Egypt Denies Court Ruling Threatens Historic Monastery

This is Beirut, 30/05 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

St. Catherine Egypt Greece Monastery Unesco

Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St. Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula on Friday after a controversial court ruling said it sat on state-owned land. Cairo has denied that the ruling threatens the UNESCO World Heritage landmark, a pilgrimage, and tourism site, after Greek and church authorities warned the ...