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Antiquities Ministry confirms the razing of ten tombs amid broader urban renewal drive: Around ten historical tombs have been demolished as part of a plan to remove the Sayeda Aisha bridge and reroute entry to Historic Cairo through the Citadel area and its surroundings, head of the Antiquities Ministry’s Islamic, Coptic, and Jewish department Gamal Mostafa told Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 4:09). The tombs’ owners were given the choice of retaining the tomb structures or displaying them in the Cemetery of the Immortals, Mostafa said, with most families opting to have the structures transferred to the cemetery (watch, runtime: 4:15).
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The painting of the Qasr El Nil lions got some airtime: Mostafa also addressed the controversy over the renovation of the iconic lion statues on the Qasr El Nil bridge, emphasizing that the renovation had been conducted in a scientific manner under the supervision of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (watch, runtime: 7:44). Speaking on Extra News, Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy said that the cleaning and maintenance process the statues have gone through has been performed previously without damaging the statues or changing their original color (watch, runtime: 2:52).
What controversy? The Syndicate of Fine Artists issued a statement voicing its concern regarding the renovation work being done to the statues, explaining that the way the renovation work is being done incorrectly and will damage the statues.
ALSO- What can we expect from the US presidential elections? “There’s a general sense that the Biden administration was particularly weak, and that the level of personnel in the US is generally declining,” political commentator Mostafa El Feki told Sherif Amer on Yahduth Fi Misr (watch, runtime: 3:23). El Feki predicted that Americans would opt for a more “aggressive” leader that exudes a stronger image than his predecessor — implying that republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would emerge as the victor.
