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Huge fire breaks out at Souq al-Gomaa stores
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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…
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