Tahrir Square is getting a facelift: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has ordered his government to develop and renovate Tahrir Square as part of plans to maintain historical Cairo as a major tourist attraction, according to a Cabinet statement. The facelift will apparently entaily adding an obelisk to the square. It has yet to be determined how long the process will take. In other news pertaining to the renovation of historical sites, the Antiquities Ministry expects to complete the restoration of the Baron Empire Palace in Heliopolis and inaugurate the renovated site this year, according to a ministry statement. The Baron facelift has sparked controversy and mockery on social media after pictures showed it is possibly being “distorted” rather than renovated, says Arab News.

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