Egypt
Luxor Times
- Ongoing Work At The Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Luxor Times With lots of photographs. Yesterday after the opening of the Committee meeting on the safeguarding project of New Gourna Village. Dr. Samir Farag invited all media and press representatives to accompany him to have a look on the work is being...
- Co-ordination With Unesco To Protect Luxor
Egypt State Information Service Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif asserted that Egypt is keen to benefit from UNESCO's expertise in maintaining the special nature of the Egyptian city of Luxor. The government is now examining a UNESCO offer to declare...
- Hassan Fathy Update
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) For those of you unfamiliar with his work Fathy was an Egyptian architect who returned to traditional materials and techniques to design and build very beautiful buildings which were practical for the Egyptian climate and...
- Luxor - Out With The New And In With The Old
The National News (Simon Mars) Samir Farag wants to reclaim the glories of ancient Luxor, even if it means demolishing a village or two. Will the governor’s dreams of tourism dollars save the city or destroy it? It’s the first week of December and...
- Unesco Thanked Egypt For Its “great” Efforts To Develop Luxor
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) from Dr Samir Farag press office: UNESCO sent thanks to the Egyptian government for its efforts to develop the city of Luxor which consider one of the most important world heritage sites and what is being implemented on its territory...
Egypt
UNESCO Scientific Committee meeting in Luxor
Luxor Times
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Luxor, organising the first Scientific Committee meeting on the safeguarding project of New Gourna Village in Luxor, Egypt. The UNESCO initiative aims to assist the Government of Egypt in its efforts to preserve this precious heritage situated within the World Heritage property of Ancient Thebes. New Gourna Village was designed and built by the famous Egyptian architect, Hassan Fathy (1900-1989), to shelter the community of Old Gourna.
- Ongoing Work At The Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Luxor Times With lots of photographs. Yesterday after the opening of the Committee meeting on the safeguarding project of New Gourna Village. Dr. Samir Farag invited all media and press representatives to accompany him to have a look on the work is being...
- Co-ordination With Unesco To Protect Luxor
Egypt State Information Service Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif asserted that Egypt is keen to benefit from UNESCO's expertise in maintaining the special nature of the Egyptian city of Luxor. The government is now examining a UNESCO offer to declare...
- Hassan Fathy Update
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) For those of you unfamiliar with his work Fathy was an Egyptian architect who returned to traditional materials and techniques to design and build very beautiful buildings which were practical for the Egyptian climate and...
- Luxor - Out With The New And In With The Old
The National News (Simon Mars) Samir Farag wants to reclaim the glories of ancient Luxor, even if it means demolishing a village or two. Will the governor’s dreams of tourism dollars save the city or destroy it? It’s the first week of December and...
- Unesco Thanked Egypt For Its “great” Efforts To Develop Luxor
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) from Dr Samir Farag press office: UNESCO sent thanks to the Egyptian government for its efforts to develop the city of Luxor which consider one of the most important world heritage sites and what is being implemented on its territory...