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Go to mass in a Cairo, Egypt church built out of a cave

Historically marginalized and evicted from Giza in 1970, a community of Coptic Christians took up residence at the foot of the Mokattam hills in south east Cairo.

Oxagon is a floating port city on the Red Sea of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is planning on building a floating port called Oxagon, as part of its Neom development. They say it will be the world’s largest floating structure. 

The Rig theme park turns Saudi money steampunk

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House of Saud palaces built from mud

House of Saud's original palaces now opens to the public at Turaif. The site is important to Islam as the birthplace of Wahhabism, an austere form of Islam.

Dubai’s new Vertical Forest skyscraper

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Video reveals 150-mile-long mirrored skyscraper The Line in Saudi Arabia

This video shows the design for The Line, a 550 yard-tall, mirror-clad skyscraper designed to house nine million desert-dwellers in  Saudi Arabia.

The Line has started construction, Bedouin protestors evicted sentenced to death

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Learn earthen architecture of the Middle East

This one-month training course will use Al Ain, UAE as an open-air laboratory for participants to learn practical, hands-on methods for preserving earthen buildings and archaeological sites.

Trojena’s $500 billion ski resort for a planet on fire

Saudi Arabia has “won” the bid to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games at what will be called its Trojena resort

Lebanon’s abandoned Ottoman-era mansions

It’s not unusual for an intrepid foreign explorer to uncover hidden gems in Lebanon.

Advantages Of Turning Older Properties into Smart Office Buildings

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