Murderers, thieves and conmen: The Maadi land controversy
“Everything you see in front of you,” mutters Hajj Mohamed Abdel Raouf as he moves his finger across the skyline, “was built by murderers and thieves.” The horizon he points…
“Everything you see in front of you,” mutters Hajj Mohamed Abdel Raouf as he moves his finger across the skyline, “was built by murderers and thieves.” The horizon he points…
Tensions flared among residents of the informal neighborhood of Dar al-Salam on Monday, after a scheduled demolition turned fatal. The area continues to experience unrest following last month’s decision by…
According to the Chinese calendar, Friday January 31 marks the end of the year of 4711 and the beginning of the year 4712 — the Year of the Horse. The…
This New Year’s Eve may be the first you’ll spend in the comfort of your home with a good movie and a box of pizza. But if you’re up for…
Security forces killed two people identified as terrorists in the southeast Cairo district of Hadayek al-Maadi on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry said in…
Twelve protesters arrested in Maadi on the third anniversary of January 25 were found not guilty by the Maadi Misdemeanors Court Saturday,…
Muslim Brotherhood supporters renewed their habitual protests on Friday, and were met with tear gas and violent retaliation from area residents, witnesses…
A little-known jihadi group claimed responsibility for an attack on a communications installation in Maadi in a video released Tuesday. Kita’ib al-Furqan (Battalions of the Koran) claimed to…
Following Monday morning’s rocket propelled grenade attack on a Maadi satellite station, security forces at Cairo International Airport declared a state of…
While the worst of the violence abated by Thursday morning after yesterday's fatal clashes, sporadic incidents continued to break out across the…
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