Heliopolis: A brave new city
A colonial economic history of an urban development venture
A colonial economic history of an urban development venture
Areas of historic Cairo are again being cleared to make way for overpass expressways.
Walking around the Heliopolis district of Dhaher at dawn, I enter a small maze of paths, all nine of which lead to the heart of Dhaher: Sakakini Square (the focal…
An automated screen in front of the Khulafa al-Rashedeen mosque in Cairo’s Heliopolis neighborhood read “The District of Masr al-Gedida.” The guard pointed to the Merryland celebration hall adjacent to…
Residents say the homes are privately owned, licensed and “not an informal settlement”
Over 1,500 residents petitioned on Thursday to prevent the construction of a new flyover bridge
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy approved the Merryland Park development project on Wednesday, after previously threatening to take legal action against the park's…
Militant group Ajnad Misr has claimed responsibility via their Twitter account for a bombing outside the Heliopolis Court on Monday morning, which…
A young woman was injured on Thursday when a homemade bomb exploded under a pedestrian bridge near Qubba Presidential Palace. According to…
A fourth homemade bomb exploded in the Ezbet al-Nakhl metro station on Wednesday at noon, following three explosions that took place earlier in…
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