Egypt's El Sisi wants Cairo zoo upgraded to world standard

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Tuesday that a contract recently awarded to a military company to overhaul and upgrade Cairo’s 132-year-old zoo must restore its historical value as one of the world’s oldest.

The presidency said the restoration work in the zoo, formally known as the Giza Zoo, should also be based on environmental foundations and protect its historical buildings and botanical diversity.

Mr El Sisi was speaking during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the finance, agriculture and military production ministers, and the general in charge of the army’s engineering arm.