Samy Magdy, Associated Press Updated 6:44 am CDT, Wednesday, August 15, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-8', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 8', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Amr Nabil, AP Image 1of/8 CaptionClose Image 1 of 8 In this July 31, 2018 photo, heavy machinery is used to demolish buildings, in the Maspero neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian authorities are demolishing the historical 19th century neighborhood in Cairo to make way for high-end housing and business development a stone’s … [Read more...] about Egypt razes historical Cairo district, angering residents
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Group urges international probe of 2013 crackdown in Cairo
Updated 6:12 am PDT, Monday, August 13, 2018 Photo: Manu Brabo, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013 file photo, wounded supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi lie on the floor of a makeshift hospital at a sit-in in Cairo, Egypt. On Monday, Aug. 13 2018, Human Rights Watch, called for an international inquiry into a violent dispersal of an Islamist sit-in in Cairo in 2013, that killed some 600 people. The group said that Egyptian authorities have failed to investigate or prosecute a single member of the security forces responsible for the crackdown on the Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in Cairo. less FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013 file photo, wounded supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi lie on the floor of a makeshift hospital at a sit-in in Cairo, Egypt. On Monday, Aug. 13 2018, Human ... more … [Read more...] about Group urges international probe of 2013 crackdown in Cairo
Explosion rocks chemicals factory near Cairo’s airport
Updated 5:16 pm PDT, Thursday, July 12, 2018 CAIRO (AP) — An explosion rocked a chemicals factory near Cairo's airport Thursday night, prompting firefighters and ambulances to rush to the scene. The reason for the blast Thursday night was not immediately known. A military spokesman, Col. Tamer al-Rifai, said on Facebook that the explosion occurred in a petrochemical warehouse of the Heliopolis chemical company. People in Egypt's capital residents reporting hearing a loud explosion and then seeing red smoke rising from the factory. … [Read more...] about Explosion rocks chemicals factory near Cairo’s airport
Italy’s Mediaset, Cairo Communication appeal against 5G frequency…
ROME (Reuters) - Italian private broadcaster Mediaset and media group Cairo Communication have filed an appeal with a regional court against rules set for an auction of frequencies for fifth-generation (5G) mobile services, a legal source and a source close to the matter said. The sale of the frequencies is expected to raise at least 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) for state coffers and national communications authority AGCOM set out the rules governing the auction last month. The appeal against the procedure for assigning the frequencies could delay the process and in turn impact Italy’s ability to raise cash through the auction. The frequencies are currently used by several TV groups including Mediaset, state broadcaster RAI and Cairo’s La7 Channel, which would all have to free up the frequencies once they came up for auction. Mediaset and Cairo both declined to comment. A third source said the reason for the appeal was a “pre-emptive and defensive” … [Read more...] about Italy’s Mediaset, Cairo Communication appeal against 5G frequency…
Rare heavy rains pummel Cairo, leave parts of Egypt impassable
CAIRO -- Rare heavy rainfall pummeled the Egyptian capital and other parts of the country for a second day Wednesday, with showers flooding roads and a new, leafy suburb east of Cairo. The downfall, which began late Tuesday, forced authorities to close highways connecting Cairo to other provinces, the state news agency MENA reported. Heavy rain has left parts of Egypt impassable after the deluge of water flooded streets and damaged property. Parts of Cairo's ring road were shut down for several hours, forcing some travelers to spend the night in their cars. New Cairo, a leafy suburb east of the capital, was the hardest hit, with electrical cables landing in floodwaters that trapped people in their cars. People in Cairo's upscale Fifth Settlement area captured the floods, leaky ceilings and downpours on their mobile phones and posted the imagery on social media. Footage includes scenes of water pouring through the ceiling of a mall there. Other pictures from the luxury suburb showed … [Read more...] about Rare heavy rains pummel Cairo, leave parts of Egypt impassable