Taxi drivers protest against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)

Taxi drivers hold a sit-in against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)

A man walks between taxis parked on the street during a sit-in against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)

Taxi driver protest against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)

Taxi drivers protest against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)

Taxi driver protest against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)

Taxi drivers protest against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)

Taxi drivers chant during a demonstration against foreign ride hailing applications Uber, Careem in Cairo on 8 March, 2016 (Photo: Suhail Saleh)