infrastructure
Ganzouri opens third metro line on Tuesday
Egypt
February 20, 2012
Ganzouri opens third metro line on Tuesday
Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri will open the first phase of the third metro line on Tuesday. The line extends…
Trash piles up, burning spreads as waste management is neglected
Environment
September 19, 2011
Trash piles up, burning spreads as waste management is neglected
Over the years, waste management has been a major concern in Greater Cairo due to a lack of sufficient disposal…
Minimalist ‘urban planning’ keeps Cairo afloat, but not without drawbacks
Environment
September 11, 2011
Minimalist ‘urban planning’ keeps Cairo afloat, but not without drawbacks
As years go by, urban planners continue to be frustrated with the lack of an efficient, systematic process behind the…
Egypt may extend bid deadline for US$2.6 bln projects
Business
March 1, 2011
Egypt may extend bid deadline for US$2.6 bln projects
Dubai--Egypt may have to extend bid submission deadlines for four infrastructure projects worth 15 billion pounds under its public private…
Shalateen sees host of infrastructure projects
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Shalateen sees host of infrastructure projects
Ali Shawkat, mayor of the southern city of Shalateen on Egypt's Red Sea coast, said more infrastructure projects were underway…
Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case
Egypt
May 26, 2010
Top Cairo official gets 5 years in Duweiqa case
A Manshiyet Nasser misdemeanor court has handed down sentences to a number of top Cairo officials for the September 2008…
Pipe breaks in Helwan
Egypt
March 9, 2010
Pipe breaks in Helwan
At Abdel Moneim Riyad Square, right in front of the Cabertage in Helwan, a 900-millimeter-wide pipe has cracked, causing a…
Internet outage
February 24, 2010
Internet outage
My daughter’s dowry
February 22, 2010
My daughter’s dowry
Today’s papers: Sinai development, more football celebrations
Egypt
February 3, 2010
Today’s papers: Sinai development, more football celebrations
Al-Akhbar led with news of Sinai development plans, focusing on proposals to improve Arish's port and railway tracks, construct a…