A plan to cover a Giza pyramid with granite cladding has been called “absurd” after its proponents promised it would deliver “a gift from Egypt to the world”. The project aims to restore the Pyramid ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has scuttled a controversial plan to reinstall ancient granite cladding on the pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of the three great pyramids of Giza, a committee formed by the ...

Millions of workers in the United States are exposed to hazardous silica dust in places where quartz is cut, drilled or polished, according to the Natural Stone Institute. “Protecting the health and ...

A project to restore granite blocks that once covered a greater portion of the Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza has been criticized by some preservationists. By Julia Halperin When the Egyptian authorities ...

Kochi: Triggering safety fears among residents of Chander Kunj Army Towers at Silversand Island in Vytilla, a large granite wall cladding of the lift on ground floor fell down on Monday morning.

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