Manar Khater
Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors
The police and the army continued their campaign on Wednesday of cleansing the streets of Cairo of illegal vendors. Vendors…
Public transport workers to stage general strike Sunday
Business
September 17, 2011
Public transport workers to stage general strike Sunday
A dispute between the official Public Transport Workers Syndicate and its independent counterpart about staging a general strike escalated on…
Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district
Authorities have begun implementing a decree issued by Cairo Governor Abdel Azim Wazir calling for the removal of all billboards…
Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles
Environment
September 29, 2010
Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles
Deteriorating sanitary conditions, including sewage leaks and uncollected garbage, are threatening the Ezbet al-Nasr neighborhood in Cairo's Basateen dis
Committee to be drawn up for development of Bulaq slums
Egypt
September 9, 2010
Committee to be drawn up for development of Bulaq slums
A committee--to be headed by General Mahmoud Yassin, Cairo's western region Deputy Governor--will soon be established to supervise the planned…
Cairo Governor inaugurates el-Obour market renovations
Business
July 12, 2010
Cairo Governor inaugurates el-Obour market renovations
Cairo governor Abdel Azim Wazir inaugurated a number of projects at el-Obour market yesterday. The renovations include the installation of…
40% of Cairo’s drinking water wasted
Egypt
June 17, 2010
40% of Cairo’s drinking water wasted
Mostafa el-Shimi, a housing ministry project manager, has said that 40 percent of Cairo's drinking water is wasted either as…
Cairo Gov: Collapsed buildings were slated for demolition
Egypt
April 11, 2010
Cairo Gov: Collapsed buildings were slated for demolition
Ninety-nine percent of collapsed buildings in Cairo had demolition orders that were not implemented due to owners' negligence, said Governor…
Authorities order demolition of 10 buildings in Cairo
Egypt
April 2, 2010
Authorities order demolition of 10 buildings in Cairo
The authorities issued demolition orders for ten buildings in the Khalifa district that are on the verge of collapse. The…
Meteorologists predict cold weather until Saturday
Egypt
March 18, 2010
Meteorologists predict cold weather until Saturday
Meteorological experts are predicting a cold front for the weekend. For the third consecutive day, temperatures in Egypt are expected…