Govt attaches importance to renovating Sour Magra el Oyoun

CAIRO - 15 August 2018: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli said that the government attaches great importance to renovating Sour Magra el Oyoun area.

The government aims at finishing the area's renovation project as soon as possible as it is part of a comprehensive vision to revive the outer look of Cairo and attract more tourists to get acquainted with the Egyptian heritage and culture, he stressed.

This came during a meeting held by the prime minister to follow up the implementation of the project in the presence of ministers of finance and trade and industry, Cairo governor and the deputy chairman of the New Urban Communities Authority.

During the meeting, a protocol was inked to beef up cooperation among the Ministry of Finance, Cairo Governorate and the New Urban Community Authority on renovating the Sour Magra el Oyoun, the 700-year-old aqueduct in Old Cairo.