Egypt to begin implementation of Sinai spiritual shrine project

CAIRO: Egypt is to begin implementing a spiritual shrine project in the Sinai Peninsula.

The Greater Transfiguration Project will develop the Monastery of Saint Catherine, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in cooperation with stakeholders in the region.

The city of Saint Catherine is located in South Sinai amid a mountain range, the most famous of which is Jabal Mousa as well as Mount Catherine, and the Monastery of Saint Catherine is one of the oldest in the world.