Egypt on Sunday completed a project to restore the catacombs of Kom el-Shuqafa i...
A sarcophagus is seen during a tour by officials of the Ministry of Antiquities of the Kom El-Shoukafa catacombs in Alexandria, Egypt March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
The restoration, which began in late 2017, was completed using a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development . The grant also covered maintenance and training for ministry employees. “But unfortunately, the water returned once again and complaints rolled in from parliamentarians, tour guides and archaeologists, which is what pushed us to act in cooperation with USAID.”
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