Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
See the above page for the full story.
- Taba's Salaheddin Citadel Set To Open Doors In July
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) After a year of extensive restoration Salaheddin Citadel on Pharaoh Island, 250 metres from Taba Beach in Sinai, opens to the public in July. What’s new? The restorations include repairing all eroded and corroded surfaces,...
- More Re Hosni Campaign For Unesco
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) It seems that the curse of the Pharaohs has hit Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni's election campaign to direct UNESCO. A week after facing severe criticism from foreign and Egyptian intellectuals following the apology...
- Archaeological Events Of 2007 In Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) Identifying the mummy of the female Pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut; uncovering the real face of the boy-king Tutankhamun; restoring the Step Pyramid of Djoser; reopening the Kuttub Khana; discovering a New Kingdom fortress...
- Controversy Over Potential Threat To Heritage By New Business Complex
Egypt Daily Star (Jonathan Spollen) The new Cairo Financial and Tourist Centre (CFTC) in close proximity to the Citadel and Islamic Cairo — whose construction has been halted by Cairo’s Governor, Abdel-Azim Wazir — has become something of a lightning...
- Unesco Involvement With Saladin Citadel Project
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/804/feature.htm"Can UNESCO regulations bring the fierce debate over the Saladin Citadel project to a satisfactory close? Nevine El-Aref investigates an issue to be reckoned with. The past three months have not been easy...
Egypt
More re objections to Cairo Financial Centre
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref)
It is always nice to see Nevine El-Aref's name pop up at the head of an article discussing a subject that has been somewhat vaguely reported elsewhere. On this page she looks at the background to the current arguments about the half built Cairo Financial and Tourist Centre, which is located controversially close to the Salaheddin Citadel, and she lists some of the (latest) conditions imposed by UNESCO for its completion. There is an artist's impression on the above page of what the CFTC complex may look like on completion.
Director of the World Heritage Centre (WHC) Francesco Bandarin presented UNESCO's final report on the impact of the project on the integrity of the site of the citadel this week.
After receiving the report, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced that after taking into consideration a range of expert opinions the CFTC scheme would be modified in such a way as to minimise its visual encroachment on the citadel.
See the above page for the full story.
- Taba's Salaheddin Citadel Set To Open Doors In July
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) After a year of extensive restoration Salaheddin Citadel on Pharaoh Island, 250 metres from Taba Beach in Sinai, opens to the public in July. What’s new? The restorations include repairing all eroded and corroded surfaces,...
- More Re Hosni Campaign For Unesco
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) It seems that the curse of the Pharaohs has hit Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni's election campaign to direct UNESCO. A week after facing severe criticism from foreign and Egyptian intellectuals following the apology...
- Archaeological Events Of 2007 In Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el-Aref) Identifying the mummy of the female Pharaoh, Queen Hatshepsut; uncovering the real face of the boy-king Tutankhamun; restoring the Step Pyramid of Djoser; reopening the Kuttub Khana; discovering a New Kingdom fortress...
- Controversy Over Potential Threat To Heritage By New Business Complex
Egypt Daily Star (Jonathan Spollen) The new Cairo Financial and Tourist Centre (CFTC) in close proximity to the Citadel and Islamic Cairo — whose construction has been halted by Cairo’s Governor, Abdel-Azim Wazir — has become something of a lightning...
- Unesco Involvement With Saladin Citadel Project
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/804/feature.htm"Can UNESCO regulations bring the fierce debate over the Saladin Citadel project to a satisfactory close? Nevine El-Aref investigates an issue to be reckoned with. The past three months have not been easy...