Photos: Egypt's New Capital-City Megaproject - The Atlantic
Aug 30, 2023 · This aerial photo taken on March 13, 2020, shows ongoing construction of The Octagon, the new headquarters for the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, in the New Administrative Capital.
Photos: The Building of Nusantara - The Atlantic
Aug 14, 2024 · The new city of Nusantara, on the island of Borneo, will replace Jakarta as the national capital, moving the seat of government about 800 miles away.
Egypt Announces Plans to Build New Capital - The Atlantic
Mar 15, 2015 · The project, which is being dubbed "the Capital Cairo," is slated to cost an estimated $45 billion and host Egypt's sprawling government bureaucracy, universities, tourism facilities, hospitals ...
A New Capital in Egypt and Banking in Britain: The Week in Global ...
Apr 9, 2017 · You might say the planned city in the desert 45 kilometers east of Cairo doesn’t have a reason to exist. Urban planner David Sims told the Wall Street Journal , ‘Egypt needs a new capital like ...
Yes. Let's Move the Capital to Nebraska. Immediately.
Jan 6, 2014 · We have our new nation's capitol. It would be a massive stimulus project. When Malaysia decided it wanted to build a new capital city in the 1980s, it invested $8.1 billion in doing so.
Seeking New Leadership, Millions of Egyptians Take to the Streets
Jul 1, 2013 · Largely denied any political role for more than 80 years in Egypt, the group focused on building networks of professional Muslims and teaching them the Brotherhood's Islamic curriculum.
Silicon Valley’s New Start-Ups: City-States - The Atlantic
Feb 5, 2024 · Silicon Valley has always dreamed of building its own utopias. Who’s ready to move in?
The City of White Marble: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Jun 5, 2013 · Ashgabat was recently noted by the Guinness Book of World Records as having the most white marble-clad buildings in the world -- 543 new buildings lined with white marble covering a total area of ...
Mystery Solved? A New Theory About Why Egypt Stopped …
May 10, 2013 · When structural engineer Peter James arrived at the Bent Pyramid, 25 miles south of Cairo, his task was to inspect* the structure's remaining "cladding" -- its smooth exterior envelope. Why was it ...
Why ISIS Declared War on Egypt's Christians - The Atlantic
Apr 9, 2017 · Targeting Egypt’s Christians is a cold and calculated strategy for the group. ISIS hopes that inflaming sectarian strife in Egypt will be the first step in the country’s unraveling.