st. catherine

Archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be one of the oldest medical recipes that belonged to the “father of Western medicine”, Hippocrates. During restorations at St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, monks claim to have found a 6th century manuscript that belonged to the ancient Greek doctor.

Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Tuesday received Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry, stressing Egypt’s important role for the stability of the wider southeast Mediterranean region.