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Coptic Solidarity Warns of Threat to St. Catherine’s Autonomy, as Egypt Seeks World Heritage Control

For Immediate Release(Washington, DC ) October 31, 2025 – Standard News Wire Coptic Solidarity is sounding the alarm over escalating political and diplomatic maneuvers that could irreversibly [...]

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Congressional Briefing: Protecting Religious and Cultural Heritage in the Middle East

By Coptic Solidarity – Event Date: September 30, 2025Hosted by: Coptic Solidarity Location: Rayburn House Office Building – Room 2075 This congressional briefing brought together [...]

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The monks’ revolution: St. Catherine’s battle for independence

By Nada Arafat – Mada Masr On the evening of August 26, at the foot of Jabal Moussa in the heart of South Sinai, St. Catherine’s Monastery descended into turmoil. From inside its walls, [...]

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Egypt eyes guarantees for tourist resort in deal on Greek monastery

By Sarantis Michalopoulos – Euractiv – ATHENS – The Egyptian government is seeking guarantees to build a massive tourist resort around one of Christianity’s oldest living sites, [...]

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UNESCO’s Future Leadership: A Critical Evaluation of Egypt’s Candidacy

By Coptic Solidarity – This October, during the 43rd session of the General Conference, the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) [...]

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Egypt’s ancient monastery library preserves precious manuscripts

By Al-Monitor The historic library of the remote Saint Catherine’s Monastery, located in Egypt’s South Sinai governorate, has taken up a formidable conservation project to [...]

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Hidden writing in ancient desert monastery manuscripts

By Fleur Macdonald – BBC News For a monk who lives in the Sinai desert in Egypt, in the world’s oldest working monastery, Father Justin replies to emails very speedily. It should come [...]

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Ancient Egyptian Monastery Closed and Christmas Celebrations Canceled

By Raymond Ibrahim – Exclusive to Coptic Solidarity – Local authorities decided to close down the Saint Catherine Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on January 5 and [...]

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Scientists Discover Lost languages, Ancient Remedies at Egyptian Monastery

By Tom Whipple – The Times UK –  Ancient works not read by humans since the Dark Ages have been found at an Egyptian monastery, using a technique that allows researchers to [...]

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Ancient Sinai monastery targeted by Islamic militants in Egypt a week after Coptic church bombings

By James Macintyre – Christian Today Islamist gunmen attacked security forces near St Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s south Sinai yesterday, killing at least one police officer [...]