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Authorities cite conflicting accounts on closing of ‘atheist’ coffee shop
Egypt
December 16, 2014
Authorities cite conflicting accounts on closing of ‘atheist’ coffee shop
Cairo authorities have given conflicting accounts surrounding the closure of the so-called “atheist” coffee shop on Falaki street has stirred controversy…
Cairo Chamber of Commerce intervenes to resolve electric tool merchants crisis
Business
January 22, 2014
Cairo Chamber of Commerce intervenes to resolve electric tool merchants crisis
Electric tool merchants in downtown Cairo threatened to stage a sit-in if the government did not remove street vendors selling…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a downtown tour guide
Life & Style
April 2, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a downtown tour guide
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
‘Boulaq’ and ‘Downtown’: Two neighborhood portraits
Cinema/TV
March 27, 2012
‘Boulaq’ and ‘Downtown’: Two neighborhood portraits
Artwork produced in Cairo, regardless of who is making it — visiting artist or lifelong resident — tends often to…
Top 8 tips for shopping downtown
Fashion
March 4, 2012
Top 8 tips for shopping downtown
Downtown is a culturally rich part of the city, but it is also shopping heaven for those who are looking…
The revolution in my head
Art news
January 22, 2012
The revolution in my head
Remember the world map hanging on your classroom wall? You must have gathered around it with friends, trying to locate…
Left Bank opens today with a new concept for food
Food
January 21, 2012
Left Bank opens today with a new concept for food
Sequoia restaurant in Zamalek has decided to put the area between the entrance and the restaurant to good use and…
At least 5 killed in Cairo building collapse
Egypt
December 5, 2011
At least 5 killed in Cairo building collapse
Five people were killed and at least two injured as a four-story building in Cairo's Boulaq Abul Ela district collapsed…
Activists stage surprise protest against Emergency Law
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Activists stage surprise protest against Emergency Law
Hundreds of activists staged a surprise march from Shubra to downtown Cairo Tuesday against the broadening of Egypt's long-standing Emergency…
Tantawi seen walking plain clothed in downtown Cairo
Egypt
September 27, 2011
Tantawi seen walking plain clothed in downtown Cairo
Egyptian activists are agitated by a video clip that aired on state-run TV Monday, showing the head of the country's…