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EGYPT-CAIRO-SALADIN CITADEL-TOWERS-OPEN

(240219) -- CAIRO, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a restored tower at the Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 18, 2024. Two towers at the Saladin Citadel, one of Cairo's most famous landmarks, opened to the public on Sunday after restoration. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-SALADIN CITADEL-TOWERS-OPEN

(240219) -- CAIRO, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a restored tower at the Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 18, 2024. Two towers at the Saladin Citadel, one of Cairo's most famous landmarks, opened to the public on Sunday after restoration. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-SALADIN CITADEL-TOWERS-OPEN

(240219) -- CAIRO, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a restored tower at the Saladin Citadel in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 18, 2024. Two towers at the Saladin Citadel, one of Cairo's most famous landmarks, opened to the public on Sunday after restoration. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-FOG

(240107) -- CAIRO, Jan. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo Tower is shrouded in fog in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 7, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of iconic tower of the Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(230912) -- CAIRO, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the construction site of Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Located in a desert some 50 kilometers east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, the CBD constructed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) covers an area of about 505,000 square meters and is home to dozens of commercial and residential buildings as well as supporting infrastructure. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the CSCEC-built 385.8-meter-tall Iconic Tower, which will become the highest skyscraper in Africa when it is completed. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Dubai opens world's tallest tower

CAIRO, Egypt - This photo, taken Jan. 3, 2010, shows the Burj Dubai Tower, the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The tower, begun in September 2004 and costing around $1.5 billion, opened Jan. 4.

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Chinese company integrates "green development" idea into CBD project in new Egyptian capital

STORY: Chinese company integrates "green development" idea into CBD project in new Egyptian capital DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of the construction site of the new administrative capital of Egypt 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUAN HAO, Design director of CSCEC Egypt 3. various of the construction site and the Iconic Tower 4. various of construction workers 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN HAO, Design director of CSCEC Egypt 6. aerial view of the construction site 7. various of unfinished buildings 8. various of a reclaimed water system 9. aerial view of the construction site 10. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMMED HAMDY SALAMA, Egyptian mechanical engineer with CSCEC Egypt 11. aerial view of the construction site STORYLINE: With its skyscrapers rising from the desert, the Central Business District (CBD) of the new administrative capital of Egypt can be easily spotted miles away. Over the past four years, a Chinese building company has been stri

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Chinese engineer dedicated to safety at CBD project in Egypt

STORY: Chinese engineer dedicated to safety at CBD project in Egypt DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN YUEPING, Safety engineer, Egypt Branch of CSCEC 3. various of the landmark tower project STORYLINE: When the ray of sunshine shone on the tallest building in Egypt's new administrative capital some 50 km east of Cairo, Chinese engineer Yan Yueping started a busy day of safety inspections at the construction site. 26-year-old Yan is a safety engineer for the Egypt Branch of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the constructor of the landmark tower project in the Central Business District (CBD). Every day from the podiums to the tower, the young engineer walks nearly 20,000 steps to every corner of the construction site, carefully inspecting high-altitude operations, large-scale equipment and fire control systems. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN YUEPING, Safety engineer, Egypt Br

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China-aided CBD project in Egypt's new capital city boosts local development

STORY: China-aided CBD project in Egypt's new capital city boosts local development DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of skyscrapers of the Central Business District (CBD) project of Egypt's new administrative capital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHANG WEICAI, General manager of CSCEC Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WALEED RAMADAN, Engineer of Iconic Tower 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHANG WEICAI, General Manager of CSCEC Egypt STORYLINE: Dozens of skyscrapers of the Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt's new administrative capital are rising in the North African desert some 50 kilometers east of Cairo. Conducted by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), the CBD project features 20 commercial and residential towers and municipal facilities and covers an area of about 505,000 square meters. STANDUP (English): YAO BING, Xinhua correspondent "Here is the construction site of the CBD project in Egypt's new adminis

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD-CONSTRUCTION

(220520) -- CAIRO, May 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the Iconic Tower, the tallest building in Africa, in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative captial. Being built some 50 km east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, Egypt's new administrative capital is designed to relocate major governmental institutions from the increasingly congested and overpopulated capital city of Cairo, which is home to about one-fifth of the country's 100 million population. The CBD project covers an area of approximately 505,000 square meters, featuring high-rise residential units and public squares, coupled with municipal projects. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Egypt completes structural work of CBD towers in new capital

STORY: Egypt completes structural work of CBD towers in new capital DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the topping-out ceremony of D04 2. general manager of CSCEC Egypt Chang Weicai speaking 3. various of the topping-out ceremony 4. participants posed for pictures 5. various of D04 building STORYLINE: After the last beam was accurately docked atop of a 159-meter skyscraper, the structural work of all the 20 towers in a high-rise complex was finished in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative captial. "The construction of the towers, including the 385-meter-high Iconic Tower, the tallest building in Africa, was implemented in cooperation with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)," the Egyptian Ministry of Housing said in a statement on Thursday. "Finishing work of the towers' facades and interior design is underway," it added. Building the skyscraper complex along with Chin

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD CONSTRUCTION-CRESCENT TOWER-TOPPING OUT

(220310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 9, 2022 shows the Crescent Tower of the Central Business District (CBD) project under construction in Egypt's new administrative capital, some 50 km east of Cairo. A topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital was held on Wednesday. With a total area of around 505,000 square meters, the CBD project being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) includes 20 new high-rise buildings and some municipal projects. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD CONSTRUCTION-CRESCENT TOWER-TOPPING OUT

(220310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 9, 2022 shows the Crescent Tower of the Central Business District (CBD) project under construction in Egypt's new administrative capital, some 50 km east of Cairo. A topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital was held on Wednesday. With a total area of around 505,000 square meters, the CBD project being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) includes 20 new high-rise buildings and some municipal projects. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD CONSTRUCTION-CRESCENT TOWER-TOPPING OUT

(220310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the construction site of the Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt's new administrative capital, some 50 km east of Cairo, March 9, 2022. A topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital was held on Wednesday. With a total area of around 505,000 square meters, the CBD project being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) includes 20 new high-rise buildings and some municipal projects. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD CONSTRUCTION-CRESCENT TOWER-TOPPING OUT

(220310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the construction site of the Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt's new administrative capital, some 50 km east of Cairo, March 9, 2022. A topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital was held on Wednesday. With a total area of around 505,000 square meters, the CBD project being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) includes 20 new high-rise buildings and some municipal projects. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD CONSTRUCTION-CRESCENT TOWER-TOPPING OUT

(220310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 9, 2022 shows the Crescent Tower of the Central Business District (CBD) project under construction in Egypt's new administrative capital, some 50 km east of Cairo. A topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital was held on Wednesday. With a total area of around 505,000 square meters, the CBD project being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) includes 20 new high-rise buildings and some municipal projects. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-CBD CONSTRUCTION-CRESCENT TOWER-TOPPING OUT

(220310) -- CAIRO, March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Guests take part in the topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the construction site of the Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt's new administrative capital, some 50 km east of Cairo, March 9, 2022. A topping-out ceremony for part of the Crescent Tower in the central business district (CBD) of Egypt's new administrative capital was held on Wednesday. With a total area of around 505,000 square meters, the CBD project being built by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) includes 20 new high-rise buildings and some municipal projects. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child is seen during a light show in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2022. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows "See you in Beijing" projected on the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sherif El-Erian, secretary-general of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, addresses the launching ceremony of a light show for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Cairo Tower in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child poses for pictures during a light show in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2022. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man poses with a camel in front of the Cairo Tower during a light show for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows "See you in Beijing" projected on the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang addresses the launching ceremony of a light show for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Cairo Tower in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows "See you in Beijing" projected on the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take pictures during a light show for the Beijing Winter Olympics at the Cairo Tower in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2022. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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(SP)EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO TOWER-LIGHT SHOW

(220125) -- CAIRO, Jan. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2022 shows the Cairo Tower during a light show in Cairo, Egypt. A light show was held at the Cairo Tower for the upcoming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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Dubai opens world's tallest tower

CAIRO, Egypt - This photo, taken Jan. 3, 2010, shows the Burj Dubai Tower, the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The tower, begun in September 2004 and costing around $1.5 billion, opened Jan. 4. (Kyodo)