Egypt is taking all procedural measures to stop the sale of eight stolen wooden Islamic reliefs at Bonham's auction hall in London
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Following years of neglect, the house of Egyptian nationalist leader Ahmed Orabi is to be restored and turned into a museum
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The kiswa, cloth for covering the sacred Kaaba, used to be manufactured at the site
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Palace of French architect Baron De Gillian in downtown Cairo, now Bank of Alexandria, is added to Egypt’s Islamic Heritage List
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The 17th century mosque of Emir Mostafa Gorgi in Boulaq Abul Ela was officially reopened on Sunday after four years of restoration work
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Under the banner 'Save Cairo, the city of 1000 minarets,' engineers, archaeologists and activists stage a protest at the Cairo governorate against new concrete buildings springing up in Historic Cairo
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Egyptian leaders ask UN to help stop sale of rare Quran manuscript, which disappeared from Cairo's Al-Azhar library during French expedition to Egypt
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Police and Carriage museums at Egypt's historic Salaheddin Citadel are open to visitors after almost a year of restorations
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The National Organisation for Urban Harmony insists Cairo authorities stops recent painting of the historic building
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Archaeologists and concerned Cairenes call on Egypt's antiquities ministry to rescue Qaitbay’s water basin for animals in historic Cairo from encroachment
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Egypt's newly-appointed minister of state for antiquities, Ahmed Eissa, unveils strategy for protecting and developing country's ancient landmarks and heritage
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From astrolabes to ceramic bowls, the collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid offers an ample scope of Andalusi art forms and techniques
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Authorities at Cairo International Airport thwart attempt to smuggle 145 ancient Egyptian coins – dating from Graeco-Roman, Ottoman eras – out of country
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Cairp's historic Mosque of Ibn Tulun has lost much of its splendour recently, with wastewater and garbage lining its walls; Egypt's cash-strapped antiquities ministry fails to intervene
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A collection of 19th century items, including porcelain vases and chandeliers, was on its way to Egypt's black market
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After an initial restoration plan was stalled by the revolution, the antiquities ministry will finally launch a project to save the badly damaged building
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A development project to revive Al-Muizz Street in Historic Cairo is to be launched aiming to reverse post-revolution deterioration of key heritage monuments
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As Granada celebrates its millennium anniversary, a thorough reflection reveals an interesting and a long-forgotten link between the foundation of Granada and Cairo
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Late-nineteenth century Villa Casdagli on Simon Bolivar Square in Cairo’s Garden City is in urgent need of restoration following years of neglect
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UNESCO has added Cordova's Fiesta of the Patios, for centuries the capital of Muslim Spain, to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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