real estate
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
Egypt
December 5, 2012
Trial of Mubarak-era People’s Assembly official adjourned
The Giza Criminal Court on Wednesday postponed the case of former People’s Assembly Secretary General Sami Mahran to 5 January.…
Priority to Bedouins in 100,000-acre govt land sale in Sinai
Egypt
October 21, 2012
Priority to Bedouins in 100,000-acre govt land sale in Sinai
The new law on land ownership for Sinai Bedouins stipulates that only Egyptians are permitted to buy the land and…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
Egypt
August 27, 2012
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…
The real estate pirates behind Alexandria’s collapsing tenements
Egypt
July 28, 2012
The real estate pirates behind Alexandria’s collapsing tenements
That just three people — a mother and her daughters — died when a building collapsed in Alexandria on Monday places the incident amongst…
Egyptian stocks fall 2% Sunday
Business
March 18, 2012
Egyptian stocks fall 2% Sunday
The main index in the Egyptian Stock Exchange lost 2 percent on Sunday after the death of Pope Shenouda III…
Optimism pervades Cityscape real estate convention
Art news
February 21, 2012
Optimism pervades Cityscape real estate convention
Real estate developers participating in Cityscape Egypt 2012 used longer payment plans, smaller affordable houses and additional promotional material to…
Former PM charged with selling state-owned land to Emirati company
Business
August 18, 2011
Former PM charged with selling state-owned land to Emirati company
The administrative prosecution has begun investigations into a new charge leveled at former Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, accusing him of…
Egypt cement maker sees rapid sector expansion
Business
May 19, 2011
Egypt cement maker sees rapid sector expansion
Egypt's cement sector will shake off a property crisis and expand production capacity by 30 percent by the end of…
Egypt’s real estate sector down, not out
Business
May 18, 2011
Egypt’s real estate sector down, not out
There seem to be plenty of good reasons to avoid Egypt's battered real estate sector, yet some investors are tiptoeing…
Experts say real estate companies facing funding difficulties
Business
May 7, 2011
Experts say real estate companies facing funding difficulties
Several real estate companies are facing difficulties in completing projects, according to workers and experts in the real estate industry.