Basateen
Policeman remanded into custody over shooting of diver in Basateen
Egypt
August 30, 2016
Policeman remanded into custody over shooting of diver in Basateen
Prosecutors in the Basateen area of south Cairo have ordered a low-ranking policeman to be remanded into custody for four…
Woman killed, three wounded in collapse of a building facade
Egypt
May 4, 2014
Woman killed, three wounded in collapse of a building facade
A woman was killed and three people were wounded when a facade of a four-story building in Basateen collapsed as…
16 Muslim Brotherhood members arrested in Cairo, Minya
Egypt
February 23, 2014
16 Muslim Brotherhood members arrested in Cairo, Minya
Four Muslim Brotherhood protesters allegedly in possession of bombs, Molotov cocktails and Rabaa al-Adaweya signs were arrested during a march…
Pressure to vote ‘yes’ in Basateen
Egypt
March 19, 2011
Pressure to vote ‘yes’ in Basateen
Residents of the area Basateen in Cairo, next to the area Maadi, gathered at schools such as the Basateen Middle…
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