EGYPT PAYS NO HEED TO LIST OF NEW SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

From: Info-Prod Research (Middle East) | Date: May 9, 2007 | Copyright information

Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said on Monday 7/5/2007 that Egypt paid no heed to the New Seven Wonders of the World list, which removed the Giza Pyramids and gave them an honourary status. Hosni said Egypt had rejected the new list and its choices, noting that UNESCO had backed Egypt's stance. He furthersaid that the matter of choosing the seven wonders should be the responsibility of top architects and astrologists not ...

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