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Egypt: planning a city in the desert supplied daily with 10 million cubic metres of water from the Nile

The city, named Jirian, will cover an area of 6.8 million square metres and will be designed to divert about 7% of the annual amount of water Egypt draws from the Nile

Monastery of Sinai: What positions Athens takes to Cairo – How Egypt torpedoed the agreement on the Sinai Monastery

The understanding for the out-of-court settlement that was not respected - The priorities of Greek diplomacy and the effort of Cairo to disconnect the ownership of the monastery with its long history from its religious character and sanctity

Pavlos Marinakis for Sinai: The preservation of its Greek Orthodox and pilgrimage character is paramount

"The Prime Minister clearly stressed to his Egyptian counterpart that for us the preservation of the Greek Orthodox and pilgrimage character of the Holy Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai is paramount"

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.

Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai: Egypt shuts it down, confiscates its property, and evicts monks

Almost 15 centuries after its foundation, the oldest Christian monastery in operation puts "lock" and even in a period of peace - After a court decision, it is expected to be turned into a museum - The monks are preparing a global mobilization

Hadjivassiliou: Egypt a strategic partner of Greece in the wider region

Meetings with the Egyptian Ministers of Economic Development and Investment and International Trade after the High Cooperation Council between Greece and Egypt

The statements by Mitsotakis and El-Sisi after their meeting at the Maximos Mansion (video)

The joint statements of the Prime Minister and the Egyptian President following the conclusion of the High Council of Cooperation between Greece and Egypt

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