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Taxi protests over UberPOP block Paris airport
World

Taxi protests over UberPOP block Paris airport

French police in riot gear used tear gas as French taxi drivers stepped up protests against US online ridesharing service…
Protests continue in Cairo, governorates
Egypt

Protests continue in Cairo, governorates

Protests continued on Tuesday in Cairo and five other governorates for demands including better living conditions, higher salaries, and the…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life a taxi driver
Life & Style

Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life a taxi driver

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Woman taxi driver breaks barriers in Egypt
Egypt

Woman taxi driver breaks barriers in Egypt

It has all the trappings of an Egyptian taxi. The radio is usually tuned to the legendary singer Om Kalthoum,…
Taxi drivers protest poor security, police negligence
Egypt

Taxi drivers protest poor security, police negligence

Scores of taxi drivers on Thursday demonstrated in front of the Egyptian Museum at Abdel Moneim al-Riyad square, downtown Cairo,…
Cairo kitsch embraced as artistic inspiration
Art news

Cairo kitsch embraced as artistic inspiration

Generously sprinkled throughout Cairo’s streets there exists an understated art form - that of kitsch art, which has over the…
Egyptian rights group rejects ‘women-only’ taxis
Egypt

Egyptian rights group rejects ‘women-only’ taxis

The Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights on Wednesday rejected a project approved by Local Development Minister Mohamed Attiya to designate…
Police pressure taxi drivers to help out on election day
Egypt

Police pressure taxi drivers to help out on election day

The Interior Ministry has come up with an idea to "persuade" Egyptian taxi drivers to render their services to the…
IDSC: 339,600 automobile license plates issued within year
Business

IDSC: 339,600 automobile license plates issued within year

Between June 2009 and June 2010, a total of 339,600 new personal license plates were issued by Egypt's Department of…
Female taxi drivers: The debate continues
Egypt

Female taxi drivers: The debate continues

An article published by Al-Masry Al-Youm earlier this month about female taxi drivers stirred some interesting debate on Facebook.
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