Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2022
The archeologist, Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, General Director of Research, Archeology and Scientific Publications for South Sinai at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced a permanent museum exhibition within Saint Catherine’s Monastery. Since its establishment in 2001, the museum has...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
His Grace Bishop Abūllū (Apollo), Bishop of South Sinai, inaugurated an exhibition of archaeological icons about the Holy Family’s journey and their escape to Egypt. Icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary's life, the Annunciation and the Incarnation were also displayed at Sharm al-Shaykh Museum. The...
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 2021
ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, Director General of Archaeological Research, Studies and Scientific Publishing in South Sinai at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said that the appearance of songs in ancient Egyptian language during the procession of mummies and the celebration of the opening of the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 15, 2021
During the Mediterranean Conference in the Italian city “Santa Maria de Leuca”, Father Jonathan di Marco, director of the public sector for tourism at the Vatican, announced that the route of “the Holy Family’s Journey in Egypt” has been added to the map of religious touristic paths in Italy and...
Date of source: Saturday, May 30, 2020
Archeologist Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, general director of research and archeological studies and scientific publications in south of Sinai, confirmed that the library in Saint Catherine’s Monastery is considered the second most important collection of manuscripts following the Vatican. In a...
Date of source: Saturday, May 30, 2020
Archeologist Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, general director of Research, Archaeological Studies, and Scientific Publishing for the archeological sites in southern Sinai, confirmed that pilgrimage to the sacred Ṭūwā Valley in Sinai began when St. Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, went on pilgrimage...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Dr. Majdī Manṣūr, general directory for Conservation and Renovation in the Ministry of Antiquities and an adviser to the Coptic cultural center in Cairo is presenting a research paper entitled, “The Coptic Museum: Challenges and Accomplishments.” His participation comes among one of the first...
Date of source: Sunday, September 29, 2019
Archaeologist Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān, general director of research and archaeological studies and scientific publishing in South Sinai, has presented a research paper entitled, “al- Wādī Monastery in Ṭawr, Sinai: a study of the architecture and artifacts recovered from the monastery,” which was...
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2018
Director General of Research and Archaeological Studies and Scientific Publishing in Sinai and Lower Egypt and archaeologist, Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Rayḥān (Abdel Rahim Rihan) confirmed that Wādī Firān (Feiran Valley) has been an untapped archaeological, touristic and environmental treasure so far.