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From dislocation to return: A Tal al-Aqarib story
One family's four-year ordeal to find a home
Mohamed Tarek
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Video | No means to make amends
Mada Masr spoke to residents attempting to navigate the costly reconciliation process.
Nada Gamal
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#urban development
Egypt’s battle over buildings: The government takes on informal housing
In May, Sisi spoke in no uncertain terms and called for informal buildings to be razed to the ground
Mohamed Tarek
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#informal housing
Floods hit Zarayeb garbage collectors the hardest
"It’s difficult to calculate the number of families ... we receive survivors every 5 minutes."
Basma Mostafa
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Lawmakers approve incentives for owners to legalize unofficial buildings
The new law is geared to incentivize property owners to license their buildings.
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#Alexandria
Dozens arrested protesting government evictions in Alexandria neighborhood
At least 51 residents arrested for protesting forced evictions.
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#housing
Government campaign to demolish informal buildings sparks anger
The campaign has led to a number of violent confrontations between police and residents.
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#affordable housing
Central Bank amends mortgage finance rules for low earners
The Central Bank of Egypt has amended its 2014 mortgage scheme in what is says is an effort to allow more low…
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#Duweiqa
Families relocated from informal housing to satellite cities after 2-ton rock slide
At least 85 families residing in eastern Cairo’s informal housing area of Duweiqa were evicted and relocated to satellite cities around the…
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#Cairo
Sisi meets with Cairo governor to plan for citywide revamp
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Cairo Governor Galal al-Saeed on Thursday to discuss the infrastructural challenges facing the nation's capital, reported…
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Sarah Sabry
Informal settlements: Swept under the carpet?
«On the anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Egypt in 1992, leaving hundreds of families homeless and with little option but to settle in informal…»
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Kareem Ibrahim
Urbanization, informal areas and the new Cabinet
«Since the mid-1990s, the Egyptian government has adopted neoliberal economic policies, reflected in real estate and the acquisition and accumulation of wealth. This has been evidenced…»
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Yahia Shawkat
How rent could solve the housing problem
«In a previous article I pointed out four main challenges for the housing minister in providing adequate housing to the millions of families seeking their right…»
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