Bel Trew

Bel Trew is a print and broadcast journalist who has lived in Cairo since the 2011 revolution. She is the Egypt reporter for The Times and Sunday Times and regularly contributes to other outlets and publications, including Foreign Policy, New Statesman, RT and the BBC. She has reported from Gaza, Turkey, Lebanon and the West Bank.

Egypt | Mar 25, 2014

Multi-billion dollar project will not solve Egypt's housing crisis

The Egyptian army's $40 billion deal with the UAE company Arabtec to build 1 million homes for low-income earners is beyond the affordability of Egypt's poor.