CAIRO - Last Tuesday, police forces raided the Sudan Nest, a slum near al-Dokki neighbourhood in Cairo. Police forcibly evacuated the inhabitants of the slum from their shoddy dwellings ...

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Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

In Ezbet-el-Haggana, a slum on the outskirts of Cairo, residents struggle daily to survive. Staggering unemployment, inflated food prices and problems securing housing make life here both ...