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Two weeks ago, the novelist Mekkawi Said published his latest book, a collection of short stories called Moqtanayat Wust el-Balad…

Behind the growing nostalgia for a once orderly and beautiful Cairo lies an alarming metamorphosis that is scarcely brought up…

When Downtown Cairo coffeehouse Horreya closed its doors on 25 February for a religious holiday, it was no surprise for…

The traditional map of Khedival Cairo marks Mohamed Ali Street as its northeastern gate. Aside from a bit of restoration…

The Grand Hyatt has a revolving restaurant. The J.W. Marriott has a fake beach. The Tulip Hotel, on the other…

While downtown Cairo has been the site of much of the political mobilization in Egypt over the past decade, little…

Al-Masry Al-Youm continues its conversation with Karim Shafei, Chief Executive Officer of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investments, about the…

Cairo has arguably grown to become one of the ugliest urban metropolises in the world. Construction gone unchecked in the…

Downtown: it boasts some of Cairo’s best-kept architecture, alongside some of it most battered buildings; some of the classiest establishments,…

Cairo faces many pressing urban challenges that are common to major cities in the developing world. As with many cities…