Egypt
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Urban & Transport
7/19/2022 3:39:36 PM
Cairo Governorate, in cooperation with the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), launched on Tuesday the first phase of the Cairo Bike Project in the streets of Downtown Cairo.
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World
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Region
7/16/2022 8:35:28 PM
Dozens of Iranian hard-liners rallied on Saturday at a square in downtown Tehran, burning U.S. and Israeli flags and denouncing President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East.
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World
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International
7/4/2022 10:38:11 PM
One person was killed and four were wounded in a shooting early Monday outside a nightclub in downtown Sacramento, police said.
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World
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International
6/5/2022 6:26:08 PM
Gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular downtown Philadelphia entertainment district late Saturday night, authorities said.
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Egypt
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Tourism
5/4/2022 4:02:50 PM
Three-time Grammy Award-winning US band Maroon 5 visited on Wednesday the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir square, downtown Cairo, hours after they performed their first concert in the North African country at the great historical sight of the Giza pyramids.
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World
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International
4/3/2022 4:32:17 PM
Police in Sacramento say six people are dead and at least nine others have been injured after a shooting in downtown Sacramento.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
3/19/2022 10:52:59 PM
Until the missiles struck within walking distance of the cathedrals and cafes downtown, Ukraine's cultural capital was a city that could feel distant from the war. The early panic had eased, and the growing response to morning air raid sirens was not to head downstairs but roll over in bed.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
3/13/2022 10:18:41 AM
A relentless assault on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol continued Saturday, as Russian forces shelled the city's downtown, including an area around a mosque that was sheltering more than 80 people, some children.
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World
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International
2/19/2022 1:06:32 PM
Police in Canada moved Friday to dislodge the final truckers and protesters from downtown Ottawa, in a mostly peaceful operation aimed at bringing an end to three weeks of demonstrations over Covid-19 health rules.
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World
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International
2/12/2022 6:24:41 PM
For five days, a blockade of pickups, cars and a handful of commercial trucks has choked off traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest border crossing between Canada and the United States. There are blockades at two other crossings as well. And for two weeks, downtown streets in Canada's capital have been snarled by a convoy of semis and other vehicles as protesters rail against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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World
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Region
2/9/2022 12:02:15 PM
A gas explosion in downtown Abu Dhabi prompted a warning of a possible attack early on Wednesday.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
1/26/2022 11:31:32 PM
In his new solo exhibition at Access gallery in downtown Cairo, artist Mohamed Abouelnaga walks down memory lane to the years he spent in Alexandria.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
12/16/2021 1:28:16 PM
Ambassador of Belarus in Egypt Sergei L. Terentiev and the Ambassador of the Vatican in Egypt, Archbishop Nicolas Tefenn, inaugurated an exhibition featuring the ceramics of Garagos Village at the hall of the Heart of Jesus Church that is located in Downtown Cairo on 13 December.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/8/2021 10:21:00 AM
A US-UAE consortium has won the bid to redevelop the Mogamma Al-Tahrir complex in downtown Cairo
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Egypt
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Politics
12/7/2021 12:03:37 PM
Egypt signed on Monday a deal worth more than EGP 3.5 billion with a US consortium that won a bid to upgrade the Tahrir Complex (Mogamma El-Tahrir), a historical asset in downtown Cairo which is currently owned by the country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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World
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International
11/20/2021 8:58:12 PM
Police opened fire on protesters in rioting that erupted in downtown Rotterdam around a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions late Friday night. The Dutch city's mayor called it ``an orgy of violence.''
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
11/16/2021 8:41:34 PM
Strengths and weaknesses, authority and submission... Memories of a Lord, a highlight of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival which closed last month, presented a picture of extreme power set against extreme vulnerability
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
10/21/2021 9:56:00 PM
A VR documentary that combines interactive CGI simulations and 360-degree scenes, reassesses the fashion industry while inspiring sympathy and empathy among a large number of viewers at the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF).
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
9/28/2021 6:28:58 PM
The 9th edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) will kick off on Friday, featuring a large assortment of performers from Egypt, Arab region and beyond throughout three weeks of events.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
8/27/2021 12:18:00 PM
Architectural historian Mohamed ElShahed talks about his work documenting the memory of Cairo
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