Preservationists say highway construction by the Egyptian government threatens to destroy Cairo's City of the Dead, a vast historic cemetery that has been in use for more than 1,000 years.

CAIRO — The cane chairs and umbrella still stand in the courtyard of Hussein Omar’s family mausoleum, where his grandmother came every morning for 19 years after her daughter — his mother ...

Cairo — Nestled among several other cemeteries in Old Cairo, sits the only American Cemetery in Egypt's ancient capital. The plots were neglected for years, overgrown and at risk of falling ...

Before Egypt’s dynasties, rural rituals and astral burials shaped beliefs that later defined the divine and sacred order.

Historic Cairo cemetery faces destruction from new highways as Egypt's government reshapes the city September 11, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. by LEE KEATH and SAMY MAGDY / Associated Press ...

CAIRO — The cane chairs and umbrella still stand in the courtyard of Hussein Omar’s family mausoleum, where his grandmother came every morning for 19 years after her daughter — his mother ...

Historic Cairo cemetery faces destruction from new highways as Egypt’s government reshapes the city By Associated Press Published September 10, 2023 10:27 PM ...

A bulldozer demolishes structures in Cairo's historic City of the Dead, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Authorities have already razed hundreds of tombs and mausoleums as they carry out plans to ...

Preservationists say highway construction by the Egyptian government threatens to destroy Cairo's City of the Dead, a vast historic cemetery that has been in use for more than 1,000 years.

By LEE KEATH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The cane chairs and umbrella still stand in the courtyard of Hussein Omar’s family mausoleum, where his grandmother came every morning ...

Historic Cairo cemetery faces destruction from new highways in effort to reshape the city A bulldozer demolishes structures in Cairo's historic City of the Dead, Egypt, on Aug. 26.

New highways carve into Cairo’s City of the Dead cemetery as Egypt’s government reshapes the city Preservationists say highway construction by the Egyptian government threatens to destroy ...