Cairo’s City of the Dead is more than a cemetery – it’s a living neighbourhood at risk

Over the centuries, buildings were constructed in and around the graves and monuments and then were transformed into homes.
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Greetings from downtown Cairo, where unpretentious cafés are part of centuries-old charm

Downtown Cairo, or Wust el-Balad as it's known, is a trove of hidden gems. Imprinted on every high-ceilinged building, arched ...

Work by 'lost' philosopher referenced by Plato and Aristotle discovered in Egypt

A work by a 'lost' Ancient Greek philosopher has been discovered, written on a 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment discovered in ...

Egypt to Buy Cyprus Gas Field Aphrodite’s Entire Output

Egypt agreed to buy all the gas that will be produced from the Aphrodite deposit in Cyprus, as the North African country ...
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What we know about the revival of Cairo’s Iconic Grand Continental Hotel

Egypt has launched construction work to revive the 19th-century Continental Hotel in downtown Cairo, once among the city’s most prestigious addresses, after decades of neglect and a controversial ...
Hebdo Ahram

Cairo Intl’ Airport’s Terminal 4 to open in 4 years: Civil aviation minister

Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Sameh El-Hefny, announced on Saturday the addition of Terminal 4 to Cairo International Airport (CAI) within four years. The project's cost has been estimated at $4 ...
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