Egypt
Rashid Monuments Restored
Egypt State Information Service
The Supreme Council of Antiquities has completed the restoration of the Rashid monuments, which date back to the Islamic era.
The Rashid city's only museum has been also restored at a cost of LE25 million.
SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawwas said Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will open the museum later this month.
"It is the first project of its kind in the Rashid city," he added.
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