Egypt
More re restoration of Cairo
State Information Service
Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said all restoration operations to save Historical Cairo districts are made according to the international technical and scientific standards laid down by UNESCO. "This huge project was launched in 1992 following the October earthquake that hit Egypt and caused big damage to the capital's antiquities and old sites," the Minister said. Hosni pointed out that the project has aimed at restoring rare and unique 517 archaeological sites on four phases.
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Integrated Map For Egyptian Culture
State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced that the new year will witness the inauguration of several cultural and archaeological projects in addition to a number of intellectual events. Farouk said that year 2011 that witness...
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Mrs Mubarak To Open 1st Phases Of Egyptian Grand Museum Project
Egypt State Information Service Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak will open on May 27th 2010 the first and second phases of the Grand Egyptian Museum project. These two stages include the basic foundations at the museum’s location, the establishment of the World...
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Museum Of Islamic Art To Be Inaugurated
Egypt State Information Service President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate the Museum of Islamic Art in July after restoration, Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said on Tuesday May 4, 2010. The museum was developed and prepared for tourists to visit, he said....
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Earthquake-damaged Antiquities Restored
Egypt State Information Service Culture Minister: 198 antiquities renovated, restored in Cairo Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said on 9/2/2010 that 198 antiquities were renovated and restored from the 517 that were damaged during the 1992 earthquake...
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Farouk Hosni Nomination For Unesco
Xinhuanet The Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni is expected to win the elections for the post of next director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as he is backed by enough countries, Hosam Nassar,...
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