Subtitle:
Signing a

21 million pound restoration contract
Egypt’s minister of culture has

signed a contract of 21 million

Egyptian pounds to restore the famous Hanging Church bringing to an end a

15-year-old dispute about the restoration

of the 5th century church. The aim is to develop historical old

Cairo which includes the mosque of Amr Ibn El-Ass,

the first mosque in Egypt, and the Jewish synagogue of

Ibn Ezra. The head of the International Dialogue Association

between religions in Paris, Dr. Ali El-Saman,

said "This project is a symbol of the national unity in Egypt."