From sailing the Nile to discovering necropolises, things to do in Cairo are a portal into a past filled with extraordinary ...

Among the poorest of Egypt's poor, the so-called "zabbaleen" who scavenge through garbage to eke out a living in a Cairo slum struggle to keep their children in school. Residents of the Ezbet al-Nakhl ...

In a part of Cairo known as the Garbage City, Magada Bamy’s hands move so swiftly that they nearly blur as she sifts through a bag of trash. “Grade A, grade B,” she mutters to herself, placing the ...

The World observed International Environment Day under the theme ‘’solutions to plastic pollution’’— resonating with the President’s April 19 executive order, in which he voiced support for a circular ...

Street vendors are seen as people do shopping at a market area within preparations for the upcoming holy Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Abuja, Nigeria on March 26, 2022. Photo by Adam ...

African leaders are increasingly aspiring to "modernise" their cities. That is to make them "globally competitive" and "smart". The hope is to strategically position cities in Africa to drive the ...

Egypt is awash in plastic that finds its way into the River Nile, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, with the country’s contribution to plastic waste in the Mediterranean amounting to 43 per cent ...

Prospect receives commission when you buy a book using this page. Thank you for supporting us. During the lifetime of the Prophet Mohammed in the 7th century, Middle Eastern countries like Egypt and ...