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Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors
Egypt

Police and army move in on Cairo street vendors

The police and the army continued their campaign on Wednesday of cleansing the streets of Cairo of illegal vendors. Vendors…
Public transport workers to stage general strike Sunday
Business

Public transport workers to stage general strike Sunday

A dispute between the official Public Transport Workers Syndicate and its independent counterpart about staging a general strike escalated on…
Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district
Egypt

Authorities begin removing billboards from Cairo’s downtown district

Authorities have begun implementing a decree issued by Cairo Governor Abdel Azim Wazir calling for the removal of all billboards…
Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles
Environment

Ezbet al-Nasr residents complain of sewage leaks, garbage piles

Deteriorating sanitary conditions, including sewage leaks and uncollected garbage, are threatening the Ezbet al-Nasr neighborhood in Cairo's Basateen dis
Committee to be drawn up for development of Bulaq slums
Egypt

Committee to be drawn up for development of Bulaq slums

A committee--to be headed by General Mahmoud Yassin, Cairo's western region Deputy Governor--will soon be established to supervise the planned…
Cairo Governor inaugurates el-Obour market renovations
Business

Cairo Governor inaugurates el-Obour market renovations

Cairo governor Abdel Azim Wazir inaugurated a number of projects at el-Obour market yesterday. The renovations include the installation of…
40% of Cairo’s drinking water wasted
Egypt

40% of Cairo’s drinking water wasted

Mostafa el-Shimi, a housing ministry project manager, has said that 40 percent of Cairo's drinking water is wasted either as…
Cairo Gov: Collapsed buildings were slated for demolition
Egypt

Cairo Gov: Collapsed buildings were slated for demolition

Ninety-nine percent of collapsed buildings in Cairo had demolition orders that were not implemented due to owners' negligence, said Governor…
Authorities order demolition of 10 buildings in Cairo
Egypt

Authorities order demolition of 10 buildings in Cairo

The authorities issued demolition orders for ten buildings in the Khalifa district that are on the verge of collapse. The…
Meteorologists predict cold weather until Saturday
Egypt

Meteorologists predict cold weather until Saturday

Meteorological experts are predicting a cold front for the weekend. For the third consecutive day, temperatures in Egypt are expected…
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