Wafaa Bakry
1800 flats in 6th of October City stormed and occupied illegally
Egypt
October 25, 2011
1800 flats in 6th of October City stormed and occupied illegally
Organized groups on Monday stormed the National Project for Social Housing in 6th of October City and occupied 1800 flats…
Mines to be removed from 40,000 acres of minefields in New Alamein
Egypt
August 31, 2011
Mines to be removed from 40,000 acres of minefields in New Alamein
The Urban Communities Authority is in the process of signing a protocol with the Planning and International Cooperation Ministry and…
Egypt’s military to begin building low-income houses
Egypt
July 22, 2011
Egypt’s military to begin building low-income houses
The armed forces will begin building 25,000 housing units in different governorates, within the framework of a new housing project…
Construction permits suspended due to water supply issues
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Construction permits suspended due to water supply issues
Sayed Nasr, head of the Holding Company for Drinking Water and Wastewater, said he had agreed with the Urban Communities…
Egypt Radio discontinues program criticized by minister
Egypt
January 12, 2011
Egypt Radio discontinues program criticized by minister
Egyptian al-Sharq al-Awsat radio station has stopped broadcasting one of its programs after a minister criticized the show and accused…
Recent bad weather leads to higher sedimentation rate in Nile
Environment
January 4, 2011
Recent bad weather leads to higher sedimentation rate in Nile
Recent flooding and torrential rains in Egypt have affected the Nile River, causing higher-than-usual rates of water turbidity and discoloration
Arab Contractors to head back to Iraq after 4-year hiatus
Business
October 27, 2010
Arab Contractors to head back to Iraq after 4-year hiatus
Prominent Egyptian property developer the Arab Contractors Company plans to open two branches in Iraq--in Baghdad and Erbil--after a four-year…
Committee: TMG should be charged almost LE14 billion in housing units
Business
October 17, 2010
Committee: TMG should be charged almost LE14 billion in housing units
The legal committee tasked with re-evaluating land associated with the Madinaty urban development project this week recommended that the Housing…
Second private school put under ministry supervision for violations
Egypt
September 7, 2010
Second private school put under ministry supervision for violations
Education Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr ordered that the Gozour private school be put under his ministry's supervision for violating regulations…
September to witness first popular trial of education minister
Egypt
August 22, 2010
September to witness first popular trial of education minister
The Independent Teachers Syndicate will hold the first popular trial, a mock court proceeding, of the Minister of Education on…