Being Sikkim's biggest monastery and the headquarters of the Karma Kagyu school, Rumtek is accessible daily from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Its beautiful prayer halls, exquisite frescoes, and spectacular ...

Greece and Egypt have agreed to protect the status of St. Catherine's Monastery. The monastery, founded in the 6th century, is a UNESCO World Heritage site. An Egyptian court ruling raised ...

The St Catherine's Monastery, at the foot of Egypt's Mount Sinai, was founded in the 6th century and is the oldest Christian monastery still in use for its original function, says UNESCO ...

The future of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula remains a source of controversy, with tensions rising after a recent court ruling that transferred the site to state ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Romania’s medium-term fiscal framework calls for the fiscal deficit to decline gradually from about 8 percent of GDP in ...

home fashioned after a French monastery, even before he saw it in person. With the listing agent out of town and unable to show it on short notice, he considered submitting an offer sight unseen.

During renovation of a historic monastery in Poland, workers removed the floor and found very rare 300-year-old artifacts, officials said. Google Street View May 2012 ...

Nestled in the Sinai mountains, the ancient St Catherine's Monastery has been the centre of recent tensions after an Egyptian court ruled last week that it sat on state-owned land. Dating back to ...

The monasteries of Saint George and Saint Pisentius in Naqada in Qena governorate have been inaugurated following their restoration In the heart of the Egyptian province of Qena lies a hidden gem ...

România și Bulgaria au fost implicate în programe derulate de Banca Mondială pentru creșterea colectării TVA la buget. Cele două țări au avut însă parcursuri diferite. România a rămas la coada ...

One of Romania’s many painted monasteries – this one is Voronet.Jill Worrall / Not-For-Syndication On a much more human scale, are the pedestrianised streets in the town's historic quarter.