Heritage

Cultural Heritage in Egypt

The “City of the Dead”, Egypt’s famed necropolis and home to thousands, is earmarked to make way for a highway project. After backlash from locals, authorities will have to decide: Which of the historic sites will stay, which will be moved – and which one will be lost forever.

Cultural Heritage in Egypt
Infrastructure in Lebanon after the Blast

The 4 August explosion rocked the city’s historical neighbourhoods of Mar Mikhael and Gemmayze so severely, it has left experts and inhabitants wondering if their most precious buildings can be saved at all.

Cracks in Beirut’s Foundations