Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai peninsula on Friday after a ...

The archaeological sites of Old Cairo are being transformed and upgraded as part of plans to turn the district into a more ...

Cairo is an extremely vibrant city ... You can also move out of the Southern Gate and make a quick stop at the Hanging Church. Know the local history There is no better place than a visit to the ...

Beyond the infrastructure, I was deeply moved by Egypt’s embrace of its rich, layered cultural identity - from the Hanging Church and Amr Ibn al-As Mosque in Old Cairo to the seamless ...

There are several options on Booking.com that offer Coptic Cairo tours for MAD 400 ($40). The Hanging Church, named for its position atop a Babylon fortress, is said to have housed the holy ...

A cornerstone of Cairo’s Coptic heritage, the Hanging Church – officially known as Saint Virgin Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church – is one of the oldest and most celebrated Christian sites in Egypt.

Next, we moved on to Coptic Cairo where a number of Greek Orthodox churches are found, most notably St. George’s Church and the Hanging Church. Tradition holds that the Holy Family lived in this area ...

All of it was apparent during the first day tour of Cairo religious facilities ... Churches including St. George’s Church, the famous Hanging Church, and the Cave Church. A look into ancient ...

Icon of St. George in the Hanging Church in Cairo. Photo Credits: Mr. Arunansh B. Goswami. Near the aforementioned church in Cairo is also The Hanging Church, one of Egypt’s oldest churches, believed ...

the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus and the Hanging Church, are among the most popular stations of the trail of infant Jesus. All three of them are located in Old Cairo, which makes them easily ...

The Hanging Church in Cairo. (photo credit: Daniel Mayer is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons) Father Yaqub Suleiman, a priest of the Hanging Church, recently shared insights into ...

In a part of Cairo known as the Garbage City ... the Coptic Church of the Virgin Mary, known as the Hanging Church. It's so named because of its nave which is suspended over the Roman-era ground ...