Cairo Governorate
Municipality chiefs not selected by nepotism, says Cairo governor
Egypt
December 2, 2012
Municipality chiefs not selected by nepotism, says Cairo governor
The Cairo governor has denied press reports claiming new municipality chiefs were selected because of their affiliation with the Muslim…
Cairo official: Only deserving Duweiqa residents will get apartments
Egypt
October 1, 2012
Cairo official: Only deserving Duweiqa residents will get apartments
A governorate official said that residents of the informal Cairo neighborhood of Duweiqa will only be moved to 6th of…
Authorities threaten striking transport workers with dismissal
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Authorities threaten striking transport workers with dismissal
The Public Transport Authority plans tol award workers who declined to take part in a four-day-old strike with a 10-day…
Cairo Governorate workers start to remove Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Cairo Governorate workers start to remove Mohamed Mahmoud graffiti
Several workers on Monday started painting over slogans and graffiti on the walls surrounding the American University in Cairo downtown…
Verdict on Duweiqa rockslide disaster set for 26 June
Egypt
May 8, 2012
Verdict on Duweiqa rockslide disaster set for 26 June
The Gamaliya Misdemeanor Appeals Court has scheduled a verdict to be delivered on 26 June in the retrial of five…
An uncertain future for burned-out NDP building
Egypt
April 7, 2011
An uncertain future for burned-out NDP building
When the headquarters of the National Democratic Party (NDP) were set ablaze in the early days of anti-government protests in…
Cairo Governor inaugurates el-Obour market renovations
Business
July 12, 2010
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…
“No one can prevent us from celebrating”
Egypt
July 6, 2010
“No one can prevent us from celebrating”
“It’s a sign for the end of the world,” says Ahmad Bahgat, one of the thousands of people who came…