municipal councils
Protesting poor garbage collection, Obour residents throw litter outside municipality
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Protesting poor garbage collection, Obour residents throw litter outside municipality
Citizens in Obour city, located on the eastern outskirts of Cairo, have launched a campaign urging citizens to protest local…
The severed branches of local government
Opinion
December 20, 2012
The severed branches of local government
Sometime in the middle of last March, while I was still living in Cairo, I was working at my desk…
Morsy to start governor reshuffle consultations after China visit
Egypt
August 28, 2012
Morsy to start governor reshuffle consultations after China visit
Consultations over a planned governor reshuffle will begin after President Mohamed Morsy returns from China, said the local development minister…
Brotherhood replaces municipal councils
Egypt
July 6, 2012
Brotherhood replaces municipal councils
Leading Muslim Brotherhood officials on Friday said that the group is forming civil organizations to replace the municipal councils that…
Wednesday’s papers: Death of municipal councils, renewal of Tahrir violence
Egypt
June 29, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Death of municipal councils, renewal of Tahrir violence
Wednesday’s papers celebrate the much-anticipated court ruling that dissolved Egypt's municipal councils. The verdict was handed down yesterday, heeding resilient…
Monday’s papers: Houses of worship law, angry judges and the first anniversary of Khaled Saeed’s death
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Monday’s papers: Houses of worship law, angry judges and the first anniversary of Khaled Saeed’s death
Today’s local press offers a quite diverse coverage. State-owned Al-Ahram daily leads with the content of the draft law on…
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…