slums
PM: The government vows to take care of the 4 million who live in slums
Egypt
March 19, 2014
PM: The government vows to take care of the 4 million who live in slums
At a press conference on Wednesday from the site developing slums on the Ismailia Desert road, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb…
Port Said signs multi-million pound agreement to develop slums
Egypt
January 17, 2013
Port Said signs multi-million pound agreement to develop slums
Agreements for an LE107 million slum development project in Port Said Governorate were signed on Thursday. The governorate signed the…
Ramlet Bulaq slum dwellers ‘break out’
Egypt
October 2, 2012
Ramlet Bulaq slum dwellers ‘break out’
It was already past noon on Sunday, and Magdy, the general coordinator of the popular committee, is still running around…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and…
What’s in an image: Class drama in Ramadan
Art news
August 16, 2012
What’s in an image: Class drama in Ramadan
For decades, the highpoint of Ramadan’s drama had been a serial about an idealistic middle class character who strives to…
Firsthand account: Inside Ramlet Bulaq on the day of the clashes
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Firsthand account: Inside Ramlet Bulaq on the day of the clashes
Amr Fathi is but the most recent fatality in Ramlet Bulaq, where slum dwellers have been struggling to keep their…
Suspects deny role in Nile City towers violence
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Suspects deny role in Nile City towers violence
Cairo prosecutors ordered Friday the detention of 17 suspects in the Nile City towers violence for four days pending…
Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum
The death of five-year-old Amar Mohammed Salah as fire tore through his shack in Boulaq, a central-Cairo slum on 27…
Egyptian actor demands housing rights in new constitution
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Egyptian actor demands housing rights in new constitution
Actor Mohamed Sobhi, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, warned on Tuesday against the risks of informal…
Government allocates LE175 million for development of slums
Business
January 2, 2012
Government allocates LE175 million for development of slums
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri allocated a budget of LE175 million for the development of slum areas throughout Egypt. The budget…