street vendors
Chambers of Commerce demand restrictions on street vendors
Business
October 4, 2012
Chambers of Commerce demand restrictions on street vendors
The Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce has called on Prime Minister Hesham Qandil to draft legislation regarding Cairo’s street…
Clashes break out in court, detained film protesters allege torture
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Clashes break out in court, detained film protesters allege torture
Clashes broke out Tuesday afternoon between families of detainees and Central Security Forces in front of an Abdeen court, where…
Cairo’s governor is attempting to remove street vendors — again
Egypt
September 6, 2012
Cairo’s governor is attempting to remove street vendors — again
In his 40 years as a street vendor, Ahmed Saeed has sold it all: from kitchen appliances to shoes, nightgowns…
Dreams of return: Azbakeya book market to be relocated for the 5th time
Books
April 28, 2012
Dreams of return: Azbakeya book market to be relocated for the 5th time
Anxious and worried are how the Azbakeya booksellers currently feel, after the government has decided to move their book stalls…
Street vendors cash in on revolutionary spirit
Egypt
March 14, 2012
Street vendors cash in on revolutionary spirit
A year after it claimed center stage in the Arab Spring, Cairo's Tahrir Square has become a giant open-air market…
Violence erupts in Tahrir as security forces clash with vendors
Egypt
December 29, 2011
Violence erupts in Tahrir as security forces clash with vendors
Violence erupted briefly in Tahrir Square on Thursday night after security forces responded to an argument between street vendors near…
Street vendors and traditional healers: Cairo’s diverse Chinese community
Life & Style
December 11, 2011
Street vendors and traditional healers: Cairo’s diverse Chinese community
The taxi driver in "Fool Al Seen Al Azeem" (The Great Bean of China), a famous Egyptian comedy set in…
The batata man
Food
October 19, 2011
The batata man
Mo'men is a sweet potato vendor - he has an “arabeyet al-batata," as it is known in Egypt. His shabby wooden cart…