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Sinai Monastery: The "wall", the "scapegoats" and the search for a solution to the delaystranslated

October 16, 2026 · 1 min read

By Nikolaos Zaimis Inside the Sinaitic fraternity, the burden has been falling in recent days as the time for the Egyptian Supreme Court's decision on the status and assets of the Monastery is already counting down.  As has already been written, October 24th is considered a critical day, when the decision is expected to be issued in the appeal made for the decision of the Court of Appeal of Ismailia, which called into question the ownership status of the historical Monastery of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai.

"wall" For a year now, Greece and Egypt, despite the very good relations at a bilateral strategic level, have not managed to find the golden ratio which will provide a solution that will satisfy all sides and finally close this serious issue.

The agreement that would provide the solution constantly finds a "wall". It's already late. No one knows - apart from the parties who have undertaken the negotiations - what its real content is - despite the leaks in the press - while, in recent days, efforts have been intensified so that even at the last minute an agreement will be signed that will satisfy all sides. However,…

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