One of the Nile houseboat that is slated for removal or demolition For many locals and foreign tourists, the brightly painted wooden houseboats dotted along the River Nile are an iconic part of ...

In a matter of days, the Nile River in Cairo will no longer be the same, and residents will mourn the loss of one of its most prominent features. Plans to remove the river’s iconic houseboats ...

such as projects on the Nile River premises or farming on the shores of the river without a permit, not to mention the houseboats that were built on the Nile with permits.” The government campaigns ...