ِAlmost two weeks after a tree-trimming mission launched by municipalities near Egypt’s Cabinet ... of the Aghakhan district called the bulldozing of trees at a local garden considered their nearest ...

the tree, and several stone water basins. A visitors’ centre relates the story of the Holy Family’s journey in Egypt, and a small museum displays icons and other artefacts alongside ...

Visitors to Egypt can once again stop by the historic 'Tree of the Virgin Mary' in Cairo's Matariya district, a place where believers say the Holy Family passed during their journey through Egypt ...

Cornelius Hulsman, the co-author of Be Thou There: The Holy Family's Journey In Egypt, said: "This tree has been regarded as a sacred site for centuries. We have records of medieval pilgrims ...