Cairo's Coptic community known as the Zabbaleen has established one of the world's most efficient recycling systems ...

Recycling Cairo's trash for free while providing employment to tens of thousands, the Zabbaleen have much to teach other cash-strapped cities.In the scorching afternoon heat, a few large refuse trucks ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Faouzi eL Seed has painted a mural that spans 50 buildings in the "Garbage City" part of Cairo. Story and editing by David Fang; photos and footage courtesy of eL ...

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Cairo residents are being offered money in exchange for their recyclable garbage, as part of efforts to clean the city's streets and reduce the enormous landfill waste produced in the teeming ...

An overpopulated mega-city of more than 20 million people, Cairo is already plagued by monster traffic jams, widespread waste problems, and rampant pollution. Packs of stray dogs are only adding ...

Hamas said Thursday it would release Israeli hostages as planned, apparently resolving a major dispute that threatened the ...