downtown cairo
MP submits motion on sale of Cairo historical buildings
Business
June 21, 2010
MP submits motion on sale of Cairo historical buildings
People's Assembly member Mustafa Bakri submitted an early-day motion yesterday to Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieddin about what he described…
Downtown Cairo to be turned into pedestrian zone
Egypt
June 3, 2010
Downtown Cairo to be turned into pedestrian zone
Urban Planning Authority Director Mostafa Metwally said that the consulting office that won the contest to turn downtown Cairo into…
Downtown Cairo’s budget hotels: No want of character
Life & Style
May 18, 2010
Downtown Cairo’s budget hotels: No want of character
The Grand Hyatt has a revolving restaurant. The J.W. Marriott has a fake beach. The Tulip Hotel, on the other…
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics
Egypt
May 18, 2010
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics
While downtown Cairo has been the site of much of the political mobilization in Egypt over the past decade, little…
Hyde Park comes to Cairo
Egypt
March 9, 2010
Hyde Park comes to Cairo
It started in early February with the Tanta Flax and Oils Company workers sleeping, eating and praying on the sidewalks…
Protesters sleep on sidewalk in front of parliament
Egypt
March 2, 2010
Protesters sleep on sidewalk in front of parliament
Workers from Amonsito and Nubaria Engineering and Agricultural Automation Company were joined by demonstrators with physical disabilities Monday night in…
Terrorism suspected in fire at downtown synagogue
Egypt
February 21, 2010
Terrorism suspected in fire at downtown synagogue
A small fire erupted today in front of the synagogue on Adly Street in downtown Cairo, causing no damage or…