Years of budget shortfalls, administrative restructuring, and neighbourhood disputes have left the capital's local government apparatus fragmented—and residents demanding answers.
As the governorate pushes forward with controversial urban densification plans, longtime residents and small business owners warn the city risks erasing its character and pricing out the working class.
Influxes of Afghan, Pakistani, and Sudanese migrants are reshaping life in historic districts like Zamalek and Garden City, forcing local authorities and residents to confront both challenges and untapped economic potential.
As Egypt's capital grapples with air pollution levels five times the WHO safety threshold, city planners face tough choices about how to implement the ambitious sustainability targets set for 2030.
As informal settlements expand across the Nile Delta, urban planners are studying lessons from Istanbul, Lagos and Mumbai to reshape the city's future.
As displacement crises grip nations worldwide, Cairo's approach to absorbing migrants and refugees offers lessons—and warnings—for cities grappling with unprecedented population shifts.
A perfect storm of stalled urban planning, bureaucratic gridlock, and rising construction costs has left ordinary Cairenes priced out of their own neighbourhoods.
New data on incident response times, neighbourhood crime rates, and emergency service capacity offers a sobering snapshot of public safety challenges across Greater Cairo.
City planners and community leaders say the upscale island neighbourhood's crumbling utilities and congested streets require immediate intervention to prevent wider urban decline.
Senior administrators and policy experts are raising alarm about underfunded institutions across the capital, citing crumbling facilities and outdated curriculum frameworks.
As the city invests billions in new metro lines and road networks, the statistics behind Egypt's most ambitious urban mobility project tell a story of scale, ambition—and ongoing challenges.
As the governorate prepares to unveil revised proposals for the island district's modernisation, key stakeholders reveal sharply divergent views on priorities, costs, and community impact.
From waste management breakthroughs in Helwan to new electric bus initiatives along the Nile Corniche, Egypt's capital is accelerating its environmental agenda.
Years of underfunding, infrastructure gaps, and rising urban pressures have left Egypt's capital grappling with a public safety crisis that experts say required urgent intervention.
While the capital invests in infrastructure and digital learning, experts warn that Egypt's flagship institutions are struggling to match the pace of transformation seen in Dubai, Istanbul, and Beirut.
With mounting pressure from geopolitical tensions and tightening asylum regulations, thousands of migrants and refugees in Egypt's capital must now navigate an uncertain future.
With government buyout offers expiring next month, thousands in deteriorating apartment blocks must choose between accepting compensation or risking forced eviction.
