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Protesting poor garbage collection, Obour residents throw litter outside municipality
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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…
Downtown Cairo’s complex politics
Egypt

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…
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