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- A New Beginning For Egyptian Tourism
Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Elshahed) In the recent flurry of reports about Egypt’s impending economic challenges, many have highlighted the damage done to the tourism sector in the wake of the 25 January revolution. The number of tourists who’ve come...
- More Re Facelift For Downtown Cairo
Egypt Today If your favorite nostalgic hangout is Estoril, or if you like to contemplate the morning bustle of the city over a coffee and newspaper at Cafe Riche, or if you enjoy drawing on a shisha in one of the boursa’s many outdoor cafés, your Downtown...
- Restoring The Heart Of Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Amira El-Noshokaty) You know you are in Downtown Cairo when your eyes fall upon grand boulevards and even grander buildings with late 19th century and 20th century European-style doorways and sculptures, designed in a combination of art...
- Travel: Downtown Cairo Hotels
Al Ahram Weekly (Nagal Nkrumah) A downtown Cairo hotel might not be the place to put down new roots, but there are notable exceptions. Most of the hotels in this part of Cairo have seen better days and are run-down, dilapidated lodges that house rucksack...
- Cairo's Hidden Gems
Egypt Daily Star (Nigel J Hetherington) A lot of us are aware of the magnificently preserved monuments of the pharaohs, the splendours of Islamic Cairo, and the beautiful Red Sea corals, but how many of us are aware that Egypt has one of the largest collections...
Egypt
Developing Downtown Cairo for tourism
BBC News
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The Downtown area of Cairo is an odd mixture of Colonial era architecture and modern bustle, buildings and rather a lot of architectural decay. This video looks at some of the problems and the proposed solutions.
A bit off topic, but it's a slow week for news.
A bit off topic, but it's a slow week for news.
- A New Beginning For Egyptian Tourism
Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Elshahed) In the recent flurry of reports about Egypt’s impending economic challenges, many have highlighted the damage done to the tourism sector in the wake of the 25 January revolution. The number of tourists who’ve come...
- More Re Facelift For Downtown Cairo
Egypt Today If your favorite nostalgic hangout is Estoril, or if you like to contemplate the morning bustle of the city over a coffee and newspaper at Cafe Riche, or if you enjoy drawing on a shisha in one of the boursa’s many outdoor cafés, your Downtown...
- Restoring The Heart Of Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Amira El-Noshokaty) You know you are in Downtown Cairo when your eyes fall upon grand boulevards and even grander buildings with late 19th century and 20th century European-style doorways and sculptures, designed in a combination of art...
- Travel: Downtown Cairo Hotels
Al Ahram Weekly (Nagal Nkrumah) A downtown Cairo hotel might not be the place to put down new roots, but there are notable exceptions. Most of the hotels in this part of Cairo have seen better days and are run-down, dilapidated lodges that house rucksack...
- Cairo's Hidden Gems
Egypt Daily Star (Nigel J Hetherington) A lot of us are aware of the magnificently preserved monuments of the pharaohs, the splendours of Islamic Cairo, and the beautiful Red Sea corals, but how many of us are aware that Egypt has one of the largest collections...