The $ multi-million scandal of the crumbling Sphinx

From: Middle East | Date: May 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

Egyptian business lift is plagued with corruption, incompetence and neglect, and now the tourist industry is about to be hit by another blow due to a case of gross incompetence and neglect that threatens the Sphinx, writes Adel Darwish

The Sphinx, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, is presenting the modern world with a new riddle: how can it be that less than three years after its 10-year long-multi-million dollar restoration, the monument is again under threat, with Egyptologists warning that this time it might be totally destroyed?

The new riddle seems to have presented ...

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