Renovations in Historic Cairo revitalization project catch the attention of the int’l press

The city of a thousand restoration projects: As part of efforts to restore Islamic-era monuments in Cairo’s historic center and a new push to promote the city as a tourist destination with more to offer than just the pyramids, several recently renovated monuments were officially unveiled at the start of the week, Reuters reports. The projects that were restored with the help of USAID were inaugurated by US Ambassador Herro Mustafa Garg, Supreme Council of Antiquities Secretary General Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Deputy Tourism Minister Yamna Al Bahar, and other senior US and Egyptian officials.

Remember: The government has been working on several landmark projects in central Cairo to develop old buildings and revamp the cultural landscape in different areas. We took a deep dive into the renovation project in a HardHat published last year.