The island’s residents have been engaged in a long battle over government plans to expropriate land
Activists arrested in sting operation to pressure Warraq residents to make concessions
A Cabinet decision was taken to expropriate land on Warraq Island for public use
Mada Masr sits down with UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha
Residents of Warraq Island shut down the New Warraq City Development Authority’s offices on Tuesday, blocking its entrance and bringing work to…
Security forces began arresting people at the Tuesday night protest
At least seven residents of Warraq Island were injured on Thursday by police personnel.
The protest marked escalating friction between security agencies and residents.
Twenty-three residents of Warraq were arrested on Tuesday, and later released, as for a second day people from the Nile island continued…
Dozens of residents have gathered around Warraq Island’s ferry port over the last few days
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