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How Cairo plans to solve its street vendor problem

Gov. Atef Abdel Hamid supports an innovative idea to deal with the suffocating spread of vendors in Cairo’s streets and the resulting violent clashes with police.
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CAIRO — Cairo's ubiquitous street vendors are finally getting a place of their own. Gov. Atef Abdel Hamid, along with the Ministry of Local Development, recently launched Egypt Street, a project that aims to relocate the kiosks and carts of craftsmen and fast-food vendors into an area designated for them.

The governorate announced June 14 it initially has designated a 1,000-square-meter, state-owned plot in al-Nazha neighborhood as an experiment. The site doesn't encroach on residential areas and will be equipped with surveillance cameras for security.

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