restoration
Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again
Archaeology
September 25, 2011
Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again
Bearing the name of the first Fatimid Caliph ruling Egypt, Al-Moez Leddine Allah al-Fatimy, and founded in 969 AD, Moez…
Fatimid minaret in Beni Suef to undergo restoration soon
Archaeology
August 6, 2011
Fatimid minaret in Beni Suef to undergo restoration soon
The minaret of the great mosque in Dalas village, in Beni Suef, is one of five remaining minarets from the…
Restoration of Imbaba church expected to begin in 10 days’ time
Egypt
May 9, 2011
Restoration of Imbaba church expected to begin in 10 days’ time
Giza's governor has announced that the restoration of buildings damaged and burnt in sectarian clashes on Saturday will begin as…
Saving Cairo Station
Opinion
May 2, 2011
Saving Cairo Station
A crime is being committed in Cairo’s main train station. For years, Egyptian academics and state planners have been re-discovering…
5-story building collapses in Giza
Egypt
January 10, 2011
5-story building collapses in Giza
Security sources said that a five-story building in Giza entirely collapsed on Monday only hours after tenants were evacuated. No…
Alexandria’s only Jewish monument eyed for restoration
Archaeology
December 20, 2010
Alexandria’s only Jewish monument eyed for restoration
Authorities in Alexandria are preparing plans for the restoration of the city’s only Jewish monument. The synagogue on Nabi Daniel…
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Egypt
May 8, 2010
Harmonizing dissonance: Restoration and renewal in Downtown Cairo
Al-Masry Al-Youm speaks to Soheir Hawas, the head of the Studies Administration at the National Organization for Urban Harmony, about…