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Anger mounts after deadly Marseille building collapse
World
November 7, 2018
Anger mounts after deadly Marseille building collapse
French officials vowed to inspect all Marseille buildings “unsuitable” for habitation as anger rose over the collapse of two…
Security forces withdrew from Warraq, 11 people injured
Egypt
July 16, 2017
Security forces withdrew from Warraq, 11 people injured
Security forces withdrew from al-Warraq Island Sunday afternoon as their presence provoked clashes with the locals.The forces were deployed to the island in the…
Three buildings earmarked for demolition collapse in Alexandria, no casualties
Egypt
March 11, 2016
Three buildings earmarked for demolition collapse in Alexandria, no casualties
Three old buildings have collapsed in the Karmouz neighborhood of Alexandria, with no casualties reported.Karmouz Police Station was notified on…
Interior Ministry warns against break-ins on Mohamed Mahmoud anniversary
Egypt
November 19, 2012
Interior Ministry warns against break-ins on Mohamed Mahmoud anniversary
The Interior Ministry warned against what it claimed were calls to break into government buildings Monday, when activists plan to…
Alexandria building collapse kills four, injures eight
Egypt
October 15, 2012
Alexandria building collapse kills four, injures eight
Four people were killed and eight others were injured when a three-story building collapsed on Safar Street in Alexandria's Gomrok…
Alexandria residents refuse to evacuate dilapidated buildings
Egypt
July 30, 2012
Alexandria residents refuse to evacuate dilapidated buildings
Residents of Alexandria’s Manshiya neighborhood refused to evacuate two buildings, as per a request by municipal engineers who had formed…
Egypt’s real estate sector down, not out
Business
May 18, 2011
Egypt’s real estate sector down, not out
There seem to be plenty of good reasons to avoid Egypt's battered real estate sector, yet some investors are tiptoeing…
Off biennale: Tower of Babel, tower of Cairo
Art news
December 14, 2010
Off biennale: Tower of Babel, tower of Cairo
Progress can be a messy thing. Take, for example, the Tower of Babel. According to the story, humankind, united after…