informal housing
4 injured in Embaba building collapse
Egypt
April 10, 2018
4 injured in Embaba building collapse
A seven-storey building collapsed in Al-Wehda area of Embaba, Giza governorate, on Tuesday, resulting in injury of four people from…
7-storey building collapses in Alexandria, no deaths or injuries
Egypt
April 6, 2018
7-storey building collapses in Alexandria, no deaths or injuries
Alexandria Governor Mohammed Sultan announced on Friday that a property located on Al-Quds Street inside the Alexandria district of Mustafa…
Minister: 383 areas nationwide unsafe for living
Egypt
February 27, 2012
Minister: 383 areas nationwide unsafe for living
A total of 383 areas nationwide are unsafe for living, and 29 are "maximum danger" areas located in Cairo, Aswan,…
Peri-urban Cairo provides growth but lacks recognition
Environment
August 18, 2011
Peri-urban Cairo provides growth but lacks recognition
Situated along the outskirts of Greater Cairo lie rapidly populating areas - an extension of informal urban growth that's been dominating…
Rockslide scares residents in low-income area
Egypt
June 1, 2011
Rockslide scares residents in low-income area
A large rock sliding from its place caused Egyptian authorities on Wednesday to evacuate residents of Herafeein, a squatter settlement…