Cairo – News, Jobs & For Sale

The name Cairo is Derived from Arbic “Al-Qāhirah” which is the translation rendering “The Victorious.” Cairo is the city Capital of Egypt and stands to be one of the largest cities in Africa. Cairo holds the history of over 1000 years sitting on the same site on the bank of Nile.

Cairo News

Recommendable Cairo news in Arabic are:

• Al-Ahram http://gate.ahram.org.eg/
• Akhbare https://akhbarelyom.com/
• El Balad https://www.elbalad.news/
• Almasryal https://www.almasryalyoum.com/
• Elfagro https://www.elfagronline.com/
• Albawab https://www.albawabhnews.com/
• Vetogate https://www.vetogate.com/
• ElWatan https://www.elwatannews.com/
• Al Wafd https://alwafd.news/
• Elmo Gaz https://www.elmogaz.com/
• Masrawy https://www.masrawy.com/

Jobs in Cairo

• Wuzzuf Cairo wuzzuf.net/a/Jobs-in-Cairo
• EdArabia Cairo edarabia.com/jobs/cairo/
• Bayt Cairo bayt.com/en/egypt/jobs/jobs-in-cairo
• Gulftalent Cairo gulftalent.com/egypt/jobs/city/cairo

For sale in Cairo

• Waseet Cairo eg.waseet.net/en?city=cairo
• Olx Cairo olx.com.eg/en/cairo
• Locanto Classifieds Cairo cairo.eg.locanto.africa/

Weather in Cairo

• Time & Day 14 day Extended forecast for Cairo timeanddate.com/weather/egypt/cairo
• Hourly Forecast For Cairo accuweather.com/en/eg/cairo
• Cairo 10 Day Forecast Weather.com

About Cairo

The name Cairo is Derived from Arbic “Al-Qāhirah” which is the translation rendering “The Victorious.” Cairo is the city Capital of Egypt and stands to be one of the largest cities in Africa. Cairo holds the history of over 1000 years sitting on the same site on the bank of Nile.

Heritage Site

Within the city is found two region that are highly densely populated (Medieval city and Saladin’s citadel) and one which is upgraded in terms of infrastructure with more modern, high-rise residential and commercial building which has immerged with the passing of time, modern hotels and banks. Building styles in Cairo are related and still shows the historical period, mostly built of fired bricks covered with plaster and sometimes shored with half timbering. 

Beautiful and different types of buildings standing. Ranging from ancient structure such as massive and mysterious, the great Pyramids of Giza which is the greatest attraction of travellers and adventurers Cairo museum, heritage sites, Saqqara tombs, valley of kings beautiful and modern malls and hangouts places, parks, to modern and state of art structures.

Culture 

Cairo holds a long cultural capital and Middle East also the region’s chief mass media centre for many centuries and the region’s major religious and cultural institutions. Among many cultural sites, Cairo is known for its music and dramatically talents and as the site for a renaissance in the Arabs theatre. Cairen and Egyptian heritage are represented in the rise the city’s rich series of museums.

Population

Cairo’s population is both ethnically and religiously diverse and mostly predominantly Muslim and a significant number of Christian majority of whom observe the Coptic orthodox faith, and they also dominated certain districts in the city. However, differences of status within the Egyptian population largely depends on one’s place, class and degree of modernity.  Approximately half of the Cairo’s population live in the city proper, while almost half live in suburb.

Climate

Cairo experiences two seasons. Summer lasts about 8 months and winter approximately 4 months. June, July and august are rated to be the hottest with average temperature. Summer temperature go as high as 117 °F (47 °C). During winter strong tropical cancer sun makes warm during the day time, Night are mostly cool and humid.  

Economy

Cairo’s economy from inception has been based on commercial, trades, industrial productions and government functions. Through the years now the modern productive sector has been expended and developed drastically immensely and large scale industrialization immersed i.e. textiles, long staple cotton for which Egypt is famous and also food processing, as well as processing of sugarcanes grown. There is also huge presence of manufacturing factories for steel, consumer goods and appliances.  

Transportation

Transportation network in Cairo and Egypt as a whole connects most of the countries urban and centres with the capital. The transportation consists of formal and informal sector, both licensed cabs operates in the city and transportation services such as minibuses taxis, inclusive of the Cairo metro subways system since 1987 which has significantly expanded. On the other hand, traffic congestion is a serious problem just like any other large cities in Africa particularly as both imports and local assemblies have access to automobiles. However, the Egyptian authorities has built substantial number of bypass highways to lessen congestion. 

Health

Health and medical care facilities have heavy presence in Cairo. Both public and private hospitals have largely grows and sprung up since 1980’s. However, most of Cairo urban poor continue to have limited access to public health care services. 

Education 

Cairo is the centre of education and a major centre of higher education i.e. University and colleges. Primary and secondary education in Cairo is compulsory. The city’s education facilities is inclusive of technical institutes, foreign institutes, universities and colleges.

Sporting

The history of the city holds sporting activities as one of the most important part of the Egyptian history and social life. Popular spots is inclusive of football, martial arts, golf, soccer, badminton, beach handball and a host of other sporting activities.