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Death toll from Friday violence reaches 173
Egypt
August 17, 2013
Death toll from Friday violence reaches 173
The total death toll from Friday violence across Egypt has reached 173, according to Health Ministry spokesperson Mohamed Barakat. The new figures…
Recap of ‘Friday of Rage’: at least 60 dead, 1118 arrested sparking international condemnation
Egypt
August 17, 2013
Recap of ‘Friday of Rage’: at least 60 dead, 1118 arrested sparking international condemnation
International condemnation of the violent events in Egypt have increased as clashes between supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsy and…
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police
Cairo’s bustling Ramses Square, where street vendors hawk everything from screwdrivers to socks in the center of the city’s transportation…
Saving Cairo Station
Opinion
May 2, 2011
Saving Cairo Station
A crime is being committed in Cairo’s main train station. For years, Egyptian academics and state planners have been re-discovering…
Police disperse Ramses protest with teargas
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Police disperse Ramses protest with teargas
Egyptian police fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Ramses, Cairo’s busiest square, eyewitnesses said.A group of…
Where does urban harmony begin?
Opinion
January 22, 2011
Where does urban harmony begin?
Cairo, the palimpsest city with multiple layers of dense continuous inhabitation, is currently seeking reconstructive plastic surgery. With ailing infrastructure…