informal settlements
4 injured in Embaba building collapse
Egypt
April 10, 2018
4 injured in Embaba building collapse
A seven-storey building collapsed in Al-Wehda area of Embaba, Giza governorate, on Tuesday, resulting in injury of four people from…
Sisi inaugurates developmental projects in Sharkia, New Cairo
Egypt
January 8, 2018
Sisi inaugurates developmental projects in Sharkia, New Cairo
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated several developmental projects today in 10th Ramadan City, Sharkia, and New Cairo. The projects included…
Ramlet Bulaq residents briefly block Corniche
Egypt
March 12, 2013
Ramlet Bulaq residents briefly block Corniche
Ramlet Bulaq residents blocked the Corniche in Cairo next to the Maspero building Tuesday evening, protesting ongoing attempts to bulldoze…
Ramlet Bulaq slum dwellers ‘break out’
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Ramlet Bulaq slum dwellers ‘break out’
It was already past noon on Sunday, and Magdy, the general coordinator of the popular committee, is still running around…
Another art exhibition on informal settlements hopes for change
Art news
July 14, 2012
Another art exhibition on informal settlements hopes for change
The southwest tremors of the Kalkan earthquake felt in Cairo on Monday were feeble compared to those of 1992. But…
Cairo’s central slum under threat
Egypt
July 5, 2012
Cairo’s central slum under threat
The contrast is stark. On the Nile waterfront, gleaming skyscrapers shoot into the sky, containing a mall stuffed with luxury…
Police arrest demonstrators demanding housing
Egypt
April 23, 2012
Police arrest demonstrators demanding housing
Security services in Cairo arrested 24 demonstrators from an informal settlement in Duwaiqa for storming the Cairo municipality headquarters, closing…
Egyptian actor demands housing rights in new constitution
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Egyptian actor demands housing rights in new constitution
Actor Mohamed Sobhi, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, warned on Tuesday against the risks of informal…
Govt disregards rights of informal settlement dwellers, report says
Egypt
August 24, 2011
Govt disregards rights of informal settlement dwellers, report says
The Egyptian government must do more to protect the rights of people living in informal settlements, human rights group Amnesty…
Informal settlement dwellers evicted, despite housing promises
Egypt
July 31, 2011
Informal settlement dwellers evicted, despite housing promises
Two weeks after being forcibly evicted from public housing, a group of families of the Duweiqa neighborhood are still homeless.…