Friday market
Huge fire breaks out at Souq al-Gomaa stores
Egypt
November 26, 2016
Huge fire breaks out at Souq al-Gomaa stores
Major General Magdy al-Shalaqany, head of the civil protection department, said 20 fire engines were sent to control the huge…
Friday Market: An unknown fate
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Friday Market: An unknown fate
Under the Tunsi Bridge, a few ramshackle huts stand amid the charred remains of what was once one of Cairo’s…
Kan Ya Makan: The colors and ashes of Souq al-Gomaa
Art news
September 18, 2010
Kan Ya Makan: The colors and ashes of Souq al-Gomaa
Finding beauty in the corners of the popular souq al-gomaa (Friday market), and mourning its destruction in a fire last…
Security bans Friday market, traders reject relocation
Egypt
June 26, 2010
Security bans Friday market, traders reject relocation
Security bodies prevented traders from holding their routine Friday Market yesterday in the Tunsi area of Basateen, Cairo. Iron barricades…
Merchants threaten protest following market blaze
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Merchants threaten protest following market blaze
Merchants at Cairo's Friday market, which was set ablaze on Tuesday after a car fell from an overpass and exploded…