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A community portal about Cairo with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Cairo, which means "Triumphant", is the capital city of Egypt. It has a metropolitan area population of officially about 15.2 million people, but... [more]

A community portal about Cairo with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Cairo, which means "Triumphant", is the capital city of Egypt. It has a metropolitan area population of officially about 15.2 million people, but in reality there might live almost 25 million. Cairo is the seventeenth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Cairo is also the most populous metropolitan area and the most populous city in Africa. The city is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East.

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Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza • Cairo, Egypt

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Four Seasons excellence in the land of the pharaohs Click on photo for more information & booking. The icon of modernity in Cairo is the 30-story sleek and luxurious Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza. The 367 rooms and 77 suites of this elegant tower, located in Garden City, Cairo’s financial section, speaks of Cairo’s position in the international world of finance and business. The excellence of the Four Seasons brand is evident everywhere here from the architectural flower arrangements to the $10 million art collection. The Nile Plaza is a whole development that includes private residences and upscale shopping as well as the ... Read Full Story

Cairo, Paris on the Nile!

Written by ezeego on
The history meets the present ... Immerse yourself in the ancient past at Cairo, an Egyptian city located on the banks and islands of the river Nile. Cairo is a fusion of the old and new! A delight during the day and an even livelier nightlife makes Cairo the most loved city of Egypt. If antiques and history catch your attention, Cairo would not let you down with ample of places to visit. The Egyptian Museum exhibiting the treasures of Tutankhamen, Khan El Khalili bazaar, Pyramids of Giza and the Great Pyramid ,the Sphinx, City of the Dead to name a few, are some ... Read Full Story

Death on the Nile - no just a cruise on the Nile!

Written by LadyM on
I am writing this whilst sat in the rather more glamorous than last visit – Terminal 3, London Heathrow – I use the term glamorous loosely though – it has a long way to go before reaching many other great airport terminals I have visited around the world. So this weekend has been one of much fun.... Friday night – a lovely evening in the big city with the lovely man in my life. We had a gorgeous light bite for dinner at my favourite restaurant chain Med Kitchen ; then hot-footed it to Leicester Squares Vue cinema to walk down the red carpet ... Read Full Story

Egypt looks good for future opportunities

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The land of rich cultural past could become the land of rich future opportunity. In Egypt economic and social reforms have helped the economic climate, and these have been followed by private enterprise and investment, including foreign investment. The country’s business are rising to the challenge, and are jostling to compete for domestic market share and broader expansion into global markets. Open trade and international standards have helped to increase competitiveness, with international trade barriers eased by new laws and regulations. Inward foreign investment has been encouraged. Cairo, the capital, the Arab World’s largest and Africa’s most populous city could reap the benefits. With ... Read Full Story

Creative Cairo Belly Dancing

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By Charlie Reese Where to Experience Cairo Belly Dancing Belly dancing is now very popular due to its import to the rest of the world via video clips and famous dancers. Now everyone wants to learn to belly dance. If you want to see where it all started then you should look for Cairo belly dancing. This is where the dance started, from the time of the Pharaohs, and is a tradition that is still present in modern day Egypt. Things have changed since the time of ancient Egypt when belly dancing was revered and held a central part in Egyptian culture. Today Cairo ... Read Full Story
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Cairo clashes over demolition of illegal housing
Nearly two dozen people, including 17 police, were hurt in a suburb of Cairo on Tuesday during clashes over homes due for demolition because they were built without permits, an official said.The trouble began when officials arrived in Ezbet el-Haggana, northeast of the capital, to carry out demolition orders on 28 buildings constructed years ago without permission, police and witnesses said.Protesters responded by hurling stones at them. In...  
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Turning trash into treasure in Cairo
CAIRO, Egypt—In an attempt to help curb the city's stifling pollution and meet their energy needs too, a few Cairo families have begun to recycle waste—now that the nation's pigs are gone—by generating biogas from rubbish. It is an ambitious ...  
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Cairo reinstates cops, future hinges on new chief
CAIRO — For the time being, Cairo’s police officers are be back on the job. Cairo Village Council on Monday voted to reinstate the village’s three part-time patrol officers who were laid off along with Chief Allen Floro at the Nov. 9 council...  
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Pyramids and Cairo, Egypt, 95 Years Later
In 1914, my grandmother and her sister made a pilgrimage to the pyramids. Ninety-five years later, her grandson and great-grandsons made the same journey. I was thinking about how the pyramids have changed in that time. When she visited, the pyramids were in a remote desert. Now they are smack dab in the largest city in Africa, Cairo, and the area around the pyramids has become highly commercial -- with even a KFC nearby. Her experience was...  
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EGYPT: River pollution hits Nile fishermen
CAIRO, 13 December 2009 ( IRIN ) - "It's becoming so hard these days. I only managed to get a few fish yesterday," said Galal Saed, 35, casting his net into the Nile near the village of Hawamdia, 25km south of Cairo. Saed said he usually catches 2kg ...  
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