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News of Giza
Minister of Supply Inspects Giza bakeries
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Bassem Ouda ordered the closure of a bakery for three months on Saturday after the bakery owner tried to stop inspectors and verbally assaulted them. Ouda was inspecting several bakeries in the Giza area of Monib when he discovered a large amount of looted (...)

04 - 05 - 2013
Four new air-conditioned trains for Cairo Metro next month
Ahmed Abdel Hafiz, president of Cairo's second Metro line, discussed plans by the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operation to introduce four new air conditioned trains to Cairo's Shubra-Giza line. He stated that the company was currently putting the finishing touches on the new trains, (...)

29 - 04 - 2013
Giza Systems celebrates Earth Day
Egyptian company Giza Systems is preparing for a week-long celebration of Earth Day. The company is a well-known system integrator in the region. We contacted Wessam Ghazy, chief officer of Shared Services, for more information on what they have in store. “We communicate the idea of Earth Day to (...)

22 - 04 - 2013
Fools' Culture: The Orion correlation theory confirmed
The long unconfirmed theory of the pyramids being built in line with Orion's Belt has been confirmed by the Ministry of Antiquities. The theory states that the three Giza pyramids have been built to align with the three bright stars of Orion's belt: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. The Orion (...)

01 - 04 - 2013
Al-Wasat youth criticise party policies
A group of youth members of Al-Wasat party in Qousiya, Assiut criticised the party's high board's policies on Monday. Al-Wasat has been calling for respecting President Mohamed Morsi's legitimacy. The youth members released a statement on Monday voicing their rejection of the party's “absolute (...)

25 - 03 - 2013
Court of Cassation accepts El-Adly appeal in profiteering case
The Court of Cassation accepted on Sunday former Minister of Interior Habib El-Adly's appeal of his twelve-year sentence and ordered a retrial. The Giza Criminal Court found El-Adly guilty of profiteering and money laundering in May 2011. He will now face the same charges again in a different (...)

17 - 03 - 2013
Microbus drivers block traffic
Microbus drivers brought traffic in Giza to a standstill after initiating a strike on Sunday morning in response to the country's current diesel fuel crisis. Dozens of drivers blocked the entrance to the Ring Road on Al-Bahr Al-Azam Street in Giza and the Ring Road itself, using bricks and (...)

10 - 03 - 2013
Tourism in the news: Giza signs tourist development protocols for Bahariya oasis
The governorate of Giza recently signed a cooperation protocol with the Public Authority for Tourist Development to study and review strategic plans for tourist development services in the Bahariya oasis region. The protocol aims to identify ways to promote the region as a promising development (...)

07 - 03 - 2013
Egypt's Steel Mogul Sentenced To 34 Years
Egyptian steel magnate Ahmed Ezz has been sentenced on Wednesday to 34 years in prison and a fine of EGP 2 billion for illegally seizing shares of state-owned firm Dekheila Steel Co. Giza Criminal Court has sentenced Ahmed Ezz for 34 years in prison alongside a fine of EGP 2 billion for his illegal (...)

06 - 03 - 2013
Court: Governors will not give permission to build or demolish churches
The Administrative Court has cancelled Hosni Mubarak's 2005 decision which gave governors the right to issue permits to allow building or demolishing churches. State run EGYNews reported that lawyer Mamdouh Nakhla filed the lawsuit to cancel the ousted president's decision. The lawsuit argued that (...)

27 - 02 - 2013
Suspected Central Bank governor carjackers arrested
Giza authorities have arrested several people suspected of stealing Central Bank Governor Hisham Ramez's car. Authorities had acted on information that a gang specializing in stealing luxury cars at gunpoint was behind the robbery. Security personnel managed to arrest the gang members, who told (...)

19 - 02 - 2013
Thirty-three contractors hired to move and collect trash in Giza
The Giza Cleansing and Beautification Authority (GCBA) has recently hired 33 contractors in the Amrania district in Giza to move and collect trash in exchange for EGP 1 per apartment visited, to be paid at the end of each month. Ali Abd al-Rahman, the Giza governor, said the move came as part of a (...)

09 - 02 - 2013
DON'T MISS
A month of Science fiction at the Artellewa Space for Contemporary Arts located in Ard Al-Lewa will see the screening of the 1972 film Solaris by the world renowned filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky on 11 February, 7pm. The film received the FIPRESCI Prize and the Grand Prize of the Jury at Cannes Film (...)

06 - 02 - 2013
150 Nour Party members resign Thursday
Around 150 Nour Party members in Giza resigned Thursday in protest over a meeting between Nour leaders and National Salvation Front figures earlier that day. Giza's Nour Party Secretary General Ahmed Shokry refuted the number, saying the move was a media stunt. He added that he had not received any (...)

31 - 01 - 2013
Military court postpones Qorsaya verdict again
Dozens of Qorsaya Island residents blocked Al-Bahr Al-Aazam road in Giza for an hour on Monday to protest a military court postponing for a month the verdict in a case against their fellow residents. “There are between 100 and 200 protesters blocking the road. They demand to meet with any high (...)

28 - 01 - 2013
Protesters commemorate ‘Friday of Rage'
Protesters commemorated the two-year anniversary of the “Friday of Rage" by holding funeral prayers on Qasr Al-Nile Bridge at noon on Monday. The prayers were followed by marches from Al-Sayeda Zeinab Mosque, Omar Makram Mosque In Tahrir and Al-Istiqama Mosque in Giza in the afternoon. All three (...)

28 - 01 - 2013
Medical report: torture caused detainee's death
A final medical report released Tuesday suggests a man who died in police custody was tortured to death. Mohamed Abdel Aziz, the lawyer for the family of Sa'ad Said, who died in police custody after being arrested last November, said the report documented extensive bruising and abrasions to Said's (...)

22 - 01 - 2013
Fire At Egypt's Giza Zoo
Six Fire Engines Were Called To Tackle A Fire At Giza Zoo On Sunday Afternoon. The Fire Started In A Forested Area And Spread To The Animal Food Warehouse, Reports Say. The Cause Of The Fire And The Amount Of Damage Caused Is Still Unknown. Giza Zoo Was Conceived By Khedive Ismail And Launched In (...)

21 - 01 - 2013
Protesters camp out outside Qandil's house
Protesters continued their week-long camp-out near the residence of Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in the Dokki suburb of Giza on Sunday, vowing to remain until they are given the jobs they had been promised. The protesters are holders of master's degrees and doctorates. They have not been granted (...)

20 - 01 - 2013
BREAKING: Fire at Egypt's Giza Zoo
Six fire engines were called to tackle a fire at Giza Zoo on Sunday afternoon. The fire started in a forested area and spread to the animal food warehouse, reports say. The cause of the fire and the amount of damage caused is still unknown. Giza Zoo was conceived by Khedive Ismail and launched in (...)

20 - 01 - 2013
Fire at the Zoo
A fire broke out at Giza Zoo on Sunday afternoon, prompting visitors to evacuate the Zoo. The cause of the fire was not discovered at the time of publication. Eyewitnesses claimed a motorcycle was set ablaze, causing nearby trees to catch fire. Animal activist Dina Zu Al-Faqqar stated, from inside (...)

20 - 01 - 2013
Further allegations of police torture
By Salma Hegab A man has claimed he was tortured in Sheikh Zayed police station, the latest in a string of allegations against police. Abdel Hamid Mohamed also claimed to have been falsely accused of escaping from custody. Mohamed claimed he was returning home to 6th of October City last week using (...)

20 - 01 - 2013
Prosecutors investigate sudden death of man in police custody
Giza prosecutors are investigating the death of a textile merchant in police custody several hours after his arrest in Warraq neighborhood Wednesday. The family of the suspect has blamed the police for his death and described the allegations that he assaulted people, impersonated a military officer (...)

17 - 01 - 2013
Badrashein train crash kills 19
Train Crash in Giza leaves over 19 dead. Courtesy of: Jonathan Rashad. A train crash in Badrashein, Giza left 19 CSF conscripts dead and 117 injured, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Health. The train was transporting the conscripts, all born between 1990 and 1992, to their camps when the last (...)

15 - 01 - 2013
Transport minister takes responsibility for train wreck, won''t resign
Transportation Minister Hatem Abdel Latif on Tuesday said he is “politically responsible” for the train wreck in the Badrashin district of Giza Monday that claimed the lives of 17 central security recruits and injured 117 others. Abdel Latif stressed that he would not resign, as he was only (...)

15 - 01 - 2013
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