’s monastery: Athens pleased following Egyptian commitments – Pressure for a final agreement

Thursday evening the Egyptian government and Ministry of Foreign Affairs made attempts to downplay the the issue. Minister Gerapetritis was in direct contact with Cairo; There is a possibility for talks between Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President el-Sisi

Sinai: Muhammad protected it, the Egyptian state ends it with the settlement that was not respected

The attempt to "evict" the monastery has a history of at least 25 years, as it has been a target of the Muslim Brotherhood, but also of Egyptian nationalists.

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