There's a growing frustration with the consequences both intended and unintended of all this development. The most obviously upset are those thousands of people who have been displaced from their homes. In heliopolis, for example, which is a neighborhood in eastern cairo, was once one of the rare bits green space a city that has very little. But over the past few years, the government has uprooted about a hundred acres worth of trees to make room for new roads.
The race to succeed Boris Johnson begins today. Numerous Conservative MPs have thrown their proverbial hats into the ring; they are fighting on ground largely staked out by Mr Johnson. American anti-abortion activists believe that fetuses should have all the rights that people do. And why Egypt’s government has turned against its historic houseboats.
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