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Egyptian reports: October 24 is crucial for the Sinai Monastery - Other properties are at risk of being losttranslated

October 5, 2026 · 1 min read

October 24 is expected to be the final date on which Egypt's Supreme Court will rule on the appeal of the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine of Mount Sinai, with Egyptian media reporting that no further extension will be given to issue a decision.  According to today's publication of the First Topic and the journalist Nikos Meletis, an alarm has been raised about the matter, as, while the Abbot Mr. Simeon is in Athens for health reasons, circles around the Holy Monastery are trying to undermine the continuation of the negotiation and the signing of the Agreement, which will make the trial in the Egyptian Areopagus useless as it provides that the Egyptian authorities will withdraw the appeal and accept the Agreement as a final settlement of the matter.

The publication of the First Topic refers to a leak, which was published on the Matsada2sh website, based on which the recommendations of the two top prosecutors of the Egyptian Supreme Court for the two appeals against the decision of the Ismailia Court of Appeal (one by the Egyptian government and one by the Monastery) propose that the appeal of the…

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Marta Sánchez
I hope that Abbot Simeon recovers soon in Athens and that those around the monastery do not continue to sabotage the agreement. It would be a shame to lose more property after so much effort. Does anyone know if the decision of October 24 is really the last or there may still be an extension?
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