The historic Egyptian city of Alexandria — the birthplace of Cleopatra — is experiencing a “dramatic surge” in building collapses linked to coastal erosion and rising levels of the Mediterranean Sea, ...

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Government approval on the Strait of Messina Bridge pushes forward the construction of what would become the world’s longest suspension bridge. Believe it or not, Greek mythology’s formidable monsters ...

In the span of a single generation, China has redefined the limits of civil engineering, transforming itself from a nation reliant on foreign bridge-building expertise to the undisputed architect of ...

BILLINGS COUNTY, N.D. — When it comes to building a bridge, there are two obvious necessities: people and equipment. If that bridge is in the western North Dakota Badlands, a crew of pack mules can ...

The capital's mayor says it's sensible to wait until the government's review of the seismic risk of some buildings is released.

The standards being scrapped are too broad and inconsistent, the Construction Minister says.

Concrete blocks installed to break the Mediterranean sea waves in Alexandria, Egypt. Climate change-driven rising sea levels and sinking land threaten the city's historic buildings. - Khaled ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a weekly look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. The historic Egyptian city of ...