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Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Egypt

Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference

Anwar Ramadan Abdel Latif, an outspoken member of the besieged Nile City shacks community, has been released following a dramatic…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
Egypt

Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq

The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and…
A tale of towers and shacks
Opinion

A tale of towers and shacks

The violence at the Nile City Towers 10 days ago left one dead and more than 22 injured, in addition…
Police arrest 16 more in wake of Nile City violence
Egypt

Police arrest 16 more in wake of Nile City violence

Police arrested 16 more suspects in the Ramlet Bulaq neighborhood Wednesday, bringing the total number of people detained following the…
Suspects deny role in Nile City towers violence
Egypt

Suspects deny role in Nile City towers violence

  Cairo prosecutors ordered Friday the detention of 17 suspects in the Nile City towers violence for four days pending…
18 suspects arrested in Nile City violence, says Interior Ministry
Egypt

18 suspects arrested in Nile City violence, says Interior Ministry

The Interior Ministry issued a statement late Thursday saying that 18 suspects in the Nile City towers violence, near the…
Update: Gunfire, tear gas continue in Boulaq
Egypt

Update: Gunfire, tear gas continue in Boulaq

Violence continues in the Boulaq area this evening after clashes erupted outside the Nile City towers on Thursday afternoon, leaving…
Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum
Egypt

Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum

The death of five-year-old Amar Mohammed Salah as fire tore through his shack in Boulaq, a central-Cairo slum on 27…
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